"Breastfeeding is the foundation of infant and young child survival, nutrition and development and maternal health. It is important to continue promoting breastfeeding during this COVID-19 pandemic", appeals World Vision's Nutrition Manager Rahab Kimani.

In the midst of this pandemic and other humanitarian responses, however, we must keep our sight focused on the agenda and actions on the Humanitarian Development and Peace nexus as the only viable approach to ultimately lead to long-term development with peaceful co-existence.

"There is nothing better than reaching down and helping lift someone up. Contributing to nation-building has always been my dream. Helping communities is an achievement for me. I understand the risks I am exposing myself with COVID-19 but I cannot sit at home when a child needs me." - Achol

World Vision's #HiddenHero in South Sudan delivers humanitarian assistance even on difficult challenges like risks of COVID-19. Every effort is filled with commitment, courage, and compassion for fellow South Sudanese in urgent need. We celebrate their quiet heroism. The world needs more.

"World Vision's programs and our staff are at the forefront of the campaign against COVID-19. The movement restrictions and preventive measures put in place to stop the spread of the pandemic do not only affect our ways of working but also tests the limits of our emotional resilience to the limit." - Dr. Mesfin Loha, Country Programme Director

"My work has become very risky nowadays. It even puts my family at risk, too. But I have to do it so I can help educate my fellow women what to do to stop the virus from spreading in their families and communities, and for them to receive the cash assistance so they can provide for their children’s needs."

"The girls’ ordeal of being married has begun. Reports are starting to come in from our supported schools that some of them are forced to marry while some got impregnated."

Together, World Vision and the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) has mobilized over 500 community health workers to urgently assist communities, as well as additional funding to respond to the health needs of over 400,000 people.

"This pandemic, as people’s movements become limited, can deprive malnourished children and mothers of critical life-saving nutrition services. In the capital city Juba alone, World Vision supports 87,294 people through the nutrition program."

"Over a million children in South Sudan will miss the opportunity of going to school because of COVID19. This is a tremendous setback for the country's recovery and future", says Dr. Mesfin Loha, World Vision's Country Programme Director.