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From Extreme Hunger to The Hope of a Meal

Discover how José, a farmer in drought-stricken Mutarara, found hope and food security through World Vision’s emergency response.

More Than a Meal: How School Feeding is Transforming The Lives of Children in Phalombe District of Malawi

School Meal Program is helping to retain children in school and fight malnutrition in Malawi.

Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

In Ntcheu, Malawi, women like Stella Samuel are leading the fight against climate change through agroforestry, restoring land and securing their families’...

The importance of sustained engagement for Afghanistan’s children

Johan Eldebo, Senior Adviser for Strategic Partnerships and Fragile Contexts at World Vision Nordics, shares personal reflections from a recent field visit...

Climate Smart Agriculture

Eleanor Monbiot visited Hamdaniyah, where WV Iraq implements smart farming practices

Eleanor Monbiot visited Hamdaniyah, where WV Iraq implements smart farming practices.

Constância and her daughter shelling the little maize that was left

Between the plate and the plow: The Harsh Dilemma Haunting Mozambique's Farming Families

See the heart-wrenching dilemma haunting hundreds of resilient farming families in Guijá district, Gaza province, Mozambique. After a brutal cycle of El...

Harvesting Hope: How Ntcheu Farmers Overcame Fear with Agroforestry

The Global EverGreening Alliance and its members have joined forces in the biggest small-scale farmer-driven land restoration project: Restore Africa. This...

The Impact of Cash Aid: An Afghan Grandmother’s Story of Survival

“I have nothing – where should I get it [food] from?” Drought has taken their crops. Inflation has made basic food unaffordable. But cash assistance is...

Nutrition Dialogues

Nutrition Dialogues: Building Solutions with Communities

Based on the workshops held by World Vision Angola under the theme “Nutrition Dialogues,” it is possible to develop a critical and timely reflection in...

World Vision Ghana supports Drought-Affected Residents in Krachi Nchumuru

World Vision Ghana Delivers Drought Relief to 3,200 in Krachi Nchumuru

3,200 drought-affected residents in krachi nchumuru & krachi west, receive bicycles, hygiene kits & educational supplies from World Vision Ghana to restore...

Wesekmeli and her child

Health on the Move

A mother in drought-affected Afar, Ethiopia, shares how World Vision’s Mobile Health and Nutrition Team helped save her child and brought critical...

Maria Zita, a farmer from the Nkhondo community

Field School: A Transformation for Sustainability and Food Security in Times of Drought

Maria Zita is a farmer from the remote community of Nkhondo, in southern Angola. She had to leave school in the 5th grade due to a lack of opportunities...

A cook giving school meals to children at school

Healthy School Feeding Ensured During Drought in Southern Angola

The Okulonguesa project, implemented in Namibe in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities like Nkhondo, is transforming lives. In addition to benefiting...

Climate Change Adaptation

Supporting the Next Generation of Local Leaders in Developing Climate Solutions in the West Bank

Bushra, 20, from the northwest of the West Bank, is an active member of her village’s Green Committee—a local group dedicated to helping communities adapt...

World Vision Scales Up School Feeding Program in Malawi

World Vision has scaled up nutrition efforts, reaching over 60 thousand children in Malawi with school meals.

Climate-related disasters

Inside Herat: How World Vision Is Supporting Farmers Thrive Again

Climate-related disasters have severely impacted farmers in Herat, Afghanistan — with some, like Naim, losing up to 80% of their harvest. Watch the video...

Access to clean and safe water

The impact of water access in Afghanistan’s remote communities and the threat of aid cuts

An estimated 21 million people will water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance in 2025. World Vision Afghanistan's WASH sector addresses these needs...

Mining activities and climate change effects dried up the Lake Bob

Lake Bob in Grand Katanga

Lake Bob in DRC's Lualaba province has dried up due to climate change and mining, forcing families like Tshilombo's to struggle for water and livelihoods.

Faith and Climate Smart Agriculture

Faith, Resilience, and a Bountiful Harvest: The Story of ‘Mathato’s Triumph in Ha Senkoase

A mother in Ha Senkoase transforms her family's future through faith, climate-smart agriculture, and resilience, turning struggle into hope and success.

WORLD VISION BRIDGES WATER SCARCITY IN NAKASONGOLA DISTRICT

World Vision has installed 2 motorised water systems worth 3.2B UGX) in Nakasongola distirct, serving 22K+ people. Children no longer miss school fetching...

Girl holding a plate of food

A Journey of Overcoming Food Insecurity in Namibe province in Southern Angola

Nkhondo is a small mountain community in Namibe province, where life in the mountains has not been easy. The drought caused by the El Niño weather...

Dry season farmers

Emergency Response

From Despair to Hope: World Vision Ghana’s CAT 2 Response Rebuilds Lives

In northern Ghana, where the sun scorches relentlessly and rainfall becomes unpredictable due to climate change, farmers represent resilience and hope.

Access to clean and safe water

When the mountain will no longer provide: Inside Afghanistan’s climate change crisis

Afghanistan's climate crisis is threatening the very lifeline that has sustained it for centuries. The Hindu Kush mountains, once a reliable source of...

Woman in her successful garden

Restoring Hope and Building Resilience: How World Vision’s CSDRR Project Transformed Lives in Lesotho

Amid Lesotho’s national food insecurity crisis, World Vision through ECHO Project provided life-saving food aid and sustainable farming solutions to...