Monday, April 27, 2026

The Rise of Taslima: From Urban Slum to Youth Leader

Born in an urban slum and once at risk of early marriage, Taslima overcame poverty and hardship to become a first-year Honours student and youth leader in Chattogram, now driving change in her community.

Taslima, an urban youth advocate in Chittagong smiling.

Urban Programme

The Rise of Taslima: From Urban Slum to Youth Leader

Born in an urban slum and once at risk of early marriage, Taslima overcame poverty and hardship to become a first-year Honours student and youth leader in...

Joy, known as the 'Friend of Birds,' securing a clay pot nesting home to a tree branch in Biral, Dinajpur.

Environment, Climate

Joy, the “Pakhi Bondhu”: A Young Changemaker Restoring Nature and Voices in Rural Bangladesh

From a childhood of struggle to environmental leadership, Joy from Biral Upazila, Bangladesh, transforms silence into action. As a “Pakhi Bondhu,” he...

Mukta, a World Vision Bangladesh youth leader, leading a climate advocacy and disaster risk reduction rally with community members in Amtali, Barishal.

Mukta’s Fight for Climate Justice in Coastal Bangladesh

Mukta’s journey from coastal Barguna to climate justice advocate highlights her work on disaster resilience, education, women’s rights, child protection...

Seven-year-old Jannat is a heart surgery survivor from the World Vision Bangladesh health programme.

Health, ChildWellBeing

How Medical Support and Compassion Gave Jannat a Second Chance

A seven-year-old girl’s journey from a life confined by illness to a future full of hope, how compassion and care gave Jannat a second chance to live...

Tareq and an elderly woman stand together outdoors holding a large white sack filled with discarded plastic bottles and waste at ukhiya.

Tarek, Transforming Waste into Resources for a Greener Ukhiya

Tarek, a 13-year-old from Ukhiya, shares his journey of turning plastic waste into community resources, inspiring collective action for a cleaner, greener...

GEDSI x Agro Food Security

Visible and Undeniable: Validating Women’s Leadership in Rural South Asia through Natural Farming Research

How does natural farming dismantle gender barriers? This DFAT-funded study uses the "River of Life" tool to reveal how women in South Asia are moving from...

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...

Community children standing in front of a World Vision Bangladesh water point in Binodpur village.

Water Day: Water and Gender

For 110 Families in Mithapukur, Water Now Flows Closer to Home

Families in Binodpur once walked miles for drinking water. Today, improved access to safe water is helping 110 Oraon families in northern Bangladesh live...

Women collecting drinking water in a rural village in Bangladesh.

Water Day 2026: Water and Gender, Access to Clean Water, Gender Equality

Women’s Leadership and the Future of WASH Systems in Bangladesh

Women in Bangladesh are transforming WASH governance. Learn how empowering female leaders improves water, sanitation, and hygiene services.

Hasan with his family cow in Birol, Dinajpur.

Child Sponsorship

Shadow to Hope: How Hasan Found Light in Northern Bangladesh

Experience Hasan’s tender journey from loss to hope in northern Bangladesh, where a child’s curiosity, resilience, and community support transform life...

Dipa, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur on Moheshkhali Island, processing dry fish on a wooden drying rack.

Women Empowerment, Gender Equality, Invest in Women

Women Entrepreneurs Transform Dry Fish Production in Moheshkhali

Discover how Dipa and other women on Moheshkhali Island transformed traditional fish drying into thriving businesses, boosting income, education, and...

Pacific girls wih Asuntha

The Little Girl of Tulagi: A Glimpse of Leadership the World Must Not Overlook

As the world prepares for Women Deliver 2026, Asuntha Charles — National Director for World Vision in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu — takes us to the...

Two women in working together on a wooden embroidery frame as part of a World Vision Bangladesh economic empowerment project

International Women's Day, Gender Equality, Women Empowerment

Give to Gain: Why Investing in Women and Girls Strengthens Bangladesh

Investing in women and girls in Bangladesh drives economic growth, climate resilience, and sustainable development. Learn why gender equality matters.

Lovely, a TVET programme participant, working dedicatedly on a sewing machine to build her tailoring business in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Women Empowerment, Gender Equality and Inclusion, Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Empowered to Rise: Lovely’s Story of Skills, Strength, and Hope

In Khulna, Lovely transformed her future through TVET skills training from World Vision Bangladesh. With tailoring skills and determination, she started...

Tafura standing in front of her newly built household toilet in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, improving her children’s health through safe water, hygiene awareness, and sanitation access.

Improving Access to WASH for Rural Communities Project in Ramu

A Mother, 25 Taka, and a Promise to Protect Her Children’s Health in Ramu

In Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, a mother improves her children’s health through safe water, hygiene awareness, and access to a sanitary toilet.

A mother and her child receive winterization kits in Mahottari

Anticipatory Action

Acting Before the Cold Strikes: How Early Support Protected Families in Madhesh

World Vision’s anticipatory action, supported by Start Fund Nepal and UK Aid, helped vulnerable communities in Madhesh stay warm and safe before the cold...

Arman, conducting a child rights awareness session for peers in Chattogram, advocating against child marriage and child labour.

Child rights awareness, Child marriage, Child labour, Community development, Sponsored child

From Dreams on Hold to Leading Change: Arman’s Story

From slum life to child leader see how World Vision Bangladesh empowered Arman through education, child rights, and community support.

Satellite clinic at West Guadalcanal

Finding Courage in Care: Leah’s Journey to Women’s Health

World Vision’s outreach clinics bring women’s health education and VIA screening closer to communities, transforming lives like Leah’s in Solomon Islands.

Nahin, a smiling youth leader from World Vision Bangladesh, standing next to educational posters about adolescent rights in Dhaka.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Adolescent Rights, Youth Leadership

Nahin, Empowering Adolescents Through Sexual and Reproductive Health Education

Nahin, a young boy from Dhaka, transformed from silence to confidence through World Vision Bangladesh’s Life Skills-Based Education and ASRHR programmes...

A quiet riverside scene in Papua New Guinea, where the BEAN project supports stronger agriculture and nutrition for local communities.

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

When political will becomes the missing piece in effective climate action

What do climate resilience, WASH financing, and the outcomes of COP30 mean for children and communities across the Asia–Pacific region?

Programme Participant at her own vegetable garden

Sustainable Livelihood, Bangladesh

Agricultural Extension Services: The Backbone of Bangladesh’s Future Food Security

How Bangladesh’s agricultural extension services, backed by strong investment and NGO partnerships, are strengthening food security and farmer resilience.

Ifty providing service for customers at his shop

Skill Developement, Youth, Entreneurship

Unlocking employment opportunities for youth through skills development

Discover how skills development training from World Vision Bangladesh helped Ifty in Sylhet turn mobile servicing skills into a steady income, small...

Wilson Banda holds a basket of tomatoes he has harvested through solar-powered irrigation farming

Solar-Powered Irrigation Farming Creates Happier Communities in Malawi

Wilson boosts his income and family’s livelihood in Chikwawa, Malawi, through solar-powered irrigation farming with World Vision support.

NICO Life Insurance Company’s Chimwemwe Kanyenda and World Vision Malawi’s Charles Chimombo hand over relief maize to a Machinga District Council official

Nico Group Partners with World Vision Malawi to Support The Hunger Stricken Households In Machinga

World Vision Malawi in partnership with NICO Group is providing emergency food assistance to 6,500 households in Machinga District affected by hunger. The...