Thursday, August 13, 2026

DR Congo: From an Abandoned Mother to a Mother Full of Hope: How Esther Overcame Malnutrition in Karawa

This article tells the inspiring story of Élodie, a mother in Karawa, North-Ubangi Province, whose daughter Esther recovered from severe acute malnutrition with support from World Vision and the Karawa Health Zone. Through nutritional treatment, Positive Deviance Hearth sessions and livelihood support, Élodie gained practical knowledge, strengthened her family’s resilience and rebuilt her hope. The story highlights how integrated nutrition and livelihood interventions can help vulnerable families move from crisis and uncertainty towards recovery, dignity and a more secure future.

A starlink kit installed in Gemena

DR Congo: How Starlink is Transforming Connectivity and Improving Our Operations Impact

In FY26 Q1, World Vision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo transitioned from costly VSAT internet services to Starlink to improve connectivity across...

View before hand over of the school

DR Congo: In Malambwe, the Reconstruction of EP Muyala by World Vision Restores Hope for Over 700 Children

In Malambwe, Haut-Katanga Province, the reconstruction of Muyala Primary School by World Vision DRC has provided more than 700 children with a safe and...

Children after receiving their registration documents

DR Congo: 2,400 Children Now Registered in the Civil Registry Thanks to the Action of World Vision

This article highlights how 2,400 children in Bukanga Lonzo, Kwango Province, have officially received birth certificates thanks to advocacy efforts led by...

Young girls after receiving sewing machines

DR Congo: How Sewing Machines Can Empower Young Mothers in Bukanga Lonzo

This article highlights an initiative by World Vision DRC to empower 25 young mothers in Bukanga Lonzo, Kwango Province, through vocational training and...

Children receiving hot school meal

DR Congo: 74,731 children fed at school, but millions still waiting

This story highlights the urgent challenge of child hunger and education in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 29 million students are...

Moke coming from fetching water

DR Congo: How Water Rebuilt Nyemba: Moke Recounts the Rebirth of His Village

This article tells the story of how access to clean water transformed life in Nyemba after devastating floods destroyed homes, schools, and basic...

Some compounds under water

DR Congo: Fungurume Under Water: A Dual-Risk Crisis Requiring a Rapid, Child-Centred Response

This article highlights the severe flooding that struck Fungurume in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 1 February 2026, affecting more...

Falene with goats

Savings for Transformation

DR Congo: How Falene Left Her Life As a Stone Breaker to Fully Dedicate Herself to her Studies

Falene’s life transforms as her family gains livelihoods and clean water, easing child labour pressures and giving her time to learn, play and hope again.

Christine selling salted and smoked fishes

DR Congo: From Waiting to Action — Christine’s New Beginning through the Saving Groups of the Axe-Fille Project

Christine’s journey shows how saving groups empower families in DRC, boosting income, resilience, and supporting girls’ education through lasting change.

the environment brigade of school

DR Congo - Kalemie: Student Brigadiers, a Discreet Relay for Protective Hygiene at School

Hygiene brigades in Kalemie schools empower pupils to promote handwashing and cleanliness, strengthening child protection and improving health and dignity.

Children eating a hot school meal

WASH and School Meals

DR Congo - Kalemie: From Water to School Meals, Safer Schools and Stronger Learning

Integrated WASH and school meals in Kalemie improve clean water, hygiene, and nutrition, boosting pupils’ health, protection, attendance, learning, and...

child showing how to wash hands

DR Congo - Kalemie: Handwashing, the First Line of Health Protection at School

World Vision improves hygiene in Kalemie schools with handwashing stations, latrines, and behaviour change, helping pupils stay healthy amid recurrent...

Lina holding a duck

DR Congo: Lina’s New Beginning: How Four Ducks Changed Everything

This article tells the story of Lina, an 11 year old girl from Menkao whose life was transformed thanks to a simple duck rearing initiative supported by...

Isaac holding ducks

DR Congo: From Hunger to Hope: Isaac’s Family Rebuilds Its Future in Menkao

This article tells the inspiring story of Isaac, a 14 year old boy from Menkao whose life was transformed through a simple duck rearing initiative...

A member of a saving group showing her money

DR Congo: Ngandu Emerges as a Leading Model for Community Innovation and Sustainability

This article highlights the remarkable transformation of the Ngandu community in Kinshasa through World Vision’s Savings for Transformation (S4T) approach...

Laurette and her grand children

DR Congo: From Struggle to Hope: How Duck Breeding Transformed Laurette’s Family in Menkao

This article tells the inspiring story of Laurette, a grandmother from Menkao in DR Congo, whose life was transformed through a simple duck breeding...

Women selling their products

DR Congo: Menkao Says ENOUGH: A Community United Against Child Malnutrition

The article highlights a community-led initiative in Menkao, near Kinshasa, where CEPRODEKI and World Vision organised an exhibition and sales event to...

A child coming from fetching water

DR Congo: Between Lake Dangers And Conflict, WALIP Project Brings Water, Hygiene, And Hope To Vitshumbi People

This article highlights the humanitarian crisis in Vitshumbi, a fishing community in eastern DR Congo caught between armed conflict and the dangers of Lake...

Pacifique on his way to Luambo HZ

Pacifique Musafiri: The Hero Who Pushes a Motorbike So That Children Can Live

This article paints a vivid and deeply human portrait of Pacifique Musafiri, a Nutrition Officer working in the remote health zones of Luiza and Luambo in...

Health Relays Receiving essential kits

DR Congo: From Training to Action - New Tools for Community Health Relays To Fight Child Mortality in Kasai

This article highlights how the Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge (RHCC), implemented by World Vision in partnership with PATH and Rotary, is...

Beneficiaries in front of their food

DR Congo: Why did 30,000 households receive food aid during the lean season in Kasai?

This article explores the reasons behind the distribution of food aid to 30,000 households in Kasai during the lean season. It explains how depleted food...

Mali, 1 year old eating the RUTF she received

DR Congo: Nexus Accelerator Fund save Children from Malnutrition in Binza and Nyemba

This article highlights the impact of the Nexus Accelerator Fund in combating child malnutrition in the health zones of Binza and Nyemba in the Democratic...

Adele selling cassava flour

DR Congo: How Did Adèle Find a New Vision of Life and Meaning?

Adèle’s journey in DR Congo shows how World Vision’s Empowered Worldview program helps women overcome poverty through savings, faith, and practical skills.

Children and their parents after chosing the sponsors

Child Sponsorship

DR Congo: 18 children chose their sponsors through the Chosen initiative in Karawa AP

18 children in Karawa join World Vision DRC’s Chosen, selecting sponsors and sparking hope, dignity, and community transformation.