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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

More Than Warmth: How Winter Clothes Restored Confidence and Dignity for Maletsepileng’s Daughters

The Gift of Winter clothes from World Vision kept Maletsepileng’s daughters warm while restoring their confidence, dignity, and sense of belonging.

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DEVELOPMENT FINANCES

For Jobs That Last, Invest in Peace for Children

Why child-focused peacebuilding is critical for the World Bank.

Women and girls walk together to collect water in Dambakura village, West Gonja AP, Ghana.

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

Investing in Children: The Foundation of Human Capital

Investing in children is the foundation of inclusive growth and job creation. No road, grid, or digital platform can deliver prosperity if today’s children...

Maletsepileng and her daughters standing together in their new winter clothes, smiling and enjoying warmth and comfort.

More Than Warmth: How Winter Clothes Restored Confidence and Dignity for Maletsepileng’s Daughters

The Gift of Winter clothes from World Vision kept Maletsepileng’s daughters warm while restoring their confidence, dignity, and sense of belonging.

Children playing and learning with colorful toys in the Child Friendly Space at Potomane Primary School, showing joy, creativity, and engagement.

The Gift of Toys Transforms Lesotho Primary’s Child Friendly Space into a Place of Joy, Learning, and Healing

Toys bring joy, learning, and healing to Potomane Primary’s Child Friendly Space, transforming it into a haven of hope and happiness for children.

Reithabetse, a 7-year-old girl from Lesotho, smiling outside her home while sitting on her new mobility cart.

Wheels of Hope: A Child’s Journey to New Possibilities Through the Gift of a Mobility Cart

A touching story of 7-year-old Reithabetse, whose life and dreams are renewed through the gift of a mobility cart

Education in Emergencies

'We're always living in fear' - New school year worries West Bank kids

800,000 children in the West Bank are starting a new school year while facing violence, movement restrictions, economic hardship and reduced learning time.

Children enjoying their school meal lunch

CHILD PARTICIPATION

Porridge, Hunger, and the Fragile Thread of Learning

Across the world, millions of children face hunger daily. But their stories are rarely told in their own words.

Mother and child from Guatemala

FAITH & DEVELOPMENT

Radical Hope

As world leaders convene for the 80th United Nations General Assembly, debates on peace, development, and human rights are unfolding in real time.

Kirkuk Peace building

Children for Peace: Voices from Iraq’s next generation

Our peacebuilding workshop asked children, youth, local authorities, and faith leaders to imagine a more peaceful Iraq led by the voices of the next...

Ending Violence Against Children Campaign Lives On.

World Vision Malawi partners with Paramount Chief Inkosi Ya Makosi Gomani V to introduce the New Chinamwali Curriculum, a standardized guide for Maseko...

Joining Forces for Children Alliance in Mozambique to leverage expertise of each member to promote children rights.

Child-Led Organisations Commit To Deliver The Child Well-Being Promise In Mozambique - Joining Forces Alliance

Six leading child-focused organizations have signed a MoU to launch the Joining Forces Alliance, a bold commitment to protect and promote child rights...

Giselle, child researcher and delegate from Brazil.

CHILD PARTICIPATION

What If We Were Truly Heard?

What if, for once, adults stopped talking about children and actually listened to us?

School Feeding Project Reinforces Child Protection Cycles Around Schools In Mozambique (1)

School Feeding Project Reinforces Child Protection Cycles Around Schools In Mozambique

The Partnering for Sustainable Education Outcomes (PARES) project is disseminating the Multisectoral Mechanism for Prevention, Reporting, Referral, and...

Ceremony of the launch of the Back to School Campaign

DR Congo: A Campaign for the Unconditional Return of All Children to School in Kasaï Central

This article highlights the launch, in Kasaï Central, of an awareness campaign initiated by World Vision and its partners to ensure the unconditional...

Anita, 17, survived a massacre that took the lives of her family in eastern DRC. Today, she is finding hope again thanks to psychosocial support

DR Congo: After the Massacre, The long Road to Recovery for an Orphan

This article sheds light on the devastating human toll of ongoing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo through the heartbreaking story of 17...

HwH story

Three times uprooted: Nataliia’s story of survival in war-torn Ukraine

Nataliia returned to Ukraine with "no home, no job, no plan—just my two kids and the clothes on our backs." She found hope and support in a Halfway House.

Feed Our Right to Learn: Open Letter From Lebanon's Child Researchers

Child-led Research

Feed Our Right to Learn: Open Letter from Lebanon's Child Researchers

In Tripoli, Lebanon, young student researchers raise their voices to share what it means to learn on an empty stomach. Without a national school feeding...

Born in Crises: Rahmatullah’s Story

Rahmatullah came into the world in August 2021—amid a time of deep uncertainty. Now four years old, his life has been shaped by relentless challenges...

Elene's study desk

A dedicated student’s path - Empowering Families and Advancing Child Well-Being

Seventeen-year-old Elene, once living in a boarding school, has returned to her family thanks to timely support that met her urgent needs. With essential...

Tamala And Ethel’s Fight For Breastfeeding Amidst Climate Change

Ethel and Tamala are breastfeeding mothers from Salima, Malawi, whose crops failed due to a February 2025 dry spell, leaving them food insecure and...

From Sponsored Child to Inspiring Teacher: Mary Goretti Nurtures Future Leaders of her Community.

From Sponsored Child to Inspiring Teacher: Mary Goretti Nurtures Future Leaders of her Community.

In a time when many teachers are abandoning the profession for seemingly more profitable ventures, one former sponsored child is rolling up her sleeves to...

It's official, my name is...

You don’t get a 'wow' story like this very often! 1 million children in Central African Republic (CAR) do not have a birth certificate. This has a...

Accelerating Action for Eliminatiing Child Labour and Forced labour

Understanding Child Labour: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Protect Children

World Vision Lesotho unpacks efforts to eliminate child labour through the European Union funded Accelerating Acation for the Elimination of Child labour...

Mobile child-friendly spaces in Kaya

Burkina Faso: World Vision celebrates reaching one million participants

World Vision Burkina Faso marks milestone: 1 million reached, including 680,000 children, and unveils its new 2024–2028 strategy, which prioritises...