NGO warns of “heartbreaking” child protection challenges, shelter shortages, and service gaps amid chaotic surge in returns

Read Kadija Hussein’s inspiring journey from conflict in Sudan to safety in South Sudan. Through resilience and the support of humanitarian organisations, her family is rebuilding their future at Wedweil Refugee Settlement. This story highlights the challenges faced by Sudanese refugees and the ongoing efforts to provide protection, education, and hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Johan Eldebo, Senior Adviser for Strategic Partnerships and Fragile Contexts at World Vision Nordics, shares personal reflections from a recent field visit to Afghanistan, highlighting why sustained engagement matters, especially for the country’s most vulnerable children.

Read the inspiring journey of Rose Agili, a young woman in South Sudan who transforms her tailoring business through the Greater Resilience Enhanced Through Market-Based Agriculture, WASH (GREAW) project. This is how resilience-building projects empower women and girls to overcome challenges, improve livelihoods, and inspire hope in times of hardship.

"They sit on pieces of cardboard, hot, thirsty, with nowhere to be." Thousands of Afghans are being pushed back from Iran every day. At Islam Qala, Thamindri De Silva, World Vision's National Director, stands at the heart of the crisis - children waiting in the dust, hungry, dehydrated, some alone, all unsure where to go or what comes next. In Ghor, Mark shows us what they're returning to: drought, hunger, and empty clinics that were meant to serve thousands - now abandoned after funding cuts. With millions of Afghans working in Iran to support their families, the scale of what’s coming is far greater than what we see today. Watch and witness the reality unfolding on the ground.

“I have nothing – where should I get it [food] from?” Drought has taken their crops. Inflation has made basic food unaffordable. But cash assistance is giving her a fighting chance. Meet Kemia, a grandmother in rural Afghanistan, who is raising her orphaned grandchildren in the midst of a deepening humanitarian crisis. Through World Vision Afghanistan's life-saving programme funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), families like Kemia’s receive direct cash support to meet their most urgent needs. It allows them to buy food locally, pay for essentials, and make decisions with dignity. “For me, cash assistance means survival,” Kemia says. She is one of 23 million people in Afghanistan, half the population, who urgently need humanitarian assistance to survive this year. Watch her story. Share her voice.

After fleeing the war in Ukraine, Irina arrived in Georgia with her two daughters, injured and uncertain about the future. With consistent support from World Vision—ranging from financial assistance and emotional care to access to education and skills development—Irina was able to rebuild her life. Today, she runs a small pottery business with her daughters, turning hardship into hope and offering a powerful example of resilience and renewal.

World Vision Afghanistan provided vital support to over 369,000 people in February and March 2025, delivering health, nutrition, WASH, education, psychosocial support, livelihoods & food security, and cash assistance.

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