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Vocational graduates challenged to use skills to change their lives and build a stronger South Sudan economy

The tailoring graduates could not hide their joy at the Mazzarello Women’s Center. Their dream has come true. They were joined by the primary school girls...

South Sudan peace committees campaign for peace and hunger-free communities: “Mothers are tired of burying their own children”

“The year 2021 was one of the worst years for us in Tonj North County. We faced communal conflicts and floods which moved people from place to place and...

An impossible choice sell a child to survive; or die of hunger

An impossible choice: sell a child to survive; or die of hunger

Sitting on the cold mud floor of their small house, *Jamila , had been chewing on chunks of leftover carrots with her four siblings, unaware that these...

A knock on the door: An old man’s demand for his 12-year-old child bride

A knock on the door: An old man’s demand for his 12-year-old child bride

Roqia had barely turned seven when her father Suliman - though reluctantly - agreed to marry her off. Back then, the young girl with her thick black...

Oasis amid the drought

Oasis amid the drought

The barren dusty hills of northwestern Afghanistan’s Faryab province stretch far into the horizon. Over the past years, regular droughts and depleting...

One shoeshine boy’s hope for education

One shoeshine boy’s hope for education

Amid roadside restaurants and bustling crowds in one of Herat’s busiest markets, 10-year-old Wakeel is working as a shoeshine boy. Until recently, he had...

Women farmers in South Sudan find their groove: Making decisions and leading the fight against hunger

Adut, a young mother at 29 with eight children lives in a small village in South Sudan’s Gogrial West County, a part of Warrap State. The third of four...

South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan 2022 raises alarming hunger issues that call for stronger concerted efforts

The South Sudan Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) and Humanitarian Response Plan for 2022. It is not something we can brush aside as...

Hunger and age-old tradition fuel more gender-based violence and child marriages in South Sudan

“When it happened, I cried and blamed the day I was born”, Katina*, 16-years-old, recalls. Her father is a soldier who left them when they were young. Her...

Bringing COVID-19 vaccination at the foothills of South Sudan’s most distant communities

“I have not heard of anyone who got vaccinated in this village. I am happy to be the first, not only in my family, but also in my community,” 26-year-old...

World Vision experts reflect on impact of climate change on South Sudan’s health system and risks faced by millions

How does climate change worsen South Sudan’s dire condition? As a country where an estimated 75 percent of child mortality is attributed to preventable...

Our planet and our health under siege: What can we contribute for healthier tomorrow?

By Dr. Mesfin Loha, Country Director The impact of climate change and its consequences on health and well-being are more severe on vulnerable populations...

Azia in her store with her children

Azia - the endeavours of a one resilient woman

As a child, the youngest in the family of fourteen, Azia lived in a typical old oriental style house with vast open spaces made of clay and plaster and...

Nadia is being looked up by WVA staff

Donors must stay committed to support Afghan children and their families

The children of Afghanistan are facing a humanitarian crisis caused by decades of conflict, food insecurity, displacement, drought driven by climate change...

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Clean water relieves pupils and other community members in Kola village

In Kola village, people used to have a lot of difficulty accessing drinking water. This was especially felt by the pupils, who would put in a lot of effort...

Kitchen gardens help Juba’s mothers earn more income and raise healthier children

Nyoka, a 48-year-old mother of seven was among the 160 mothers who were trained on various ways to prevent malnutrition through kitchen gardening, and how...

Vegetable gardening offers sustainable solutions to hunger and malnutrition for women of South Sudan

Widow Yom Ater, 24, live with her five children in the outskirts of Juba. Growing up in the cattle camp, Yom did not know any other source of livelihood...

Asuntha Charles Afghanistan

Are donors abandoning Afghanistan's Children?

Asuntha takes a closer look at how food, healthcare, and education are under threat in Afghanistan after aid starts to dry up.

Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food helps thousands of children recover from acute malnutrition in South Sudan

Mary is 27-years-old and already a mother of three. She prematurely gave birth to her daughter Emman at seven months. “I stayed at the hospital for a week”...

Malnutrition among children and women worsen as hunger crisis continue to impact South Sudan

Faiza, a 22-year-old mother of three, is among the millions of South Sudanese faced with the hunger crisis. Displaced about two years ago from her home due...

Despite improved access, millions of women in South Sudan still walk for miles to get clean water

Over 6.1 million people have either inadequate or lack of access to clean water, according to the latest UNOCHA South Sudan Humanitarian Needs Overview, 50...

Overcoming Isolation - The story of Serine - ECHO Grant - World Vision JWG 1

Overcoming Isolation: The Story of Serine

Five-year-old Serine is a different girl because of a project funded by an EU Humanitarian Aid grant. “My name is Serine,” she says in an excited voice. “I...

Cash program boosts South Sudan women’s leadership skills and earning opportunities

Rosa lost her husband a few months before her now five-year-old. She is frequently sick and feels weak most of the time. “I lost my husband and now my...

World Vision builds capacity of local partners in South Sudan on disaster risk management

Yambio County, South Sudan – A total of 38 participants, 11 of whom are women, from 13 participating local and national non-governmental organizations...