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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Women Lead the Journey to Solve Sanitation Issues in Southern Mozambique

In Mozambique, women are leading a quiet revolution—defying social stereotypes by taking on the construction of improved latrines, a field traditionally dominated by men. Through their work, they are not only tackling the urgent challenge of inadequate sanitation but also breaking down long-held beliefs that such tasks are solely a man's job.

Gilda Chaúque and Lúcia Ponja working hard together in Sanitation Marketing activities

Women Lead the Journey to Solve Sanitation Issues in Southern Mozambique

In Mozambique, women are leading a quiet revolution—defying social stereotypes by taking on the construction of improved latrines, a field traditionally...

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Nightmare Ends for Rural Girls

While many people in the world can easily access water from multiple points in their homes, this is not the case for most people in remote areas of Zambia...

Djawahir’s Journey: Clean Water, New Hope

Watch Djawahir’s Story: Learn how World Vision’s WASH efforts are rewriting stories of struggle into tales of triumph in CAR.

Fadila’s Story: Water is Life in KORSI

Watch Fadila’s Story: Discover how World Vision is bringing hope and health to refugees like Fadila in CAR.

Deya’s Story: Fighting Disease with Clean Water

Discover how Deya’s life changed with clean water as World Vision brings hope to communities in CAR.

Dohia No. 1 and No. 2, two farming communities in the Agortime-Ziope District of Ghana’s Volta Region, have officially been declared open defecation free (ODF)

Dohia Community Achieves Open Defecation Free Status

With improved sanitation facilities and a cleaner environment, Dohia Community has been declared open defecation-free, thanks to community-led initiatives...

Women cutting iron to build a latrine

Beyond Tradition: Women Redefine Work and Empowerment Through Sanitation

While female empowerment remains a challenge in Mozambique, stories like Ana’s and Gina’s demonstrate that it is possible to break free from limiting...

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Dorothy Leads the Charge for Clean and Healthy Living in Torowa

Through the support of the PNG Australia Partnership and the Western Province Partnership (WPP), World Vision were able to facilitate a Community-Led Total...

Water and Sanitation Boost Malnutrition Fight in Nsanje

Rebuilding and borehole construction After Cyclones Idai, Ana & Freddy brings hope to communities devastated by floods.

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Clean Hands Promote Sustainability

World Vision, with the support of the Australian Government through the Water for Women fund was able to implement WASH programs into schools in Daru...

Turning the Tide: From Shallow Wells to Reliable, Safe Water for All.

World Vision Malawi’s borehole project provides safe water to villages, reducing cholera and malaria risks, improving health, and transforming lives in...

How Portable Water Has Improved Menstrual Hygiene for Pupils at Kabwato Primary School

Portable water improves menstrual hygiene for pupils at Kabwato Primary School, boosting education and health.

Portable Water Brings Great Relief for People with Disabilities.

Portable water brings relief to people with disabilities in Balakasi Village, improving accessibility and independence.

Chipo Chapatarongo at her homestead in Nyanga

Clean Water Brings Health and Hope to Nyanga North

For Chipo Chapatarongo, a 48-year-old mother of seven in Makoma village, Nyanga North, fetching water was once a daily ordeal fraught with challenges.

Clean Water Brings New Hope to Drought-Stricken Village in Zambia

A village in Zambia’s drought-hit Southern Province is celebrating a life-changing milestone with the installation of a new well. For the first time...

Water, Sanitation and Health

A BRIGHTER FUTURE: HOW CLEAN WATER SUPPORTS GIRLS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Meet Maria's, a young girl from Mutarara district who benefited of a borehole built in her community by World Vision Mozambique, what allows her to go to...

Sanitation Maketing

Meet Carolina, A Role Model in Sanitation Hygiene from the Community of Mubangoene, Guijá District, Gaza Province, in Mozambique.

Communities are now more aware of the need for hygiene, which has reduced the number of people practising open defecation in the locality of Mubangoene, in...

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Chief Nzamane’s Chiefdom Celebrates Open Defecation Free Status

“In the past, I used to experience diarrhea frequently. On some days, the pain in my stomach was so bad that I couldn’t even walk, so I would miss class,”...

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A Journey of Change and Hope: Celebrating an Open Defecation-Free Chibwika Chiefdom

World Vision Zambia, in partnership with UNICEF Zambia and Chibwika Chiefdom, has been working to improve sanitation and hygiene behaviours by conducting...

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Securing Clean Water for Zambian Communities

Communities need clean water to stay physically healthy and prevent diseases caused by a lack of adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). World...

Water Quality Training: Securing Clean Water for Zambia

A video showing World Vision Zambia's efforts in securing clean water for children, their families and communities. This video highlight the impact of...

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Clean Water Transforms Chimago Village in Nkeyema district

Mornings for Kalilo, a mother of seven from Chimago village in Nkeyema district, used to be a desperate race against time. By 5 am, she would be on her...

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Clean water for a healthy delivery

Micheelo, 27, a mother of four, lives in a small rural village called Kalama in the heart of Magoye District in the Southern Province of Zambia. A modest...

Maternity

Moyo Chiefdom receives a gift of a maternity annex from World Vision

In a significant boost to healthcare delivery services in Pemba District, World Vision Zambia, in partnership with Golf Fore Africa, recently donated an...