Wednesday, August 19, 2026

When Distance No Longer Kills: Kizela 2 Community Health Care Site Restores Hope For Families

The article highlights the transformation experienced by families in Kizela 2, who previously faced long distances and high costs to access healthcare. It shows how the community care site now enables rapid, free and accessible treatment for children, while facilitating vaccination, early detection and referral of cases requiring further care. Beyond the figures, Mayelu’s testimony illustrates how the intervention is giving parents greater peace of mind and hope, while helping to reduce the risks associated with delays in receiving essential healthcare.

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When Distance No Longer Kills: Kizela 2 Community Health Care Site Restores Hope For Families

The article highlights the transformation experienced by families in Kizela 2, who previously faced long distances and high costs to access healthcare. It...

Daniela Romero, 27 from Venezuela meeting WV staff

Reborn to Understand Purpose

After Venezuela’s devastating earthquake, Daniela turned tragedy into hope, helping survivors rebuild as World Vision provided lifesaving support.

Cholera Case Management

Building Hope on the Border: Cholera Case Management Training Saves Lives in Renk

In Renk County, upper Nile State, a major entry point for thousands of refugees and returnees fleeing the Sudan crisis, cholera remains a major public...

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From the Finance Desk to Humanitarian Action

World Humanitarian Day: Pabitra Karki shares how financial stewardship supported timely humanitarian assistance during Nepal's 2015 earthquake response.

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Not Every Hero is on the Frontline

From oxygen cylinders to critical logistics, Vijaya Kachhapati reflects on supporting Nepal's COVID-19 response behind the scenes.

Elissar Gemayel reflects on how local organisations, institutions and communities shaped a faster, more inclusive humanitarian response in Lebanon.

World Humanitarian Day 2026

Localisation When It Mattered Most

Elissar Gemayel, Director of Programmes and Response, reflects on how local organisations, institutions and communities shaped a faster, more inclusive...

URGENT: Indonesia M7.7 Earthquake -- Children and Communities Need Life-Saving Help Now

Support children and communities impacted by the Flores earthquake. Donate now to deliver urgent shelter kits and emergency relief with Wahana Visi...

Ayiik

A Garden of Opportunity: Rebuilding Lives through Sustainable Agriculture

In 2023, when war erupted in Sudan, 38-year-old Ayiik made the difficult decision to remain behind while his family fled to safety. As the conflict...

Neema in her garden

DR Congo: From Dialogue to Action: Home Gardens Strengthen Child Nutrition in Sake

This article highlights how community nutrition dialogues supported by World Vision in Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are helping families...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and WVISL P&C Director

Forging a Stronger Partnership for Children and Communities in Sierra Leone

World Vision and the Government of Sierra Leone sign a historic Host Country Agreement, strengthening nearly 30 years of partnership for vulnerable...

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DR Congo: More than 20,000 Displaced People From Pakadjuma Receive Emergency Food from World Vision DRC and Save the Children

World Vision DRC and Save the Children International, through the Joining Forces consortium, provided emergency food assistance to more than 20,000 people...

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DR Congo: When a Project Ends, Protection Lives On Through the Legacy Carried by Communities in North Kivu

As the Emergency Response to WASH, Protection and Livelihood Needs of IDPs and Host Communities in North Kivu project comes to an end, its impact continues...

Oxygen Fiiling Unit in Qaryout

Emergency Response

A Lifeline for Rural Communities: How an Oxygen Filling Unit is Saving Lives in Qaryout

As access to healthcare becomes increasingly difficult, an oxygen filling unit in Qaryout is helping save lives by bringing essential oxygen closer to...

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Six Months After Severe Floods: Children Still Walking Through Water to Reach School

Six months after devastating floods in southern Mozambique, children in Nalaze still cross contaminated water to reach school, highlighting the need for...

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Securing Safe Water in the Wake of Devastating Floods in Guijá, Mozambique

Thousands of families in Guijá lost access to safe drinking water after severe floods damaged critical infrastructure. New generators are now helping...

Estevão and his daughter, Elcina.

Breaking the Cycle: A Father Who Chose to Be There from the Very Beginning

One father's decision to register his daughter is challenging traditions in rural Mozambique, showing how positive parenting and birth registration are...

Training session with CSOs

World Vision Strengthens Women-Led Organisations to Advance Humanitarian Action in Burkina Faso

World Vision’s AWA project strengthened the capacities of women-led organisations in Burkina Faso, helping them lead humanitarian, development and...

Lokolita

How timely emergency cash assistance is helping a mother rebuild life for her seven children in drought-affected Turkana

Learn how, after years of drought in Turkana County, Emergency cash assistance is helping Lokolita put food on the table and restore hope for her seven...

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When Hunger Left a 91-Year-Old Too Weak to Walk and a Father Struggling to Feed His Family

Years of drought have left families in Turkana without food, livestock, or hope. Learn how World Vision Kenya, with support from the Kenya Humanitarian...

Somalia faces another famine- fifteen years later

Fifteen years after famine was declared in Somalia in 2011, a crisis that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, World Vision is warning that the country...

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DR Congo: Clean Water and Better Hygiene Are Transforming Lives in Bambo and Kibirizi Health Zones

This human-interest article highlights how access to safe drinking water is transforming lives in the Bambo and Kibirizi Health Zones of North Kivu...

Animation session at the Child Friendly Space with Helene

Burkina Faso: Child-Friendly Spaces as an Essential Response to Protection and Development Needs

In Burkina Faso, Child-Friendly Spaces provide a safe environment where vulnerable children can find protection, support and hope.

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Beyond Relief: Why Protecting Girls Matters in Humanitarian Response?

Discover how World Vision's integrated humanitarian response in Mozambique empowers girls through protection, helping them build safer, more resilient...

Mariam was no longer the same woman since the death of her husband

Hope Means Seeing Her Children Again

Displaced by violence in central Mali, Mariam struggled to care for her children after fleeing her village. With support from World Vision's emergency food...