*Shufa (*name changed to protect identity) is 15 years old. For the past three years, she has lived in a camp in South Sudan with her mother, Amal, and her siblings. For *Shufa, each day begins not with lessons, but with work. Instead of books, she carries firewood, helping her mother sell it at the local market to feed the family.

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

Following the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report projecting that 7.8 million people in South Sudan will face crisis or worse levels of food insecurity between April and July 2026, World Vision South Sudan joins humanitarian actors across the country in raising alarm over the rapidly worsening hunger situation and calling for urgent action to prevent further deterioration.

Explore the results of the "Batkivska Opora" pilot report, a digital parenting chatbot providing evidence-based psychosocial support and crisis guidance to Ukrainian and Georgian families affected by war and displacement.

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

Under the scorching Turkana sun, vulnerable families queue for verification as a final step toward receiving life-saving cash assistance after months of hunger caused by prolonged drought.

Thirty-five years. Countless roads. One unwavering commitment. Chewe Nkumbula has been behind the wheel at World Vision Zambia for over three decades, navigating dusty paths, remote communities, and long distances to ensure that the work of transforming children's lives never stops moving. His dedication is a living example of what it means to serve with purpose.

While visiting Rulindo District to document the story of a sponsored child named Bertin, the team discovered another story in his home. They met seven-year-old Blandine, a girl living with a disability who could neither walk nor speak and had been confined to her home for years. Due to lack of resources and hope, her condition remained untreated, and she was largely unseen. The visit shifted focus, and Blandine’s story became the one they carried forward.

The 2023–2024 drought hit rural communities hard. Families who depended on a single source of income, most often farming, found themselves without enough to meet basic needs when the rains failed. The crisis exposed how fragile that dependence had become.

Hanan’s story shows how parenting support helped her move from strictness to understanding and build a warmer, more connected home.