In many rural parts of Zambia, schools struggle just to get enough water. This causes big problems like poor sanitation, hygiene issues, and limited chances for farming or other activities that could help students and their communities. That is how things used to be at Kasamba Secondary School in Zambia.

This article tells the inspiring story of Ilunga Mpundu Balthazar, a man with a disability in La Vallée, Lubumbashi, who transformed a struggling nursery into a thriving agroforestry business. Guided by Empowered World View training and community collaboration, he combines faith, innovation, and resilience to support his family, train local youth, and strengthen neighborhood networks, demonstrating how determination and organization can turn adversity into sustainable growth.

The “Belém Declaration on Hunger, Poverty and People-Centred Climate Action” affirms that climate resilience is inseparable from social justice

This article highlights how World Vision DRC’s support to the Mapendo association in Sambwa (Haut-Katanga province) has strengthened community resilience through dry-season vegetable farming. Faced with shorter rainy seasons and limited access to inputs, local farmers received fertilisers, seeds, and technical training that enabled them to set up an experimental collective field. By adopting improved techniques such as organic manure use, crop rotation, and efficient water management, the group achieved promising yields and established a community fund for reinvestment. The initiative not only enhanced food security and household income but also aligned with World Vision’s ENOUGH campaign, which seeks to combat malnutrition and promote sustainable local production.

Tedson transforms barren land into a thriving garden using organic manure and irrigation, boosting food security, income, and his children's education.

This inspiring feature tells the story of Annie Mbayo, a pastor, mother of nine, and community leader from Kigoma, near Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through World Vision’s Empowered World View (EWV) training, Annie learned to combine faith with practical planning, transforming her household and community. Once dependent on small-scale seedling sales, she developed her nine hectares into a productive farm, began pig rearing, expanded mango cultivation, and built a stable home, both a symbol and a result of her new vision. Guided by principles of stewardship, savings, and collective action, she also helped form a community savings group, inspiring other women and men to take similar steps toward self-reliance. Annie’s journey reflects the essence of the EWV approach, turning prayer into action, faith into work, and hope into sustainable change.

In Jeexdin village, Puntland, climate change-driven droughts devastated pastoralist and farming livelihoods, displacing families and increasing reliance on food aid. Vulnerable groups, including female-headed households and IDPs, faced severe food insecurity. Through World Vision’s Joint Resilience Project, supported by the World Food Programme, families received drought-tolerant seeds, farming tools, and training. Home gardens now provide fresh produce, improved nutrition, and income, helping households like Faduma’s and Siradi’s regain dignity, self-reliance, and hope.

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Meet Sophia Korir, a mother and farmer from Elgeyo Marakwet whose journey with Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration has transformed her life, restored her land, and inspired her community to protect indigenous trees.

The 2024 Annual Report presents World Vision Senegal's main achievements. More than 4.7 million children have been impacted by World Vision's interventions.