publication / April 23, 2024
Putting Children First for Sustainable Development
New research to analyize the economic beneift of Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming that directly or indirectly targets children found that every $1USD of child-related ODA directly or indirectly results in a $10USD return and highlights that investing in children is a way to maximise the benefit that donors see from their ODA programmes.
article / April 12, 2024
Faith leaders join psychological first aid initiative to help address mental health challenges in Ukraine’s war-torn regions
Twenty-eight church and youth leaders and volunteers participate in the preparation to launch the first Psychological First Aid for Faith Leaders in Ukraine. World Vision, and extensively the humanitarian community, recognizes the crucial role of faith leaders being the preferred go-to actors for emotional support of the internally-displaced and most vulnerable population.
article / March 27, 2024
Displaced mother finds joy serving through the cash program in the war-torn regions of Ukraine
Khrystyna rebuilds her life after fleeing her war-torn town in Luhansk Oblast, dedicating herself to humanitarian work. She helps internally displaced people (IDPs) register for a cash program in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), in partnership with Acted Ukraine and the Ukraine Response Consortium. The program is run by Responsible Citizens, World Vision's local partner.
press release / April 19, 2024
Millions more children at risk from escalating conflict in the Middle East
Children across the Middle East are facing the pain of hunger, separation for families, injury and death
article / April 10, 2024
Ukraine’s elderly struggles for scant medical care and food insecurity amidst ongoing war
It was the seventeenth day of heavy shelling, unceasing terror, severe food shortages, and darkness, when half of Iryna's and Nikolay's house burned to ashes. The ongoing attacks in Popasna, a small city in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, made them leave all their belongings and go west. As they settle in Dnipro, they are navigating the hurdles of displacement and war. World Vision's cash assistance helps them cover only part of their medicine expenses, and food supplies. As pensioners who rely on a meager pension and humanitarian aid, they find it more difficult to deal with the realities of war.
publication / January 24, 2024
Regional Profile: World Vision Middle East Eastern Europe, 2023
We have been working in the Middle East and Eastern Europe for more than 45 years
article / April 18, 2024
Enhancing learning for Ukrainian children in Moldova through innovative non-formal education
The Disasters Emergency Committee-funded project supports Ukrainian children in Moldova who are studying online by providing not just entertainment and extracurricular activities, but also the opportunity to attend face-to-face sessions and get the assistance of qualified teachers.
publication / April 22, 2024
NextGen Aid: Technical Appendix
Technical Appendix for the NextGen Aid project, an economic appraisal to estimate the return on investment (ROI) from child-related Official Development Assistance (ODA).
article / February 21, 2024
Displaced Ukrainian children face a new way of life after fleeing from war and adapting to a new environment
Two years on, millions of displaced Ukrainian children like Victoria, Dmytro and Leviza are still in need of continuing support as they integrate in their new living environment, as they struggle in coping from home schooling and adjust in a new reality. However, their resilience and positivity are helping them rise above these challenges.
article / April 22, 2024
Seasoning malnutrition away in Laotian children through a sustainable recipe
Draped in a dense thicket, the district perfectly camouflages a startling truth. As per a baseline survey conducted by World Vision, in 2022, stunting rates in children were reported high as 56% and 78% of the households were facing moderate and severe food insecurity in Phonexay.