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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

DR Congo: From Struggle to Hope: A Mother's Journey in Gemena

This story is about Catherine, a single mother who transformed her family's life after her son Moïse joined World Vision’s sponsorship program, the Chosen initiative. With agricultural training, farming support, and financial education, she now provides food, education, and a stable home for her five children while also pursuing her own education and dreams.

Catherine and her children

DR Congo: From Struggle to Hope: A Mother's Journey in Gemena

This story is about Catherine, a single mother who transformed her family's life after her son Moïse joined World Vision’s sponsorship program, the Chosen...

A mother giving food to her children in a PD Hearth session

DR Congo: World Launches Positive Deviance Hearth Approach to Combat Malnutrition in Tshiyanda

This article highlights the response to ongoing child malnutrition in Tshiyanda, where World Vision DRC has launched the Positive Deviance Hearth (PD...

Happy children after receiving the school materials

DR Congo: Birthday Bounce Back Celebrated as a Sign of Hope, Joy, and Community Commitment in Malambwe

This article highlights the Birthday Bounce Back celebration organized by World Vision to mark the second anniversary of its program in Malambwe...

Children drinking water each one with his cup

DR Congo: How Clean Water and Small Cups Transformed Student Hygiene in Lualaba

This article is a powerful story highlighting how a modest intervention, a personal plastic cup, greatly improved hygiene, hydration, and learning...

Hands of Choisie treating 2 patients affected by the Mpox

DR Congo: Choisie's Battle Against Mpox After she Contracted the Virus while Treating the Patients

This article tells the compelling story of Choisie, a devoted nurse in the Salongo 2 Health Area of Gemena, Sud-Ubangi province, who contracted Mpox while...

Gemena health center receiving equipment

DR Congo: Gemena’s Fight Against Mpox Becomes a Model of Success

This article shows how World Vision, in its response to Mpox, intensified awareness-raising activities and supported health facilities with appropriate...

Mutshatsha health zone staffs

DR Congo: Innovations Recorded in the Fight Against Malnutrition in Maisha and Mutshatsha 1

This article shows how, in Lualaba Province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Maisha and Mutshatsha 1 health zones are responding to a...

Suzanne and her children at a water point

DR Congo: A Life Transformed Thanks to Access to Clean Water

This article highlights the impact of projects implemented thanks to the Chosen initiative. The Karawa AP, a beneficiary of this initiative, now has access...

Children with the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly

DR Congo: Children Advocate for the Expansion of the School Feeding Program in Kasaï Central

This article highlights some of the advocacy activities carried out by children in Kasaï Central during the Global School Feeding Week. Despite being...

Pastor Elysée holding a bible

DR Congo: The Power of Compassion, The Story of Pastor Élysée

This article tells the story of a pastor who developed a true love of neighbour that is expressed in deeds and not just words. Although they were...

Jean in his new wheelchair

DR Congo: GIK - Aid that Restores Human Dignity

This article illustrates the success of the GIK program in DR Congo. In 2024, World Vision, through its Gift-In-Kind (GIK) program, provided Jean with a...

Women after the celebration of the international women's day

DR Congo: Over 200 Women Engaged To Influence Agricultural Decisions In Luambo

This article describes an initiative organised on International Women's Day in Luambo, in the Kasaï Central province of the DRC. Over 200 women were...

Josué and her mother fetching water

DR Congo: The Water Provided in Karawa Saves a Family from Recurring Illnesses

This article illustrates the success of the Chosen programme in Karawa, where children now have access to water thanks to World Vision's development...

A child eating at school

DR Congo: A School Meal for Every Child: A Crucial Commitment for the Future of Children

This article illustrates the advocacy work that children are carrying out during School Feeding Week, which runs from March 10 to March 15, 2025. Despite...

A child eating

DR Congo: School Feeding, A Real Relief for Families in Kabinda

This article highlights the impact of school feeding program implemented in Kabinda, Lomami province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Thanks to a...

Pastor Jonathan with his wife Brigitte

DR Congo: An Inspiring Transformation in Kisunka through the Celebrating Families Approach

This article tells the story of Pastor Jonathan and his wife Brigitte, a couple from Kisunka in the south of the DRC, who experienced a family...

Children after chosing their sponsors

DR Congo: Chosen continues to be an unforgettable experience for the children of Karawa AP.

This article illustrates the Chosen event organized by World Vision in Karawa, North-Ubangi province. Unlike the usual practices where sponsors select...

Children receiving food at school

DR Congo: African School Feeding Day Celebrated in Gemena with Children

This article illustrates the celebration of Africa School Feeding Day in Gemena, where World Vision implements its development programme. Together with...

Three young IDPs in the garage

DR Congo: Immaculée, Kabila, and Jospin – Young Displaced People Pursuing Their Dreams In Goma Despite Adversity

Three teens in DRC, Immaculée, Kabila, and Jospin, find hope through a mechanic training programme by World Vision and Cœur Sans Frontières, despite war...

Samuel and pastor David

Child Protection

DR Congo: "We can't save everyone, but we can change a destiny"

A child's life transformed by a benevolent couple through the Channel of Hope for Child Protection training. From rejection to a loving family and a new...

A community member in his field

DR Congo: Success Of Community Collaboration With School Feeding Program Partners In Kasai

This article shows how World Vision's collaboration with the local community in Kasai has enabled the school canteen approach to be implemented despite the...

A women after receiving a financial support from World Vision

DR Congo: Cash And Food To Support Vulnerable Households Displaced In Kwango

This article illustrates World Vision's support for internally displaced people in Kwango and Maindombe provinces who have fled clashes between Mombondo...

Matanda in her maize field

DR Congo: A Transformed Vision In Kikula: The Journey Of Matanda Ngadwe

This article illustrates how World Vision's support and the integration of an association helped Matanda to develop great resilience and to launch a local...

Matanda dans son champs de mais

RD Congo : Une Vision Transformée A Kikula : Le Parcours De Matanda Ngadwe

Cet article illustre comment le soutien de World Vision et l'intégration d'une association ont aidé Matanda à développer une grande résilience et à se...