Friday, May 15, 2026

Fishing hopes: From fear of floods to a thriving fishing livelihood in rural South Sudan

For years, seasonal flooding in Akuem boma, Aweil East County, left Rebecca Abuk and her family struggling to meet basic needs. In August 2025, her situation began to improve when she joined a fishing group through the WACRESS Project, a Government of South Sudan initiative supported by the Global Environment Facility and United Nations Development Programme, and implemented by World Vision to help communities strengthen their resilience to climate shocks.

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Fishing hopes: From fear of floods to a thriving fishing livelihood in rural South Sudan

For years, seasonal flooding in Akuem boma, Aweil East County, left Rebecca Abuk and her family struggling to meet basic needs. In August 2025, her...

Lokoita

Seven Children, One Mother, and No Food Left: Lokolita’s story from drought-affected Turkana, where families are preparing to receive cash assistance to meet urgent food needs

Under the scorching Turkana sun, vulnerable families queue for verification as a final step toward receiving life-saving cash assistance after months of...

Women waiting at a water distribution point in Fiena.

What the hunger stats for Sudan don’t tell you about food.

What is lost when hunger strips people not only of nourishment, but of identity, dignity and community.

Archdeacon

Faith and development builds bridges between divided families in Tonj North County

This feature story highlights how Faith and Development is building peace in Tonj North County through the leadership of Rev. Mary Awien. Once divided by...

Madel -- girl child drinking water

Hope grows where clean water flows in remote South Sudan village

At the water point in Panaam, a remote village in Panyikang County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, children gather around the tap stand, filling their...

Achel Deng

Transforming rural communities in South Sudan: Clean water is coming closer to home

As boreholes are currently being drilled closer to homes in Akoc Payam, Twic in Warrap State, a long-awaited change is beginning to take shape. While the...

Blandine, her family and her sponsor

The Girl We Were Never Meant to Miss-Blandine’s story of hope and healing

While visiting Rulindo District to document the story of a sponsored child named Bertin, the team discovered another story in his home. They met seven-year...

‘Inyamamare’ Troupe supported by World Vision

The Village that learned to Sing again

On a sunny Wednesday, the narrator visited Nkunamo Village with a music producer to record a traditional troupe called Inyamamare. Welcomed by drums and...

How Citizen Voice and Action Training Transformed a Refugee into a Community Advocate in Palabek settlement

This story about a South Sudanese refugee and activist who has leveraged on Citizen Voice & Action training to transform his community

Hawo at work

From Aid to Agency: Hawo uses loan, learns trade to launch and expand business and inspire others

From aid to agency

South Sudanese mother

Village savings change the lives of women and children in Aweil East

Village savings and clean water are changing lives in Aweil East, South Sudan. Mothers like Bakhita now save money, send children to school, and grow...

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Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action (ESCA)

Protecting children is climate action: How Ugandan women are restoring land and futures

Climate change in Uganda is already a child protection crisis, forcing children, especially girls, out of school and into greater risk as land degrades and...

ECRPII_GBV

Breaking the cycle: Communities in South Sudan’s Warrap state speak about and against GBV

Gender-based violence (GBV) is not just a hidden issue in South Sudan—it is a harsh reality that many, especially women and girls, continue to face. Yet...

Children’s Junior Council meeting

Anicia Zawadi Method: A Rising Voice for Tanzania’s Children

From loss to leadership, Anicia Zawadi Method’s journey shows how child empowerment is shaping confident young leaders across Tanzania.

A child enjoying water.

Mapping The Blue Thread: How partnerships are delivering clean water and dignity across Tanzania

Discover how partnerships, innovation and community leadership are expanding access to clean water, sanitation and dignity across Tanzania.

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Until When? 36 Months of Conflict is Too Long For Sudan

Sudan conflict 3 years On

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Harvests that Last: Empowering Women Farmers with Solar Drying Technology, in Shinyanga DC, Tanzania

Solar dryers are transforming how farmers preserve food, keeping it safer, longer-lasting, and available even in lean seasons.

Sudan

Humanitarian Need

Sudan’s conflict has created a generation in survival mode

Three years into Sudan’s brutal war, the cost of international inaction is being borne by children. As diplomatic attention drifts and humanitarian funding...

Gladys FMNR

From Scarcity to Abundance: How the FMNR model Transformed Gladys’ Farm

For years, Gladys Cheboiywo walked two hours just to collect firewood, returning home too exhausted to tend her farm. Today, her land in Cheptiot, Elgeyo...

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The window of hope in South Sudan’s Renk Transit Centre

When Mary sees the small window at the health facility open, there is hope for her children's survival.

GFFO Julia

Fleeing fear and finding home: Julia’s journey to safety from Sudan

Julia Peter Chan, a mother of six, never imagined she would have to flee her home in Wad Medani, Sudan. But as violence escalated, she and her family...

Angeline

“We were afraid to even fetch water” — A South Sudanese’ journey back to safety from Sudan

Since April 2023, the crisis in Sudan has forced thousands of families to flee violence. Amidst uncertainty, they seek safety across the border with little...

12-year-old Javira

Household clusters transform lives in Uganda

In Kamwenge, Uganda, World Vision helps families overcome poverty as women like Dinah gain skills, savings and hope so children can thrive, not just...

Achuany

Turning classrooms in Malakal into places of hope

In Malakal in Upper Nile State, many children have long tried to learn without the most basic tools. At a primary school located inside the Protection of...