Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Building Dignity, Restoring Health: How Community Contributions Transformed an Entire Village into an Open Defecation-Free Community

Discover how Khuja Espalan village in Faryab became Open Defecation-Free through community action, local contributions, and improved sanitation.

Combined latrine/bathing for Internally Displaced Families

Hasina, 12, sits with her mother and siblings around a circular stone, cracking pistachios with a small hammer. At some point nature calls and Hasina takes...

Press Release: Advocacy for social peacebuilding

KABUL, Afghanistan, 22 January 2019 – Today World Vision and Sanayee Development Organisation (SDO) conducted an advocacy event and ran a panel discussion...

To bee or not to bee? Drought may hold the answer

The recent drought in Badghis, Afghanistan, has not only affected farmers and livestock but has also taken a toll on pollinators, leading to an increase in...

Fresh water and toilets for clinic

Women in blue Burqas walk into the compound of the Langar health clinic, many holding the hands of their children. Inside of the compound, in addition to...

Elmo in World Vision Early Childhood Development Centres!

The Barren Fields of Badghis

You can read the deep wrinkles on Sakhi Dad’s face like a book, spelling out the ups and downs of a life long-lived. As the only breadwinner for his family...

Soap Isn’t Only for the Rich!

Whenever Meraj saw soap he always wondered why people would spend money on luxury items when they could buy something to eat or wear or just save their...

Meet one of the luckiest farmers in Badghis

Mohammad Omer, 53, is a vegetable farmer in one of the remote area of Badghis province, Afghanistan. He has always had an interest in cultivating of crops...

Hunted by Hunger

Gulbibi, 20, is deep in thought as she gently rocks a cradle inside of the small tent she now calls home. Almost three months ago she and her family of...

Gone with the drought

“This is a different [kind of] year for us,” says Din Mohammad, 75, with obvious disappointment. “[All of] my agricultural products were destroyed and I...

Press Release: Second Annual Learning Workshop on Peace Education

Wednesday, July 4, 2018- In Partnership with the Ministry of Women Affairs, World Vision Afghanistan’s peacebuilding project conducted its second annual...

It takes me to end child marriage

Sometimes simple actions such as a drama performance by street children, a painting exhibition in a big mall, distribution of placards or signing of a...

Struggling to survive with an empty belly

Inside of the damp, dark room she calls home, Maryam, 42, lost her husband two years ago in an internal conflict, leaving her to care for their eight...

Drought forces people in Badghis into displacement to seek out food and water

Ongoing drought and security threats has recently resulted in the displacement of around 20,000 people from Ghor and Badghis provinces, forcing them to...

Families struggle for survival in drought-stricken Badghis province

Due to the extremely low rain and snowfall received during the 2017/18 winter season, households in Badghis are facing unprecedented food insecurity...

Press release: Drought and Death in Badghis Province

The ongoing drought conditions in Badghis province, Afghanistan, have left people food insecure and has forced them to sell their livestock at extremely...

When the Clinic Comes to You

A few months ago, in a village in the Langar District of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, Jamila and her children came down with an illness. She and her...

What happiness means to Afghan kids!

International Happiness Day!

Water in Afghanistan

World Water Day!

Water for Children of Afghanistan

Infant, child and maternal mortality rates in Afghanistan are among the highest in the world. One in ten children are dying before they reach their fifth...

Afghan women: leading the country into the future

When Bolghis, 40, Head of her village’s all-woman Shura (women’s council) discovered that 25 girls in her community had dropped out of school, she knew...

Press release: Launch of the “Learning for Life” project

On 4 January 2018, the Departments of Education and Public Health joined World Vision for the official launch of the “Learning for Life” project in...

Busting Taboos: Women's market in Badghis

With the support of World Vision, women in Badghis province, Afghanistan will have their own market for the first time. This market was inaugurated by...

A Mother’s Wish

Najma, 30, was worried that her daughter’s life would end up like her own. “My world was colourless, but I wanted a colourful one for Fatima. She was smart...