Tuesday, July 14, 2026

From Survivor to Teacher, Chameli Rebuilt Her Life Through Digital Skills

After a devastating burn injury left her right hand disabled, Chameli (28-year-old), mother of two, found her way back through computer training supported by World Vision Bangladesh. Today, she teaches four students of her own.

Chameli with her students in her home classroom in Khulna, Bangladesh.

World Youth Skills Day 2026, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Disability Inclusion

From Survivor to Teacher, Chameli Rebuilt Her Life Through Digital Skills

After a devastating burn injury left her right hand disabled, Chameli (28-year-old), mother of two, found her way back through computer training supported...

Wearing a crisp blue school uniform, Sipon sits at a desk in his Dhaka classroom, eager and ready to learn.

Child Protection, Child Labor, Education

Burned But Unbroken: Sipon's Fight to Return to the Classroom

After severe burns threatened his arm and his future, a young boy in Dhaka finds his way back to school with support from World Vision Bangladesh...

Papiya (left), Chief Executive, and Bakul (right), President of Upoma Nari Kalyan Songstha, stand together at their community office in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Community empowerment and sustainability approach, Women Empowerment

How Women in Cox's Bazar Built a Community-Led NGO Over 17 Years

With World Vision Bangladesh's decade-long support, Papiya and Bakul transformed a small savings group in Cox's Bazar into a certified NGO with 1,000...

Nargis stands smiling with her young daughter and son in the doorway of their home in a Mirpur slum.

Education, Urban Programme

A Mother's Fight to Send Her Children Back to School

A mother in Dhaka's slums was forced to choose between feeding her children and educating them. Read her story of loss, guilt, and one daughter's second...

Win, a 12-year-old Rohingya refugee girl, stands inside her camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, smiling with quiet determination.

world refugee day 2026

Win, A Girl Who Refuses to Stop Learning in the Refugee Camp

In Cox's Bazar, 12-year-old Win navigates displacement, fear, and funding cuts and still shows up for school every morning. This is her story.

A young Bangladeshi girl, Aklima, focusing on her education after leaving child labor with the support of World Vision Bangladesh.

Child Labor, world day against child labor

From Child Labour Risk to Education: Aklima's Journey Back to School

After leaving home for work and returning exhausted and discouraged, 16-year-old Aklima found a new path through education, family support, and a sewing...

Shahida cooks a meal for her family using an energy-efficient, eco-friendly cooking stove in Sarankhola, Bangladesh.

Environment, Climate

A Future Inspired by Nature, Built by Sahida

In coastal Sarankhola, Sahida Begum is building a more secure future for her family through sustainable livelihoods showing how protecting nature can help...

Humaira demonstrating how to use reusable pads in session

Bangladesh Rohingya Crisis Response, Menstrual Hygiene

What the Women Carried in Silence in Rohingya Camps, Cox’s Bazar

Inside Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, women and girls are breaking generations of silence around menstruation through menstrual hygiene...

Female students line up at a World Vision hygiene corner in Dhaka school to receive sanitary pads from a teacher.

Menstrual Hygiene Management, World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026

For Tasnuva, One Pad Became a Piece of Confidence

In Urban Dhaka at Mirpur, access to menstrual hygiene support transformed Tasnuva’s school experience from fear and anxiety to confidence and belonging.

Children are playing in urban space in dhaka mirpur

Urban Programming

Rethinking Urban Bangladesh: Why Child-Friendly Cities Must Become a National Priority

Discover why child-friendly cities must become a national priority in Bangladesh. This thought leadership piece explores urban planning, child protection...

Dinajpur community leader Sufia smiling outside her home, representing empowerment and local leadership in Bangladesh.

Community Leadership

Sufia: The Woman Who Refused to Stay Silent for Children and Her Community

In a small village in Dinajpur, Sufia transformed personal hardship into leadership, becoming a voice for vulnerable children.

A beaming Sumi holds her young son, Jabelenu, close at their home, embodying the health and hope fostered by the PD/Hearth nutrition program.

Health and Nutrition, ChildWellBeing

Sumi never imagined simple nutrition lessons could save his child’s health

Sumi’s inspiring transformation shows how nutrition education changed her child’s health and her family’s life in rural Bangladesh through World Vision...

Meet Suborna, an urban programme youth advocate moderating community events to end child labor and champion children's rights in Bangladesh.

Urban Programme, Youth Advocacy

Suborna’s Leadership Journey in Child Protection and Youth Empowerment

A powerful story of Suborna’s leadership in child protection and youth empowerment, transforming lives and communities in Bangladesh.

Taslima, an urban youth advocate in Chittagong smiling.

Urban Programme

The Rise of Taslima: From Urban Slum to Youth Leader

Born in an urban slum and once at risk of early marriage, Taslima overcame poverty and hardship to become a first-year Honours student and youth leader in...

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...