Tuesday, September 2, 2025

African Food Systems Forum: Children and youth at the forefront

At the African Food Systems Forum in Senegal, 18‑year‑old World Vision youth ambassador Diarraye calls for action on hunger and child malnutrition.

Education: The toddlers' huts

Young children are one of World Vision's areas of greatest focus, particularly around Kaffrine in Senegal. Our teams will go the extra mile for even the...

Child protection: The Cutter, Tradition, and Law

Thiékèdjé doesn’t know her exact age, she thinks she is about 85. Radiating an aura of gentleness, her age has slowed down her movements, but she looks you...

After 20 Successful Years, the Thiapy Program’s Life Cycle Closes

“With the help of World Vision Senegal’s Health program, women in Mbambey are now well informed about nutrition and the care of malnourished children. They...

Literacy Boost: an innovative approach for learning to read

All over the world, millions of children are starting a new school year. Despite rising levels of school attendance, 250 million children still haven't...

Emergency aid to Kaffrine: World Vision supports victims of flooding

The rainy season began just a few weeks ago and already some regions have suffered torrential downpours. Many regions across Senegal have been severely...

Germaphobe's Paradise

In the Paroumba community in Senegal, hygiene is part of the welcome I’m a bit of a "germaphobe". And by “a bit,” I mean I’m the type of person who keeps a...

Birds are good for business

The practice of aviculture (the breeding and rearing of birds) in World Vision Senegal’s Diokoul programme got underway at the end of 2014. With...

SCHOOL SHOPS

Setting up school shops is one of the sustainable improvements that World Vision is trying to make to the quality of education. In the programme running at...

The Mabo children's parliament

The children of Mabo play a sizeable role in community decision-making. It's off to the school to meet the 'Children's Government'. Helping children to...

'Art for child protection': the story continues

World Vision Senegal and musician Sister Fa have been spearheading a campaign since 2013 to promote rights and inclusivity for children as part of the...

Proof is the bottom line

World Vision Senegal was honoured and privileged this week to welcome a delegation of US Congress staff to Senegal. The visit, organized in partnership...

Listening to the plight of children

In preparation for its next lobbying campaign, World Vision has organised workshops for sharing and discussing experiences deep in the most vulnerable...

Expectant mothers and their 'Solidarity Circle'

In the village of Nianao (Velingara area), pregnant women meet together twice a month to compare notes on their bumps and exchange advice on how to...

Kids' clubs improving children's class performance in Fatick

Children in the Fatick area in Senegal, comprising Serere, Diola, Peulh and other smaller communities struggle as there are not many opportunities for them...

Teenage pregnancy : interfaith cooperation to reduce it

By Senegalese traditional standards, it is considered failed parenting for a daughter to become pregnant before marriage. The resulting shame and...

Livelihood transformation thanks to interfaith cooperation

Christian and Muslim women in Kaffrine/ Fatick district, differing in worldviews, share a common feature in their livelihood concerns: they both suffer...

Excision: World Vision Al Jazeera factfile

Efforts to raise awareness against the practice of excision are at the heart of our work to protect children in the south of Senegal. Al Jazeera...

Day of the African Child at Palmarin

The 26th Day of the African Child was celebrated Thursday 16 June, with the theme: 'Conflicts and crises in Africa: let us protect the rights of children'...

Celebrating the Day of the African Child with Coumba Gawlo

On June 18th, World Vision Senegal had the immense pleasure to join forces with Coumba Gawlo to mark and celebrate the Day of the African Child. Known not...

Day of advocacy for mother and baby health

World Vision Senegal held a day of advocacy for mother and baby health at Mbellacadiao 31 March 2016. In its holistic philosophy World Vision acknowledges...

Les membres de l'AVEC KAWRAL en compagnie du président de la CLCOP

Reduce poverty : savings and loans plan

In the village of Sinthiang Koundara, located 25 kilometres from the departmental capital of Vélingara, World Vision Senegal set up a savings and loans...

The success of Kids' Clubs

Every Wednesday afternoon, in the small village of Ndiao Bambaly in the heart of Senegal, a festive ritual plays out before the amused gaze of the...

Inauguration of "the tinies' hut" of Mbellacadiao

World Vision Senegal has been working with partners in the field of education for the last 30 years to provide training and tuition that is high quality...

Grain Banks of Diokoul: World Vision promotes household resilience through grain banks

World Vision volunteers have established a series of village grain banks in the Diokoul region. These banks are grain reserves, collected at harvest time...