Monday, February 16, 2026

When water comes home: Partnering to supply hope in Mauritania

In the peri‑urban neighborhoods of Riyad and Dar El Beida in Mauritania, access to safe drinking water has long been unreliable. To respond to this challenge, World Vision worked with local communities and its top ten private‑sector service providers to bring potable water directly into homes, and relieving the burden for 348 people.

Urban Resilience Provides Framework to Bridge Humanitarian and Development Divide

Humanitarian, developmental, human rights, and local actors must adopt urban resilience as a common framework to align their shared goals and work together...

Ethics Take Centre Stage at Australia's Urban Thinkers Campus

Last month, over 250 experts participated in the first Australian Urban Thinkers Campus, themed “Ethical Cities: Locking in Liveability”, co-hosted by...

From Waste to Work

Rapid urbanisation in Kenya is resulting in an increasing population within informal settlements without access to basic social services like water, health...

Camps 2015

In summer of 2015, World Vision Georgia made several camps in Lagodekhi, Georgia. There were approximately 70 young people in camp. They were either from...

World Vision's Global Urban Summit

In 2013, World Vision held its first Global Urban Summit inviting urban practitioners, leaders and specialists. The event called for a paradigm shift...

Cities for Children: Cambodia Land Rights Program

World Vision Cambodia's Urban Pilot Project promoted community awareness about land-tenure security and Cambodian housing rights. It engaged city...

Cities for Children: Child Rights Program, India

World Vision’s India Urban Pilot Project in Siliguri promoted and established a city-wide network model to promote sustained civic engagement aimed at...

The City We Need: Views of Children From Kenya

In this short documentary, a young girl from the slums of Riruta neighbourhood in Nairobi speaks about the local issues of sanitation, pollution, and...

Towards liveable spaces where children thrive

“All children have a right to grow up in a safe environment. Access to child friendly spaces is fundamental to the well-being of children,” said Joyati Das...

World Vision calls upon UN to include children and youth in the New Urban Agenda

Voices of children and youth are influencing future sustainable urban development on global platforms. In a historical first, World Vision was the first...

Sreyneang talks about World Vision's impact on her community

In early February, Sreyneang was given a chance to travel to Australia and join World Vision's Make A Difference Tour. During the trip, Sreyneang spoke to...

Issues and challenges of fighting poverty in an urban context

World Vision talks about some of the issues and challenges of fighting poverty and injustice in an urban setting.

Nairobi Governor to work with World Vision

Nairobi, June 12 th - The Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has expressed his willingness to partner with World Vision Kenya and the regional office to address...

A Leap of Change

By Hendro Suwito, World Vision Indonesia communicator “Hellooo!!!” Saiful Anwar shouts. “Hai…!!!” The children responded. “Helloo...Helloo...Hai…!!!”...

Imagine My City : Stories from Phnom Penh

From an urban slum in Phnom Penh, a teenage girl speaks about issues of water, sanitation and hygiene in her community. She provides solutions and...

I belong to Beirut...or not

This short video tackles the question of safety in Beirut through the eyes of youth living in different districts of the city. They express their point of...