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Monday, November 24, 2025

Surviving Against the Odds: Lemlem’s Story of Hope

A mother in Tigray refused to give up on her malnourished baby. After a long walk to reach care, Lemlem received lifesaving treatment and recovered, showing how a mother’s determination can save a child’s life.

Gember and her daughter lemlem smiling

Surviving Against the Odds: Lemlem’s Story of Hope

A mother in Tigray refused to give up on her malnourished baby. After a long walk to reach care, Lemlem received lifesaving treatment and recovered...

Kendehaftey and her daughter Arsema at their doorway

The Brave Mother Who Refused to Give Up When Hunger Threatened Her Child

A mother in Tigray fights to save her malnourished daughter as conflict and hunger threaten her family. With support from World Vision Ethiopia’s JEOP...

Martha and her children smiling holding banana branch

When the Humbo Mountain Breathed Again

Humbo Mountain’s revival tells the story of Martha’s strength and the community’s determination to transform barren land into hope and abundance.

Aberash in her garden smiling proudly

Savings for Transformation

From Limited Roles to New Opportunities

Aberash’s resilience in Amaro shows how World Vision empowers women to overcome challenges, achieve independence, and build brighter futures.

Aberash and her daugther Mizan

A Safe Space for Every Woman and Girl

Discover how World Vision’s Safe Space in Tigray helps women and girls like Aberash and Mizan find protection, support, and rebuild their lives after...

Kifle and with children smiling

A Father Opens His Home to Help Children Read

Kifle turned his home into a weekend reading space, and with World Vision’s support, it grew into a camp helping kids boost literacy and confidence.

Meron at the Minimedia Club

Speak Up, Save Lives

At just 18, Meron uses her school’s Mini Media Club to raise awareness on safe childbirth, maternal health, and newborn care. Her voice is inspiring...

Kelemwa with her child fiker at their doorway

Kelemwa’s Growing Resilience

Discover how Ethiopia’s SPIR II project empowers families like Kelemwa’s with savings groups, home gardening, and skills to build a brighter future.

Bethel Child Parliament leader in kele smiling

The New Face of Abduction and the Youth Standing Against It

In Kele, Ethiopia, girls face a new threat: abduction through manipulation rather than force. Child parliament members like Bethel, with support from World...

Mulugeta and Shimelis (left to right) tending their tree seedlings

Building Futures, Breaking Cycles: The Journey of Three Young People

Young people in Oromia, Ethiopia, are transforming their communities, turning savings and loans into businesses and hope through the SPIR II project.

Angatu with her children at her home in Habro Woreda

Rebuilding a Life, Embracing Hope: The Journey of Angatu

With support from PSNP and World Vision's SPIR II project, Angatu is overcoming hardship in rural Ethiopia to build a safer, more hopeful future for her...

Abenezer,10, at the reading park holding WV storybook

Abenezer's Journey to Reading, Under the Open Sky

A reading park helped 10-year-old Abenezer go from struggling to read to becoming a confident student. See how it’s transforming young lives in Ethiopia.

Kalkidan with her teacher smiling

From Shy to Shining: How One Girl’s Journey Shows the Power of Early Education

In a small town in Oromia, a colourful classroom and a caring teacher are helping 6-year-old Kalkidan bloom. Through the World Vision’s Early Childhood...

Abdi at school attending class

Hidden No More: Abdi’s Journey to Walk and Belong

Discover how Abdi, a child once hidden due to disability, found healing and hope through World Vision Ethiopia’s support and inclusive community change.

Tesloach smiling near his house

What does a meal at school mean for a refugee child?

Amid hardship in Gambella's refugee camps, 13-year-old Tesloach pursues education, dreams of becoming a doctor, and finds hope through school meals.

Jemanesh and her daughter smiling

The Ripple Effect: From Mother to Daughter. To Community. And Beyond.

Jemanesh’s story of overcoming early hardships, gaining skills through World Vision’s support, and building a better future for her family and community.

Denbile Ottora forests

Turning a Barren Mountain Into a Forest of Hope

In Denbile Ottora, a community once harmed by deforestation has revived its land through local action and Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration, restoring...

Bira getting her son checked

A Mother's Plight to Raising a Healthy Child

In drought-hit Oromia, mothers like Bira are fighting to save their children from malnutrition. With treatment, her son Hassen is growing, playing, and...

Naney and her child at the distribution center

Hope in a Camp, Dreams of Home: Two Mothers, One Struggle in Tigray

In Tigray, over 760,000 remain displaced. Families like Naney’s and Genet’s rely on food aid, but long-term support is still urgently needed.

Deborah attending class

Shaping a Better Tomorrow: The Impact of Quality Learning Environments

Cramped classrooms once held students back. Now, thanks to World Vision, thousands of children in Ethiopia can learn in safer, more supportive schools.

Wesekmeli and her child

Health on the Move

A mother in drought-affected Afar, Ethiopia, shares how World Vision’s Mobile Health and Nutrition Team helped save her child and brought critical...

Ardo and her daughter Sumaya at their house

Empowering Mothers like Ardo: The Impact of a Sustainable Environmental Project

The Burqaa Initiative to reduce environmental degradation, improve water balance and enhance the livelihoods of local communities.

Akuli receiving oil

Forced to Flee: Mother and Children Caught in the Earth Quake Crisis

World Vision Ethiopia with funding from the World Food Programme (WFP), has been distributing emergency food assistance to the affected communities.

Betalo and his family

Land Reforestation Ignites Hope and Prosperity in a Community

The Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) project on Damota Mountain empowered communities by restoring livelihoods through sustainable land...