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World Vision helps Zin and her family get back on their feet with livelihood recovery support

In the middle of this struggle, an earthquake severely damaged Zin’s home. Since the house was no longer safe, the family moved into a temporary shelter...

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DR Congo: 622 Women Supported With Kits to Rebuild Their Lives and Those of Their Children

This article highlights how 622 women in North Kivu, DRC, received kits containing yards of cloth, tools, and essential items to rebuild their livelihoods...

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An Inflection Point for Our Sector and What Comes Next

Explores why our sector has reached a critical inflection point and the role civil society should play in helping build better systems.

World Vision Malawi Monitoring Heavy Rains and Ready to Respond

Malawi experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding

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People & Culture

Beyond organisational structures: Why trust is central to child-focused humanitarian action in Syria

Nokuthula S. Khumalo, Technical Director Global Humanitarian Surge, highlights that in prolonged crises like Syria, it is not organisational charts that...

Today, these savings enable her to cover certain unexpected expenses, such as her children's healthcare costs. She can also contribute to the purchase of school supplies when her husband has no income

Savings groups strengthen household financial security Niélé's experience

Before joining a community savings group, Niélé had no way of putting money aside

Women Resilience

In every crisis, women carry the weight, but who carries them?

Juma Ignatius says women bear the brunt of climate and humanitarian crises yet are sidelined. Empowering women’s leadership is vital for children’s futures...

Sarafina carries a heavy sack of rice, a burden that for her represents relief and hope after the floods.

From Limpopo Floods to Hope: World Vision and US Distribute Food Aid in Gaza province, Mozambique

After devastating Limpopo floods in Gaza Province, Mozambique, World Vision and the US Government deliver life-saving food aid to affected families...

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World Vision Reinforces Support for Families Affected by Conflict in Northern Mozambique

After conflict displaced thousands in northern Mozambique, World Vision helps families in Memba rebuild livelihoods with seeds, tools and essential support...

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Data Stewardship

Duplication in aid is not an accident. It is a choice.

Duplication in humanitarian aid isn’t a tech failure but the result of systems built around projects, donors, and organisational control instead of people.

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DR Congo: Interview - Does The Fight Against Cholera Require the Mobilization of The Entire Community?

This interview with Dr. Liliane Shacko, Acting Chief Medical Officer of the Manika Health Zone in Kolwezi, discusses the cholera outbreak that began in...

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DR Congo: Community Mobilization And Supply Support Strengthen The Cholera Response In Kolwezi

A cholera outbreak that began in December 2025 in the Manika Health Zone of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, has prompted a coordinated response from...

Education in Emergencies

Between Fear and Hope: Day in the Life of a Girl in the West Bank

"The road to school takes an hour... When I go back alone, I'm afraid they will find me," says 12-year-old Dalia, about the daily challenges she faces.

Maternal and Child Health

Pregnant in the West Bank: The Dangerous Risks of Delivery

World Vision supports pregnant women in the West Bank as giving birth safely is met with significant barriers, such as checkpoints and the risks of...

One Meal, One Classroom, One Future

Through a partnership between World Vision and the World Food Programme (WFP), school feeding programmes are helping children stay in school, stay...

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Mental Health in Emergencies

Under Constant Fear: The Impact of Escalating Middle East Crisis on West Bank Children

While shrapnel and debris fall from the sky, families are forced to stay indoors around the clock — every aspect of their lives has been upended.

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From salary delays to self-reliance: How a South Sudanese father built a thriving farm

For years, David Mangok Ador believed his family’s survival depended on a government salary that often arrived months late. As the Payam Administrator of...

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Strength in adversity: How Nyanyai became a pillar of hope in her community

When conflict forced Nyanyai Riak to leave her home in Twic County, she arrived in Kuajok with little certainty about how she would provide for her six...

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A fresh start for Buman: Finding courage and purpose through the Empowered Worldview

Buman was only 12 years old when conflict forced her family to flee to the Malakal Protection of Civilians site. Growing up in displacement shaped much of...

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Empowered Worldview: Restoring hope and faith among the displaced in South Sudan

When conflict in Malakal destroyed John Tuk Awi’s business, he lost everything — his income, his stability, and the future he had been building for his...

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Harvesting hope: A father’s journey towards self-reliance in South Sudan

In Kuac South village in Warrap State, South Sudan, providing for a family of 13 once felt impossible for 45-year-old Joseph Ayok Ayok. But one Sunday in...

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World Vision Staff Member Tokelal Guillaume: From Refugee to Defender of Dignity

Growing up in a refugee camp, Tokelal Guillaume faced fear and uncertainty but found hope in humanitarian workers, fueling his mission to serve vulnerable...

In the aftermath of a relentless dzud in Arkhangai Province, a newborn lamb’s fragile fight for survival becomes a poignant symbol of the immense loss and quiet resilience of Mongolia’s herder families.

Bleating through Dzud: Mongolia’s shared winter

In the aftermath of a relentless dzud in Arkhangai Province, a newborn lamb’s fragile fight for survival becomes a poignant symbol of the immense loss and...

Resilience

With every cut to aid and failure to invest in resilience, the future of South Sudan’s children hangs in the balance

Drawing on first‑hand experience from one of the world’s most fragile contexts, Paul Kinuthia, Senior Director, Food, Cash & Markets, Disaster Management...