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Education in Emergencies

Between Fear and Hope: Day in the Life of a Girl in the West Bank

"The road to school takes an hour... When I go back alone, I'm afraid they will find me," says 12-year-old Dalia, about the daily challenges she faces.

Maternal and Child Health

Pregnant in the West Bank: The Dangerous Risks of Delivery

World Vision supports pregnant women in the West Bank as giving birth safely is met with significant barriers, such as checkpoints and the risks of...

A young Palestinian girl

Mental Health in Emergencies

Under Constant Fear: The Impact of Escalating Middle East Crisis on West Bank Children

While shrapnel and debris fall from the sky, families are forced to stay indoors around the clock — every aspect of their lives has been upended.

Tokelal Guillaume grew up in a refugee camp

World Vision Staff Member Tokelal Guillaume: From Refugee to Defender of Dignity

Growing up in a refugee camp, Tokelal Guillaume faced fear and uncertainty but found hope in humanitarian workers, fueling his mission to serve vulnerable...

At 48 years old, every morning, Fatim makes breakfast for her children before taking her empty bucket to look for laundry or other household chores in the neighborhoods of Koro. Her main concern is ensuring her children eat in the morning and evening, especially her youngest daughter, who is a 12-year-old student in the 4th grade of primary school

Fatim’s Journey of Survival and Renewal with Food Assistance

Fatim, a mother of six, fled armed violence in Torou and now rebuilds her life in Koro. She supports her family by pounding millet, doing laundry, and...

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Between Borders and Uncertainty: Families Rebuild Hope After the Cambodia–Thailand Conflict

Along the border between Cambodia and Thailand, the sound of conflict may have faded, but for thousands of families, the consequences are still unfolding...

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CHILD PROTECTION

When Coordination Becomes Survival: Aligning Action for Haiti’s Children

Haiti’s crisis has entered a new and dangerous phase. Child vulnerability is accelerating faster than traditional humanitarian responses can adapt.

A midwife during her training in the West Bank

Emergency Health

Strengthening Emergency Delivery Care in the West Bank: 121 Health Workers Trained Against All Odds

In August 2025, World Vision, in close partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH), delivered a three‑week Emergency Delivery Training programme...

Child Friendly Spaces

Child Friendly Spaces in Border Conflict

Healing amid uncertainty

Displaced people are taking part in psychosocial support activities.

Leronti Farmers

Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

How World Vision’s GEWE Project helped Leronti Farmers Cooperative thrive

How Leronti Farmers Cooperative transformed hunger into hope through gender equality, market-led farming, and savings—improving livelihoods in Thaba-Tseka.

Amplifying Children’s Voices Through the Children’s Parliament

Amplifying Children’s Voices Through the Children’s Parliament

The Children’s Parliament has grown into a respected platform that influences policy in Bugiri. In fact, children have authored an ordinance currently...

Burkina Faso: SAVE Plus, Strengthening Community Resilience

SAVE Plus: Strengthening Community Resilience in Burkina Faso

World Vision has received funding from the West and Central Africa Regional Humanitarian Fund (FHRAOC) to implement the SAVE Plus project, a multisectoral...

A group of children during a support session in the north of the West Bank

Education in Emergencies

Classrooms of Resilience: Supporting Displaced Children in the West Bank

In response to the growing mental health emergency, World Vision launched a programm focused on Social and Emotional Learning and Psychosocial Support...

“I Miss My Father”: How Children Are Coping with War in Ukraine

In eastern Ukraine, children find safety, learning, and psychosocial support in World Vision and Arms of Mercy spaces, offering moments of normalcy amid...

Healing Amid Uncertainty

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

Healing amid uncertainty

Healing Amid Uncertainty

Childhood on the Run: Sakada’s Story

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

Childhood on the run: Sakada’s story

Childhood on the Run: Sakada’s Story

FINDING FRIENDS, MISSING HOME

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

Finding friends, missing home: Lita’s story

Finding Friends, Missing Home: Lita’s Story

The II Forum had a strong reference to criminalize feminicide.

World Vision Mozambique Calls for Urgent Action to Criminalize Femicide and Protect Women and Girls

During the 2nd Women’s Caucus Forum, which brought together members of the women’s caucus, gender-focused organizations, and UN agencies in Mozambique...

Tata and Lydie: A Journey Towards Success, Driven by Determination!

Driven by Determination: Tata and Lydie's Journey towards Success

World Vision received funding through the Gift Catalogue to support young female graduates by providing them with the equipment needed to start their...

Sharing what little remains: displaced families with the food they carried from home.

Almost 10 Days to leave home: An eyewitness account from the Cambodia–Thailand border

Almost 10 Days to Leave Home: An Eyewitness Account from the Cambodia–Thailand Border

Leng is taking care of his 10-month-old younger sister while they are at the displacement site.

Leng’s story: A childhood interrupted by conflict

Humanitarian Response

This eyewitness

Humanitarian Response

For Children Like Ty Ty

For Children Like Ty Ty

The sound of violence has faded, but its effects are just beginning

After Cessation of Attacks Families Begin Returning in northern Mozambique

Memba district in northern Nampula province is beginning to see the gradual return of families displaced by attacks carried out by non-state armed groups...

From left to right: Inocencia’s husband (Jamal); Dina; Inocencia holding young Patiricio; and Sonia.

Conflict in Mozambique - The sound of violence has faded, but its effects are just beginning

Displaced by violence and haunted by hunger: Discover Inocencia’s story of survival in Nampula, northern Mozambique. As conflict disrupts livelihoods and...