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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Why Integrated Support Matters in Ukraine — Through Anna’s Eyes

Amid the conflict, Anna raises her baby without a family. A social apartment and comprehensive services have given her the hope she needs.

Let the flowers bloom

Globally 7 out of 10 school going children reach the primary education without receiving the minimum efficiency on reading. World Vision Bangladesh has...

Children – The Future of us

In Bangladesh 100 million children are still deprived of access to education. In order to achieve the SDG 4 by fulfilling rights of Education to all...

KOICA Unlock literacy launch

Launch of the Unlock Literacy Project at Afram Plains

The Unlock Literacy project, funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and implemented by World Vision, launched at Maame Krobo in...

Child holds mother language book

The Alphabet Song

By Nissi Thapa, World Vision Nepal A curious-looking boy stands up in front of twenty children. “Kapuri ka, kharayo kha, gaigorey ga…,” he reads loudly...

Early Childhood Literacy improves learning

Sixty percent of adult Papua New Guineans cannot read, write and understand simple English. Additionally, only seven out of ten students complete primary...

Together for Education

Together for Education project is funded by the Australian Government under the PPF in partneship with the Government of Papua New Guinea, which World...

The wonders of Literacy Boost

Noumouk é is an 8 - year - old boy who lives with his parents in the village of Bransan in the Saraya Department of south Eastern Senegal. He comes from a...

A Reading Buddy

Prarthana (13) is a reading buddy to ten children with ages ranging from 6 to 12 in her neighbourhood. Twice a week, children gather in one home to improve...

Learning with fun beyond school hours

It's Saturday, an official government holiday, and all schools are closed in Sindhuli district but in the remote village of Tinkanya some children are...

Rebecca Sanda

World Vision supports early childhood education for Santa Cruz

Rebecca Sanda is a teacher at Matu Kindarten on Santa Cruz Island in Temotu Province. Kindy or early childhood education is a new concept in Matu Village...

Literacy Boost: an innovative approach for learning to read

All over the world, millions of children are starting a new school year. Despite rising levels of school attendance, 250 million children still haven't...

International Literacy Day

As the world marks the International Literacy Day, children in South Sudan share why they want to learn how to read and write:

Literacy is a foundation of learning and builds sustainable development

September 8 marks the 50th International Literacy Day, a day that reminds us all of the importance of literacy as a human right and a foundation for...

What's your favourite book?

Ahead of International Literacy Day, we spoke to children and asked them, “What is your favourite book?” We heard from children around the world who shared...

MarthaIni Woua

World Vision, improving literacy in Solomon Islands

Four years ago, Martha could not read, write or speak in Pijin. “When I was a child I went up to class six in school but I did not understand anything,”...

Emelyne at her local reading club

Many paths lead to keeping children in school in Burundi

Written by Javan Niyakire, World Vision At the bottom of Ngayane Hill in Ntunda, Karusi Province, Burundi, children used to spend all their evenings...

Reading club in Nepal

Reading clubs in Nepal support children’s learning

Nine-year-old Prem sits listening to the story that volunteer reading club facilitator, Raj Kumari, is reading out. The story is about a girl named...

Improving children's literacy in Ethiopia through quality education

The ability to read with understanding is the most fundamental skill a child learns and is crucial to their future success. Literacy leads to better health...

Improving children's literacy in Ethiopia through quality education

Together with communities, schools, partners, families and donors, World Vision is reaching over 900,000 Ethiopian children with quality literacy...

Literacy is Boosting in Ethiopia

By Kebede Gizachew Introduced three years ago, Literacy Boost Program has come up with new teaching-learning approach, which benefitted tens of thousands...

A promising step toward building quality education in Haiti

By Lydia Berigena Despite the need and want for quality education, Haiti suffers from a variety of issues in its education sectors, most importantly poor...

Literacy Boost in India

Literacy Boost gets children back to school in India

“Sakhi has shown considerable progress in her reading skills since she joined the reading club,” says Pooja, the reading club facilitator at Semra village...

Reading buddies in Ethiopia

Reading Buddies help children learn to read through friendship

“When I was in the lower grades, I had difficulty reading,” says 16-year-old Giduma. “Unlike my brothers I started reading late.” Giduma is currently a...

Anick holds a book

Nine-year-old girl inspires adults to conquer their fears so that children can learn

“We were scared and spent our time pondering what to do if the situation worsened in our area,” Regine, a 41-year-old, Literacy Boost reading camp...