article / May 12, 2024
A Bicycle of Hope to Jane’s journey of becoming a Nurse
World Vision Zambia in 2022 launched a Strong Girls Strong Zambia campaign, to help girls like Jane complete their education. The campaign aims to offer educational support 15,000 girls retrieved and at risk of child marriage by 2025.
publication / February 1, 2024
Partnering for Food Systems Transformation: School Meals in Burundi
Since 2019, World Vision and the World Food Programme WFP have been working with the government of Burundi to provide Home-Grown School Meals in Muyinga Province of Burundi. This has required significant investment in increasing the resilience and production of smallholder farmer co-operatives to ensure sustainable supply to 145 schools and nearly 132,000 students with daily hot meals. Gradually, the programme is working towards being fully supplied by local farmers.
publication / April 29, 2024
Joining Forces Coalition calls for the immediate halt of the plan to repeal anti-FGM/C law in The Gambia
The Joining Forces Coalition condemns in the strongest terms harmful practices such as excision, which is also internationally recognised as gender-specific child abuse and constitutes a major infringement to the bodily autonomy of women and girls.
publication / February 29, 2024
Price Shocks: Economic gains masking a growing hunger and malnutrition crisis
World Vision's annual price survey analyses global food prices over the past three years. This Price Shocks report is a continuation of our 2021 and 2022 studies with findings showing a slight dip in the highest costs of living for some while others remain at previously marked crisis levels. This year's findings continue to underscore the uneven recovery from the socioeconomic shocks from COVID-19, inflation, and extreme weather and indicates a disparity of food prices, both in the current cost of the basket of 10 common food items and in the year-on-year comparisons. We provide insight into the year-on-year changes and share recommendations on mitigation for various audiences.
article / May 13, 2024
World Vision Kenya Flood Interventions: Muhuru Bay and Karachuonyo Households receive Cash Transfers and Non-Food Items
Braving the Storm: Devastating floods have ravaged Kenya's 34 counties, displacing thousands. With the flash floods wreaking havoc, World Vision and partners have stepped in, providing cash aid and essential items to affected children and families.
publication / February 28, 2024
Country Profile - World Vision International JWG - 2023
This document provide an overview of WVI JWG strategy priorities, approaches and achievements for 2023.
article / May 13, 2024
Defying all odds to create a ‘Better Future’
Yvonne is an 18-year-old girl who lives in Huye District. She is the first born in a family of four girls. While that is a blessing, her father did not think so as he still held on to regressive views of the boy child being more valuable than the girl child. He constantly harassed their mother for not giving birth to sons and also refused to take responsibility of providing for his children. Yvonne’s family was already living in poverty and in disputes but this worsened when they had the fourth girl. She was born with mobility challenges and deaf-blindness.
article / January 19, 2024
How Schools Promote Peace in Somalia
How Schools Promote Peace in Somalia
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).