Thursday, May 21, 2026

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 awareness, dignity kits, and community-led conversations.

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...

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...