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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Mobilisers at the market: How communities are learning about COVID-19 vaccines

Our role is crucial in changing people’s minds. I saw the rise in the number of people getting vaccinated. This gives me the fulfilment that I was able to do my job well and keep people safe and protected.

Richard shares COVID-19 vaccine information

Mobilisers at the market: How communities are learning about COVID-19 vaccines

Our role is crucial in changing people’s minds. I saw the rise in the number of people getting vaccinated. This gives me the fulfilment that I was able to...

Joy, a World Vision Health Promoter, holds her vaccine certificate

The power of mothers promoting the COVID-19 vaccine

The vaccine is safe. It will protect my children and me from COVID-19. Joy Nimaya is a 22-year-old mother of three and a health promoter for World Vision...

Bonga Mzini

Pastor trained by World Vision helps diffuse COVID-19 myths

Born in Mount Moorosi in the district of Quthing, in the south of Lesotho, Pastor Bonga Mzini finds joy in getting to the hard-to-reach areas of Lesotho to...

Sponsored Sethu wins bronze in Eswatini’s national letter-writing competition

Sponsored Sethu wins bronze in national letter-writing competition

Fifteen-year-old Sethu has suddenly become a community hero after beating more than 1,000 children to scoop third position in Eswatini’s national letter...

World Vision Cambodia helps 60,000 children in Banteay Meanchey

World Vision Cambodia helps 60,000 children in Banteay Meanchey

Some 60,000 children in Banteay Meanchey province have benefitted from World Vision Cambodia’s projects this year to complete their basic education, child...

The threat of new COVID-19 variants to vulnerable children and communities

As the world faces Omicron, another COVID-19 variant of concern, World Vision is warning that the world's fragile nations are doomed to keep reliving their...

Curbing misconceptions to bolster South Sudan's COVID-19 vaccination numbers

“My father Makur tested positive of COVID-19 in August. I was scared that he would not make it. I thought the coronavirus would kill him”, shares 21-year...

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Going back home: a migrant child returning to Laos

Four-year-old Fasai and was born in Xayphouthong District, Savannaket Province. Despite her young age, Fasai is already very talented and enjoys Lao...

sponsored children with their mother sit outside their home in the DRC

The difference one year of sponsorship can make--even in a pandemic

For the first time in a long time, Angel is not lying awake at night worrying about the safety of her daughters -they are sponsored and back in school. All...

The journey back home of Joy,

Joy's journey back home during COVID-19

At 18, Joy, the oldest sister of four siblings, left her remote rural village in Atsaphone district (Savannakhet) to work in Thailand to support her family...

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Zambia Board donates COVID-19 materials to Chongwe District Hospital

Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Zambia, World Vision's Board of Directors has donated COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE)...

Francoise in her saloon

From dependency to employer: Francoise's dream comes true

Due to COVID-19, borders were closed and Francoise’s husband spent some time without work. Francoise supported the family through that period. She is proud...

Vaccinated

COVID-19 Vaccines give us renewed hope and commitment to continue changing lives

By Lilian Dodzo, National Director, World Vision Kenya The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for more than a year. The disease has no doubt disrupted our...

A journey of a girl returning home during a global pandemic

A journey of a girl returning home during a global pandemic

Chongdee, eight years old and has been living with her mother and aunt in Thailand. Chongdee wants to become a teacher when she grows up and has already...

South Sudan health workers take the frontline of COVID-19 vaccine subnational rollout

The South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that 57,150 people received COVID-19 vaccines of which 52,387 and 4,763 individuals received their first...

Em Luanda, Angola, a luta contra a COVID-19 ganha força por meio do envolvimento de voluntários e da advocacia com o governo para mudar vidas

COVID-19: Impact of our Emergency Response in Luanda

COVID-19 response efforts went far beyond their purpose of spreading prevention and hygiene messages. Without a doubt, the response has improved the lives...

Cash Aid during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cash aid during the COVID-19 pandemic

The global pandemic continues to have a lasting ripple effect on families. In Cambodia, grandparents taking care of their grandchildren while their...

Assistant nurse Kametse

World Vision donation helps restore health workers' confidence during COVID-19

Gifts-in-Kind donated by World Vision in eight districts of Lesotho to the value of US$ 96,026 include sanitisers, cleaning cloths, dustbins, gloves and...

Early marriage

Maria escapes child marriage and returns to school

A year after COVID-19 broke out and schools were closed to prevent the spread of the disease, many girls in Tete still bear the marks of the impact of the...

Handover to the MoHP

World Vision supports the Government of Nepal to tackle second wave of COVID-19

With the spike in COVID-19 second wave, Health facilities across the country are overwhelmed as they face shortages of hospital beds and oxygen with...

Nhleko Khetsiwe (left) and Hlandze Lindelani from Maloyi Primary School in Eswatini, washing their hands with flowing water at a sink donated by World Vision Eswatini

Protecting Eswatini's children from the dreaded Coronavirus

World Vision has enhanced protection of five hundred Eswatini school children from COVID-19, through a donation of a range of school materials. The...

When everyone’s safety is in your hands

When everyone’s safety is in your hands

Paul is a father of two (ages 8 and 6) from Elgin Division of Ouvahkelle Estate where World Vision works at present. His mother also lives with them. Paul...

NBD-WVL Donation

National Development Bank joins World Vision Lanka to combat COVID-19

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) on the request of World Vision Lanka, which is coordinating with individuals and organisations to support the...

Buwana and her Amma, Alamelu

Little Buwana's world torn apart

Alamelu and Buwana were each other’s worlds. They lived alone in a small one-room house in Chennai, India. “Wait for me in the house, I will come soon,”...