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Saturday, September 27, 2025

DR Congo: Over 100 Households Receive Watering Cans and Hope for a Bountiful Harvest

In Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 100 vulnerable households in the Mueni Mutenge community received watering cans to strengthen family farming and fight chronic malnutrition. Supported by WFP, World Vision, and KOICA, the initiative builds on earlier seed distributions, helping families maintain vegetable gardens, diversify diets, and improve resilience. Beneficiaries expressed gratitude, highlighting the tools as both practical support and a symbol of hope for healthier children and stronger communities.

Women holding their watering cans

DR Congo: Over 100 Households Receive Watering Cans and Hope for a Bountiful Harvest

In Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 100 vulnerable households in the Mueni Mutenge community received watering cans to strengthen...

Children happy in Child Friendly Space

DR Congo: “The Nightmares Stopped Here”: How the WALIP Project Heals Broken Children

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where years of conflict have robbed countless children of their childhood, the WALIP project is bringing...

some PLHIV

DR Congo: Beyond Survival: How Nutrition Restores Dignity for People Living With HIV

This article highlights a World Food Programme–supported project in Tanganyika province that combined nutritional aid with HIV treatment, helping nearly 6...

Training session about breastfeeding

DR Congo: World Vision Marked Breastfeeding Week in Maluku

For mothers like Saidate and Miryam in Maluku, breastfeeding is no longer just a routine, but a life-saving act for their children. Thanks to World Vision...

Saidate holding her child at a breastfeeding training session

DR Congo: A Mother Discovers the Power of Breastfeeding

In Maluku, Kinshasa, Saidate, a mother of two, struggled during her first pregnancy due to a lack of guidance, leading to frequent illness in her baby...

Maryam holding her baby

DR Congo: Support During Pregnancy Saves Children’s Lives

Miryam, a mother of several children, benefited from World Vision’s targeted home visits during her latest pregnancy. Previously unaware of proper infant...

Angelique and her daughter in their farm

DR Congo: Angélique Turns Challenges Into Opportunities Thanks To World Vision’s Support

Angélique, a mother of eight in Kimbanseke, faced financial hardship when her husband lost his job. Through World Vision’s child sponsorship program, she...

Photo of Inspectors after training

DR Congo: 30 Inspectors Trained on the Unlock Literacy 2.0 Approach to Transform Reading in Schools

This article highlights a week-long training workshop held in Kananga, Kasaï Central, where more than 30 itinerant inspectors from the Ministry of...

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...

Women after the celebration of the Day of breasfeeding

DR Congo: World Breastfeeding Week: Women of Luiza Commit to Exclusive Breastfeeding

This article highlights the mobilisation of women in Luiza, Kasaï Central, during World Breastfeeding Week 2025 under the theme “Prioritise breastfeeding...

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...

Gloire in her wheelchair received from World Vision

DR Congo: Gloire's Journey - From the Dust to Dignity

This article is about Gloire’s story, which illustrates the impact a single wheelchair can have. In Lualaba, she is one of only two individuals recently...

Aimé in his wheelchair received from World Vision

DR Congo: Thanks to a wheelchair from World Vision, Aimé can now fully carry out his work

This article tells the story of Aimé, a 32-year-old self-taught electronics repairer in Tshikala, in the Congolese province of Lualaba, whose life was...

Child Parliementarian in the field

Wheels of Change: Bicycles Empower Child Parliamentarians to Defend Children’s Rights in DRC

This article is about the support to the children protection in DRC by World Vision, which donated 45 bicycles as Gifts In Kind (GIK) to child...

Fabien in the sewing workshop

RIBOUND: When Music Restores Hope to Young People in Lubero Thanks to Wolfgang’s Support

This article highlights the RIBOUND project, a World Vision initiative supported by German musician Wolfgang Niedecken, which is transforming the lives of...

Patrick Saah with women farmers

DR Congo: Meeting and Listening to Communities, Key Focus of the Programmes Director’s Visit to Kwango

This article recounts the field visit of Patrick Saah, Integrated Programme Director of World Vision DRC, to Kwango Province from 8 to 11 July 2025. It...

David working at his workshop

DR Congo: Youth Reconciliation Through Vocational Training, A Successful Initiative by World Vision

This article tells the inspiring story of David, a young man once involved in street violence in Maluku, DR Congo, who turned his life around thanks to...

Children happy to receive school bags

Proud Parents, Confident Readers: Maluku Students Honored for Literacy Achievements

This article highlights a literacy initiative by World Vision DRC, which celebrated the achievements of 100 students in Maluku who showed remarkable...

Mimi giving a Health community worker some items

DR Congo: Gemena Steps Up the Fight Against Mpox with Support from World Vision

This article highlights the successful efforts undertaken in Gemena, a city in DR Congo’s Sud-Ubangi province, to combat the Mpox epidemic with the support...

A meeting of Femmes-Leaders

DR Congo: GAINS Project Resumes – A Breath of Hope Amid Humanitarian Uncertainty

This article highlights how, following several months of interruption caused by the suspension of USAID funding, the GAINS project, dedicated to nutrition...

Overview of the African Child Day celebration

DR Congo – Luwowoshi: Children Raise Their Voices for Education and Against Abuses on the Day of the African Child 2025

This article highlights a powerful celebration of the Day of the African Child 2025 in Luwowoshi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Organised by World...

David Ngoy, Advocacy and Humanitarian Advisor, presents the results of a year of advocacy in 2024, on 16 June 2025, in Goma – DRC.

DR Congo: Authorities Mobilised for Child Rights-Centred Budget Planning

This article recounts an initiative led by World Vision and the Protection Cluster on the occasion of the Day of the African Child 2025 in North Kivu. The...

Masuika harvesting the potatoes

DR Congo: Local Food – An Added Value for School Meal Diversification in Grand Kasai

This article highlights the progress of a school feeding programme in the Greater Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. By promoting the use of...

A girl getting water

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