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Monday, May 19, 2025

Prepared to Protect: How Local Volunteers Saved Lives When Seconds Counted

Through a recent project, 18 villages across the West Bank—along with 31 schools and 6 local Civil Defense units—have been provided with essential equipment and local volunteers have been trained to strengthen their emergency response capabilities. When every second matters, these volunteers are now the heroes their community can count on.

A local volunteer responds to a fire in the West Bank

Emergency Response

Prepared to Protect: How Local Volunteers Saved Lives When Seconds Counted

Through a recent project, 18 villages across the West Bank—along with 31 schools and 6 local Civil Defense units—have been provided with essential...

Rooted in Resilience: Sherin's Story of Hope and Harvest

Emergency Response

Rooted in Resilience: Sherin's Story of Hope and Harvest

The olive harvest is a critical source of income for 15% of the Palestinian population. However, due to violence and restrcitions on movements, many...

A doctor is providing health care to a child in a health center supported by World Vision

Emergency Health

Locked Out of Care: Sustaining Emergency Health Services in the West Bank

Restrictions on movements have seriously affecting access to emergency health care services. To support communities, World Vision is supporting 20 health...

Palestinian Children playing with a new swing in the south of the West Bank

Safe Spaces to Support Mental Health and Child Protection in the West Bank

Through a project, World Vision is supporting the creation of safe play areas in villages affected by the current crisis, allowing children to play, hope...

Climate Change Adaptation

Supporting the Next Generation of Local Leaders in Developing Climate Solutions in the West Bank

Bushra, 20, from the northwest of the West Bank, is an active member of her village’s Green Committee—a local group dedicated to helping communities adapt...

Palestinian Children are supporting each others through tough times

You will never be alone: The Transformative Power of “I Support My Friend”

Adolescents in the West Bank have a lot of reasons to worry. This constant stress and anxiety can take a serious toll on them and have life-long...

Mental health support in the West Bank

Mental Health Support through Women Empowerment in the West Bank

Over the past 18 months, the West Bank has faced a worsening humanitarian crisis. In response, World Vision has expanded its mental health support through...

GPM+ meeting in the West Bank

Building stronger families through mental health support in the West Bank

World Vision is implementing a programme that offers women a safe and supportive space to talk openly, share their struggles, and learn how to solve...

Palestinian children are supported to manage stress and anxiety by World Vision

Empowering Adolescents Through Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in the West Bank

Using an evidence based approach (EASE), World Vision is providing mental health and psychosocial supports to 1000 adolescents and 1000 caregivers in 34...

Happy mothers' day

Empowered Mothers for a bright start in life: happy mother's day!

Mothers shape the world, one child at a time. Through our programmes, we support mothers with the knowledge and skills to nurture strong, happy, and...

International Women's Day

Women on the front line of change: Celebrating female volunteers

In 2024, in very challenging conditions, more than 200,000 people in close to 400 villages took part in World Vision’s programmes in the West Bank. It was...

Palestinian Children share their hopes and dreams for 2025

Violence and hardships impact West Bank education. As 2025 begins, hear children's hopes and their calls for change from decision-makers.

Food security under threat in the West Bank - Olive Harvest 2024

Around 15% of the population of the West Bank rely economically on the olive harvest. However, due to violence and restrictions on movements, farmers faced...

No Christmas this Year in the West Bank

Violence and crisis in the West Bank have replaced Christmas joy with fear. Nour and her mother Sandy share how the ongoing crisis has affected children.

A Christmas message of hope from Bethlehem

In these hard times in the West Bank, in the midst of violence and economic devastation, Father Issa sends us a message of hope from the Church of the...

Positive Parenting training in the West Bank

It Is Never Too Late for Positive Parenting

A Palestinian grand-mother embraces positive parenting and develop new relationships with her children and grandchildren as part of a project implemented...

Fragile context

An Olive Harvest Under Threat

The annual olive harvest is a vital source of secondary income for tens of thousands of Palestinian families. Last year, many families were unable to...

Responding to the Growing Food Insecurity in the West Bank

Violence, movement restrictions and administrative barriers have devastated the economy of the West Bank. A growing part of the population is struggling to...

Reclaiming their Childhood: World Vision's Summer Camps in the West Bank

Over the summer 2024, World Vision organized 73 summer camps attended by 9,400 children in the whole West Bank. The camps allowed them to have fun in safe...

Between Loss and Hope: One Year of Emergency Response in the West Bank

For the past 12 months, children in the West Bank have faced an unprecedented crisis. In response, World Vision launched an emergency operation on October...

Palestinian Children in a summer camp in the West Bank

Healing and thriving: Thousands of children take part in World Vision's Summer Camps

Over the summer, Wolrd Vision organized 73 summer camps attended by 9,400 children in the whole West Bank. The camps allowed them to have fun in safe...

An Unprecedented Education Crisis in the West Bank

Because of violence, checkpoints and the economic crisis, the right to education of Palestinian children has never been so threatened. As they are expected...

Aziza with her daughter

Finding the confidence to be the best mother: The story of Aziza

Through the programme Go Baby Go, Palestinian mothers receive the information and advice they need to provide the best start in life to their children...

children in a summer camp in the West Bank

Restoring childhood: Safe havens for Palestinian children to heal and thrive

World Vision made it a priority to create safe spaces for children and communities across the West Bank. ver the past 10 months, the organisation has...