To commemorate International Environment Day 2026, World Vision DRC’s Kinshasa Cluster brought together local authorities, schools, and community members in Ngandu, Kimbanseke, to promote environmental protection and climate action. Through awareness sessions, waste management demonstrations, tree-planting activities, and the distribution of waste bins to schools, the event highlighted the crucial role of children and communities in building a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future for generations to come.

In Eswatini, subsistence farmers who depend entirely on their crops and cattle to feed their families are facing two simultaneous crises: devastating floods and drought driven by intensifying El Niño and La Niña weather cycles, and the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country in over 20 years.

As funding declines and hunger rises, new research from World Vision, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), shows that household self‑reliance—or the ability to provide for basic needs without external assistance, protects children from hunger, child labour, early marriage, school dropout, and family separation.

Faith leaders issue an open letter urging governments to tackle hunger, protect food systems, and ensure access to nutrition in a world of growing crises.

World Vision welcomes the G7 Common Set of Principles for a safer and more secure digital space for children and adolescents.

World Vision Lebanon calls for urgent support as more than 1.3 million people are displaced across Lebanon. Children face growing risks amid repeated displacement, overcrowding, and limited access to essential services.

Download World Vision Ethiopia’s menstrual health and hygiene awareness comic book, designed to spark safe, informed conversations in communities.

World Vision launches “I’m Wearing the 10 for Children,” a regional campaign mobilising action to protect children across Latin America.

In the Shadow of Hunger: The Power of Self-Reliance to Protect Children and Restore Hope

Ten-year-old Ayen walks daily to the Sobat River in Anackdiar Payam, where her family, displaced by conflict, relies on unsafe water for all basic needs. The contaminated river water especially during floods causes frequent illness, leaving Ayen often too weak to play. Her mother, Nyajuma, worries as sickness becomes routine for their children. Despite hardship, the community remains resilient but exhausted. Hope is emerging through a World Vision WASH project funded by the South Sudan Humanitarian Fund, which will provide safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services. For families like Ayen’s, access to clean water offers a chance for health, dignity, and a better future.