Sheets of monsoon rain were so severe in the province; they had grounded our small jet-propelled plane before it could even start out on its return journey to Sukkur - the hub of World Vision’s work in southern Pakistan.

Zimbabwe, like many countries, has gone through various challenges over the years, more recently having to deal with increased natural disasters, renewed food shortages, severe economic shocks, and most recently COVID-19. As he serves his last week in office, Emmanuel Isch, outgoing National Director for World Vision in Zimbabwe, reflects on how we have embraced change as a team to help address the most pressing challenges.

Did you ever feel fortunate to drink a glass of water?You should! There are millions of people for whom every drop counts. One in every 9 do not have enough water to drink. Every minute a child dies due to a water related disease. 

Juba, January 28, 2014 - I feel nostalgic as I return to the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, a country, where I witnessed its most historic moments. I have made several trips to South Sudan than any other country on earth.

Joseph is a volunteer teacher in a rural community school in Zambia. The school has recently been upgraded to a Government school as part of efforts to raise the status and improve the conditions of such schools which serve some of the poorest and most marginalised populations in the country. Joseph set up the school several years before. He worked in the location and would often find many children playing outside during school hours as the nearest Government school was too far away for them to reach. Overtime, he established the school, working himself as a volunteer teacher and head teacher, supported by two other volunteer teachers – Jacob and Martha.  Neither Joseph nor his supporting teachers have formal teacher qualifications. They are therefore classified as unqualified teachers.

When I was less than 10 years old, the sound of bullets scared my fellow villagers and me into moving to another area of Cambodia.

By Amelia Merrick, World Vision Lao PDR National Director

From January to March 2020, there were over 2,400 reported cases of violence against children; a figure that rose to almost 5,000 between April and September. Jason Evans, the Country Director for World Vision in Uganda blogs on the importance of prioritising initiatives aimed at putting an end the abuse, neglect and exploitation of children during and beyond COVID-19.

Child Marriage Global Review

World Vision Australia’s (WVA) Senior Field Resources Advisor and Photographer, Suzy Sainovski, leant a hand to the WV Solomon Islands’ Communications Team during the devastating floods of early April that struck the capital, Honiara and the nearby Guadalcanal Plains are