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Middle East Crisis: How to look after vulnerable and displaced children's mental well-being

Since March 2026, World Vision Lebanon has reached over 61,500 displaced children and this assistance includes psycho-social and recreational services.

Middle East Crisis: How the threat of being bombed affects children's mental health

MEER MHPSS Support Adviser Mike Kirakossian shares how vulnerable children's mental health is monitored, and the indicators that a child is struggling.

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CHILD PROTECTION

Why Financing for Development must reckon with children’s futures now.

Why debt frameworks that overlook intergenerational fiscal equity risk undoing decades of progress.

Child Protection

World Vision and Partners Unite to Equip Learners with Life-Saving Water Safety Skills

World Vision and Partners Unite to Equip Learners with Life-Saving Water Safety Skills

Child Protection

World Vision Eswatini Strengthens Child Protection Through Relational Spaces for Children

17-year-old Snethemba shares how a safe space created by World Vision Eswatini gave her and other young people a rare opportunity to express their thoughts...

Young Voices Lead the Fight Against Drug Abuse in Buhera

Young Voices Lead the Fight Against Drug Abuse in Buhera

In response to the growing challenge of drug and substance abuse among young people, World Vision Zimbabwe recently held a three-day awareness campaign...

Njanjama with his solar-powered water pump, showing his farming progress

“I Looked at What I Had and Everything Began to Change”

Through Empowered World View training by World Vision Malawi, farmers in Mpandadzi are shifting their mindset from limitation to opportunity, using what...

A child from Bolivia smiling at the camera

43 Years Transforming Lives and Strengthening Child Protection

Celebrating 43 years in Bolivia, World Vision renews its commitment to protect children and drive lasting change in vulnerable communities.

Clean and safe drinking water has brought joy to community members

Nsamba Village Finds Relief Through Clean Water

A new solar-powered water system and rehabilitated boreholes are transforming Nsamba Village in Malawi, reducing long walks for water and improving health...

Parents playing with their child

Positive Parenting

Tenderness Becomes National Public Policy

World Vision’s Balm of Tenderness is now part of Peru’s national parenting policy, promoting positive, violence-free parenting for millions of children.

Sinolwethu says she enjoys having food at her school

#CVA #ENOUGH #School Meals #Education

From Hungry Classrooms to Thriving Learners: Nzongomane’s CVA Success Story

Through World Vision’s Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach, Nzongomane Primary School in Eswatini mobilised teachers, parents and partners to...

World Vision Ghana Donates to Pantang

Vision Ladies supports Female Patients at Pantang Psychiatric Hospital

World Vision Ghana, through its Vision Ladies group, paid a compassionate visit to Pantang Psychiatric Hospital to support female patients

World Vision Ghana Launches National Strategy to Transform the Lives of 2.8M Children by 2030

World Vision Ghana Launches National Strategy to Transform the Lives of 2.8M Children by 2030

World Vision Ghana launches its 2026–2030 National Strategy to reach 2.8 million children by 2030, with strong government partnership and focus on child...

Children’s Junior Council meeting

Anicia Zawadi Method: A Rising Voice for Tanzania’s Children

From loss to leadership, Anicia Zawadi Method’s journey shows how child empowerment is shaping confident young leaders across Tanzania.

A child enjoying water.

Mapping The Blue Thread: How partnerships are delivering clean water and dignity across Tanzania

Discover how partnerships, innovation and community leadership are expanding access to clean water, sanitation and dignity across Tanzania.

PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

Humanitarian Support in Ukraine: Mobile Teams Bring Hope to War-Affected Communities

Supported by the U.S. Government and the Ukraine Response Consortium, Acted and World Vision mobile teams of Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health bring...

Ms. Zara with her adopted children

Zara: “My home, open to more than just my own children.”

In eastern Chad, Zara opened her heart and home to four unaccompanied children. Read how World Vision’s support is helping her family survive

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DEVELOPMENT FINANCES

Prioritising Water to Unlock Human Capital

Global commitments to human capital are under increasing strain and financing is being scaled back, we are overlooking the most basic precondition for its...

Through their eyes

Migration, Conflict, and Climate Change

Through Their Eyes: Children and Youth from Syria and Iraq reflect on Migration

This article highlights that migration is rarely a choice but a necessity driven by conflict, poverty, and climate change, deeply affecting children’s...

Burkina Faso: In Kongoussi, “Kids Clubs” restore smiles and hope for children

Burkina Faso: In Kongoussi, “Kids Clubs” restore smiles and hope for children

World Vision’s Kids Clubs in Kongoussi are restoring joy, hope and a sense of normality to displaced children through play, learning and community support...

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Migration, Conflict, and Climate Change

Through Their Eyes: Children and Youth from Syria and Iraq reflect on Migration

Children and youth from Syria and Iraq share how migration shapes their lives, fears, and hopes, and what support they need to feel safe and thrive.

She Has Left Six Times… and Still Hopes to Return

She Has Left Six Times… and Still Hopes to Return

She Has Left Six Times… and Still Hopes to Return

Displaced six times in her lifetime, 80-year-old Hanneh shares her story of loss, resilience, and hope as she lives in a collective shelter in Lebanon...

Palestinian Children take part in a psychosocial support session

Mental Health in Emergencies

Razan's Story: When Friends Become a Lifeline

From 2023 to 2026, a mental health project reached more than 4,800 children through the ISMF activity and more than 480 caregivers through the Group...

A man wearing a World Vision logoed hat and a young girl touch plastic water cups while 3 engineers watch in the background.

Development Finance

Are We Investing Early Enough to Protect the Future?

Dr Jean-Baptiste Kamate sheds light on the imperative of early childhood investment and why we must rethink how human capital policy is designed and...