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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Three times uprooted: Nataliia’s story of survival in war-torn Ukraine

Nataliia returned to Ukraine with "no home, no job, no plan—just my two kids and the clothes on our backs." She found hope and support in a Halfway House.

International Women's Day 2021 Parade in Honiara

Solomon Islands celebrates International Women's Day

Solomon Islands today joins the celebration of International Women’s Day. The event attracted hundreds of people from all walks of life in the country to...

#IWD2021: Empowering Timorese Women in Leadership

This International Women's Day 2021, we celebrate women's achievements and take action for equality. In World Vision Timor Leste, women make up 55% of the...

Fish Farming Rescues Mother from Abuse and Violence

By Sarah Ooko, World Vision Senior Communications and Media Officer, Kenya Giggles, laughter and conversation noises fill the dining room of a home in...

Charity urges fellow South Sudanese: “No woman should endure and die from abuse in silence”

“In the early years of our marriage, everything was sweet. After a few years, it was filled with sorrow”, Charity, 38-years old says. The mother of seven...

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Hawa was saved from an unwanted wedding

Fifteen-year-old Hawa is a bright student from Bankass District, in Mali’s Mopti region. She was also the fiancée of a man who was planning to marry her...

Community engagement on ending violence against women in Chad

Community engagement on ending violence against women and children in Chad

During these unprecedented times of COVID-19, World Vision celebrated this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by...

World Vision staff in Syria celebrates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

World Vision male staff step up efforts to fight gender-based violence in northern Syria

By Alexandra Matei, Syria Response Advocacy and Communications Director, and Elias Abu Ata, Syria Response Communications Manager, World Vision, Jordan...

Faith leaders across East Africa denounce GBV

Faith leaders in East Africa denounce gender-based violence and call for stronger partnerships to protect girls and women

Over 130 people, led by some of East Africa’s prominent faith leaders, attended World Vision East Africa’s online dialogue on the role of faith leaders in...

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Gender-based violence in the poorest county of European Union - Vaslui County in Romania

By Eliza Drob, Communications Officer, World Vision Romania Gender-based violence phenomena are widely spread in Romania, in rural regions especially...

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COVID-19: Girls are sad, scared and lonely

Juliana explains why research suggests girls in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are less resilient than boys when coping with the fallout of the COVID...

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Keep the promise – Create an inclusive and safe world for our girls

Girls in Uganda are still discriminated against based on their gender; discrimination that for so many girls stems right from birth. On the 11th of October...

Understanding each other as parents and leaders

Understanding each other as parents and leaders

Lonsdale and Wereti are couples and members of the Community Hope and Action Team (CHAT) in Marau. They have three biological children and one adopted...

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Clustering approach improves household access to safe water

World Vision has developed a clustering approach to empower households to be in charge of their development agenda. The community-focused approach dubbed...

Female staff of World Vision Sudan in the Khartoum office join hands in solidarity

Talking saves lives

Martin Luther King was not afraid to start a conversation. Like the many girls and women around the world who are speaking out against gender inequality.

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The “Moneypennies” of international development: a tribute

Who inspires you today, and why? On International Women’s Day 2020, I raise my glass to Ailene Sotelo, Persília Muianga de Gouveia, Lorna Maso, and Codruta...

We still need to state the obvious… equality matters

Let's build a gender-equal world where we can actively challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women's and...

Improving the nutrition of vulnerable children and families in Laos

Nutrition has improved in Lao PDR over the past years, but there is still room for improvement. Based in Attapeu, Saravane and Savannakhet provinces, and...

We are different but equal

An estimated 1,400 girls are not born annually in the country due to the traditional and deeply entrenched preference for baby boys and the higher status...

Dorcas champions a life for women and girls that’s free from gender-based violence

Dorcas is among the thousands of women and girls who were part of World Vision’s activities aimed at the prevention of gender-based violence in Juba. A...

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Transformation: The Kitchen and Childcare Aren't for Women Only Anymore

Written by Agness John, World Vision Communications Officer - ENRICH Project Girl-children often experience multifaceted discrimination in the areas of...

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Diversity Matters

Tettey, 40, expected many things from World Vision’s “Nutrition Links” programme when it came to his home area of Mensah Dawa. But, he didn’t expect it to...

Zenilda trained high school students on gender and child protection. Photo: Jaime dos Reis/World Vision

Students learn about reducing violence in their families and community

In Zenilda’s community in Aileu, violence against women and children often occurs in families. In early 2016, Zenilda became a leader of a community action...

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Early marriages are now a crime in Mozambique

“I am very happy with the news. If all people comply with the law, girls like me will no longer have to cry at night because they fear for what tomorrow...

South Sudan’s National Girls’ Education Day: Celebrating the role of girls in the country’s future

Last week, World Vision joined partners, in collaboration with Jubek Ministry of General Education and Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare, to celebrate...