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Thursday, August 28, 2025

“I Am More”: From Farmer to Entrepreneur through Faith and Empowered Worldview

A farmer’s journey from struggle to success through Empowered Worldview, building a legacy of hope, dignity, and opportunity for his children.

Vegetable gardening improves lives of 780 women-farmers in South Sudan’s Twic County

“In the past, I had to beg for assistance, but today I can get what I need from my garden”, says Akuac Aguer, a 34-year old widow and mother of six living...

‘Poultry Farming Has Increased My Household Income’

By Irene Sinoya, World Vision Communications Specialist, Kenya “I always love it when mum prepares fried eggs for breakfast or chicken for supper. They are...

Musa and his child

Shedding the tears of happiness

I have fled my village due to drought in Ghazni province and came to Herat province to build a better life for my family, but flood made it too hard. My...

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Reaping the fruit of the land: The story of Fariga community

During the dry season in the Upper East region of Ghana, water bodies are often all dried up and the atmosphere is windy and dusty. Communities would, a...

Ethiopia's triple crisis and World Vision's response

World Vision continues to assess the opportunities to resume life-saving work with communities in a region which is already poor, suffering the ravages of...

Over 49,000 farmers in South Sudan’s Warrap State stop hunger through improved farming skills

“We were subsistence farmers before World Vision introduced us to large scale agriculture that helped improve our skills,” says Atong Reec Athian, 34. The...

Aquaculture Revives Hope of Fishermen in Western Kenya

Through aquaculture, communities in Kenya's Homa Bay County have found a solution to the dwindling fish populations in Lake Victoria. They now harvest...

Fish Farming Rescues Mother from Abuse and Violence

By Sarah Ooko, World Vision Senior Communications and Media Officer, Kenya Giggles, laughter and conversation noises fill the dining room of a home in...

This 2021, we will go further to fulfill Our Promise to serve the children of South Sudan

By Dr. Mesfin Loha, Country Director, World Vision South Sudan The year 2020 has been one of the most challenging in recent history. The impact of the...

Youth groups in South Sudan promote peacebuilding towards a resilient and hunger-free future

“Peace is very important for us pastoralists because we share common grazing lands and water points when fighting happens. When people and livestock get...

Mr Inn and his family

Raising crickets, rising hopes

On your way to Khanuan village, you will be amazed by the green and wide plains of the aptly named Lao Ngarm (translates into “beautiful area”) District. A...

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Community Savings group changes a farmer's life

Carlos is from the Siega community in the Bawku West District. He is 39 years old and has been farming since he was a teenager. Growing up as a young boy...

Monica representing World Vision

World Vision commits to plant over 7 million trees through land restoration projects

In line with the national theme for the tree-planting season, ‘Forests for Community Livelihood and Sustainable Development’, and in an effort to...

New farming practices improve food security situation of 60,000 people in South Sudan

What makes farmers in South Sudan smile nowadays despite the coronavirus pandemic? “Supporting farmers with skills and inputs are not only important but...

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Acacia Trees Turn Around Family's Fortune

Acacia Trees Turn Around Family's Fortune

Monday and his family in Zambia learned smart farming techniques

Relief assistance helps farmer devastated by Zambia's drought

By Tigana Chileshe, Communications Officer World Vision Zambia Growing up, the now sixty-year-old Monday was inspired by watching his father look after his...

Women in South Sudan’s Warrap State use seeds and farm tools to fight hunger amid coronavirus pandemic

“Our weapon now against hunger is seeds and tools. We have suffered long enough, it is time to end it”, says 40-year-old Abuk Achuil Wol. Abuk, a mother of...

Pastor Issaka and his huge watermelon farm

How Pastor Issaka became a role model in his village thanks to Empowered Worldview

In 2019, 40 religious leaders like Issaka and 40 youth groups were trained in World Vision's Empowered Worldview approach across Maradi. The Bible-based...

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Food assistance provides lifeline to Tassiou and 1,400 other refugees in Tankama

The village of Tankama is home to more than 1,400 refugees like Tassiou and his family who fled northern Nigeria due to conflict. With a growing number of...

This South Sudanese widow and hunger survivor now shares harvest and skills with neighbours

“From my own harvest, I have provided eight households in my community with seeds and have shared my farming skills to boost their livelihoods”, says Ayuek...

Women on the lead promoting a healthy and hunger-free South Sudan

“We did not believe in the project at first. All I wanted was to receive the food assistance”, says Aluk Akot, a 47-year old widow in Tonj North County and...

Fish farming and peanut paste production thrive, thanks to South Sudan's enterprising women

“We earned substantial income from our livelihood last month enabling us to take care of our household needs,” says 49-year old mother Rigideevuru Victoria...

Game Changer in Agriculture: Akech raises South Sudanese women at the frontline of fight against hunger

“I was reluctant at first. Planting vegetables during the dry season did not make sense. But I had a change of heart and challenged myself to give it a try...

Isabel taking care of her crops

Helping survivors of Cyclone Idai to reinvent themselves to face COVID-19

The past two years have been very challenging for 53-year-old widow, Isabel, and her family of 10. Having lost everything she owned during Cyclone Idai...