Monday, April 20, 2026

Joy, the “Pakhi Bondhu”: A Young Changemaker Restoring Nature and Voices in Rural Bangladesh

From a childhood of struggle to environmental leadership, Joy from Biral Upazila, Bangladesh, transforms silence into action. As a “Pakhi Bondhu,” he restores nature, protects birds, and empowers communities through climate action and child rights advocacy with World Vision Bangladesh.

Joy, known as the 'Friend of Birds,' securing a clay pot nesting home to a tree branch in Biral, Dinajpur.

Environment, Climate

Joy, the “Pakhi Bondhu”: A Young Changemaker Restoring Nature and Voices in Rural Bangladesh

From a childhood of struggle to environmental leadership, Joy from Biral Upazila, Bangladesh, transforms silence into action. As a “Pakhi Bondhu,” he...

Mukta, a World Vision Bangladesh youth leader, leading a climate advocacy and disaster risk reduction rally with community members in Amtali, Barishal.

Mukta’s Fight for Climate Justice in Coastal Bangladesh

Mukta’s journey from coastal Barguna to climate justice advocate highlights her work on disaster resilience, education, women’s rights, child protection...

Seven-year-old Jannat is a heart surgery survivor from the World Vision Bangladesh health programme.

Health, ChildWellBeing

How Medical Support and Compassion Gave Jannat a Second Chance

A seven-year-old girl’s journey from a life confined by illness to a future full of hope, how compassion and care gave Jannat a second chance to live...

Tareq and an elderly woman stand together outdoors holding a large white sack filled with discarded plastic bottles and waste at ukhiya.

Tarek, Transforming Waste into Resources for a Greener Ukhiya

Tarek, a 13-year-old from Ukhiya, shares his journey of turning plastic waste into community resources, inspiring collective action for a cleaner, greener...

Community children standing in front of a World Vision Bangladesh water point in Binodpur village.

Water Day: Water and Gender

For 110 Families in Mithapukur, Water Now Flows Closer to Home

Families in Binodpur once walked miles for drinking water. Today, improved access to safe water is helping 110 Oraon families in northern Bangladesh live...

Women collecting drinking water in a rural village in Bangladesh.

Water Day 2026: Water and Gender, Access to Clean Water, Gender Equality

Women’s Leadership and the Future of WASH Systems in Bangladesh

Women in Bangladesh are transforming WASH governance. Learn how empowering female leaders improves water, sanitation, and hygiene services.

Hasan with his family cow in Birol, Dinajpur.

Child Sponsorship

Shadow to Hope: How Hasan Found Light in Northern Bangladesh

Experience Hasan’s tender journey from loss to hope in northern Bangladesh, where a child’s curiosity, resilience, and community support transform life...

Dipa, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur on Moheshkhali Island, processing dry fish on a wooden drying rack.

Women Empowerment, Gender Equality, Invest in Women

Women Entrepreneurs Transform Dry Fish Production in Moheshkhali

Discover how Dipa and other women on Moheshkhali Island transformed traditional fish drying into thriving businesses, boosting income, education, and...

Two women in working together on a wooden embroidery frame as part of a World Vision Bangladesh economic empowerment project

International Women's Day, Gender Equality, Women Empowerment

Give to Gain: Why Investing in Women and Girls Strengthens Bangladesh

Investing in women and girls in Bangladesh drives economic growth, climate resilience, and sustainable development. Learn why gender equality matters.

Lovely, a TVET programme participant, working dedicatedly on a sewing machine to build her tailoring business in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Women Empowerment, Gender Equality and Inclusion, Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Empowered to Rise: Lovely’s Story of Skills, Strength, and Hope

In Khulna, Lovely transformed her future through TVET skills training from World Vision Bangladesh. With tailoring skills and determination, she started...

reclaiming hearing and life with WVBangladesh

Azida takes her life back after experiencing hearing loss

Azida, 17, experienced complete hearing loss starting at the age of 13. But with World Vision's intervention, she was able to gain access to a hearing aid...

a boy standing against a fence with a signboard

A lost childhood and an impossible dream

Rezuan, 16, hopes to become an engineer someday. But he lives in the Rohingya camps where opportunities for children like him are slim.

two people. a girl smiling as she receives medicine from a doctor

Periods are only bad when we refuse to talk about it

Razia is a young girl who suffered when she began menstruating as her family did not have the awareness to guide her properly on sexual and reproductive...

a figure sitting in shadow

The path back to hope

A young man whose business was affected by COVID-19 attempted to take his life but was rescued by his brother. Through the Youth Empowered Project's...

A girl standing outside school building

Interventions That Save Girls From Early Marriage: Halima's Story

Halima,13, lives in Satkhira District with her mother and her maternal uncles. Halima and her mother moved in with her uncles after Halima’s father passed...

A man and a woman sitting in a clothing store. The man is smiling.

How Ashish Found Hope During The Pandemic

After his father’s death, Ashish Kumar took loans to start a small business in his hometown. But in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, Ashish was...

a mother feeding her child during a nutrition demonstration session

Jannati and her Mother's Love for Handwashing: A Journey towards Better Hygiene and Nutrition

Jannati is a 17-month-old girl benefitting from the NSVC project's hygiene and nutrition training sessions. Her mother Nasima told World Vision about...

One figure, a woman holding a chicken and smiling

A Mother's Hope For Her Children Fuels Her Resolve

This story is about Chingkume, who, despite her circumstances and the fact that she was a woman from a minority tribal group, changed her family’s...

one figure, a girl holding a dove

One Brave Girl Is All It Takes

Salma is a 16-year-old girl from the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh who is working towards ending social inequality for girls and women by changing...

a group photo, a faith leader counseling a group of women

Moulana Shihabul Islam: From Imam to Changemaker

This story is about a faith leader from Bangladesh who is promoting gender equality and equitable maternal and child nutrition in his community.

Two figures, an old woman and a young girl, smiling

Where strong voices bloom: An adolescent club empowering girls to fight child marriage

Sumaiya, 17, stopped her family from marrying her off with the help of her friends from her child forum in Jamalpur, an area in Bangladesh where more than...

GPOP, livelihood security, women empowerment

Amina's journey of empowerment through GPOP

Amina Begum was having difficulty raising her three children when her husband died. Through World Vision's GPOP project, Amina received training on small...

Nayeem is fighting to end child abuse in his community

Child trafficking: Nayeem's fight for change in Bangladesh

Seventeen-year-old Nayeem has stopped 37 child marriages, assisted two child victims of sexual abuse and helped rescue one child from being trafficked. The...

Sabina survived child marriage and is an advocate to end to practise

Surviving child marriage: The victorious Sabina

Sabina was just 14 years old when she became a child bride in Bangladesh. “In eighth grade, my family pulled me out of school and married me off,” Sabina...