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Friday, November 28, 2025

From Ruins to Resilience: Building Weather-resistant School Shelter After Myanmar’s Earthquake

When classrooms collapsed, World Vision and local leaders raced against time to restore learning—and hope—for 120 children in Thiri Mingalar.

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From Ruins to Resilience: Building Weather-resistant School Shelter After Myanmar’s Earthquake

When classrooms collapsed, World Vision and local leaders raced against time to restore learning—and hope—for 120 children in Thiri Mingalar.

ASEAN Moves Toward Mainstreaming Meaningful Child Participation

Child Participation

Moving ASEAN towards mainstreaming meaningful child participation

Regional learning session highlights growing momentum to embed children’s voices in policymaking across Southeast Asia.

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Turning the Tide: How Floating Toilets Are Building Climate Resilience in Myanmar’s Flood Zones

In Myanmar’s flood-prone Inle Lake, climate and health crises collide—but a community-led sanitation innovation offers hope for resilience.

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How floating toilets transform health and resilience at crisis-hit Inle Lake

Amid a growing health and environmental crisis at Myanmar’s iconic Inle Lake, an innovative solution is emerging: floating bio-septic toilets. Designed to...

Aung and his family

Timely aid transforms despair into hope for Aung’s family

The earthquake destroyed the family’s home, leaving only ruins behind. Night after night, Aung’s family slept outside on benches. He says, “With my wife...

Responding beyond borders: Making a difference, even from a distance

Responding beyond borders: Making a difference, even from a distance

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Leading change from the heart: Win Win Phyu’s journey to empower women

Win Win Phyu is the Director and co-founder of Swan In Thit, a woman-led local civil society organisation based in Kayah State, Myanmar. A dedicated...

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Humanitarian and Development Nexus

Is SDG 2 - Zero Hunger still within Myanmar’s reach?

Dr Kyi reflects on how Myanmar’s fight against hunger, amid earthquakes, conflict, and economic crisis seems daunting—but not impossible. Hope can still...

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Education cannot wait: Empowering children's education

Naw Win, a 5-year-old child with speech difficulties, lives in Tha Di Kho village in Hlaing Bwe Township, Myanmar. Her family relies on farming for their...

Naw Phoebe (naw_phoebe)

Where do we start?

Even before the earthquake, World Vision has been in Mandalay. As part of our humanitarian response efforts, World Vision is providing life-saving relief...

Child Advocate

Why Children Need More Resilience Today - And How We Can Help Them Build It?

Natalia Korobkova warns that children face enough threats to their mental health without those in power making choices that make things worse.

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Faith leaders rise amid earthquake devastation

Faith is deeply woven into the lives of Myanmar people with a strong reliance on their spiritual beliefs. In Myanmar, the predominant faith is Buddhism...

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Accessing nutritious meals poses a challenge for families affected by the earthquake

The World Food Programme and World Vision have been in a long-term partnership for years prior to the earthquake. With WFP's support, World Vision has...

Emergency Education

World Vision’s sustainable learning initiatives restore hope for earthquake-affected children

When a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, schools crumbled and children’s education came to a sudden halt. In the aftermath, World Vision is...

Lin

Struggling, yet Lin tries her best to provide post-quake

When a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar, families across the region were left struggling to meet their basic needs. Among them is Lin, a devoted...

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Cash assistance brings hope and support to Myanmar earthquake survivors

As part of WV’s Myanmar Earthquake Response, in partnership with WFP, 9,313 people have received Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA). The World Food...

Kyi Minn

From Mandalay to Yangon: What I witnessed changed me forever

Food insecurity, which was already affecting over 15 million people before the quake, is now deepening. Families who were barely getting by now have...

Alinka’s story

The 7.7 earthquake, that hit Myanmar on 28 March caused widespread damage to homes, schools, health centres and public infrastructure in Mandalay and...

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Child Participation

Child participation in advocacy efforts has the power to bring meaningful change in Myanmar

"I never thought we could make a difference, but now I see how our voice can change things." - Zwae, Youth Leader, Myanmar.

Emergency Response

Myanmar Earthquake Response

Video interview with the national director of Myanmar describing the earthquake, it's impacts and World Vision's planned response

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Phue: A young girl on the brink of her education journey

Phue is a Grade 5 student who lives with her parents and four siblings in a dilapidated house on borrowed land. Her father does odd jobs, and her mother...

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Yoon's promise: A dream to be a future doctor

Yoon, a resilient 12-year-old girl from Thanlyin Township in Yangon, has a deep desire to become a doctor. Her determination derives from the tragic loss...

Khant and his mother

Rising above challenges: Khant’s transformation

Khant's life transformed when he joined a reading club and his mother participated in a savings program. With the support of volunteers and improved access...

Myo conducts a child savings group activity

Myo journey of resilience and growth

S4T programme significantly benefited Myo and his family. Myo joined the Children’s Savings Group, which helped him develop a habit of saving money and...