Wednesday, June 10, 2026

When Girls Lead: How a Refugee Girl is Inspiring Change in Her Community

This story follows 11-year-old Yom Mayola, a refugee girl in Pagirinya Settlement whose daily life was once dominated by household chores, leaving little time for learning or play. Initially shy and hesitant, Yom’s transformation began when she joined the Life in Fullness Together (LIFT) programme by World Vision, which creates safe, participatory spaces for children to build confidence, life skills, and leadership.

When Girls Lead: How a Refugee Girl is Inspiring Change in Her Community

This story follows 11-year-old Yom Mayola, a refugee girl in Pagirinya Settlement whose daily life was once dominated by household chores, leaving little...

A Refugee Mother's Journey to Voice, Leadership, and Community Transformation

In Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, families face daily struggles of displacement, scarcity, and stress. The Life in Fullness Together (LIFT) programme by...

Ownership that lasts: Refugees in Pagirinya settlement take the lead in creating sustainable impact.

In Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, refugees are shifting from passive recipients of aid to active leaders of community development.

Nutrition sensitive farming helping families move from chronic hunger to balanced diets

Nutrition sensitive farming helping families move from chronic hunger to balanced diets

That situation began to change after the family joined the Aleamandro Farmer Group under the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative (URRI) Programme and was...

Seeds of Change: Modern Farming Skills supports Adjumani Farmers Overcome Food Insecurity.

Seeds of Change: Modern Farming Skills support Adjumani Farmers Overcome Food Insecurity.

Beyond improved yields, farmers also say they have adopted climate-smart agriculture practices, including monitoring rainfall patterns and using the data...

World Vision Irrigation Project Helps Farmers Defy Prolonged Drought

World Vision Irrigation Project Helps Farmers Defy Prolonged Drought.

We are supporting farmers with climate-smart agricultural practices, access to savings, markets, and technologies that help them adapt to changing weather...

How Citizen Voice and Action Training Transformed a Refugee into a Community Advocate in Palabek settlement

This story about a South Sudanese refugee and activist who has leveraged on Citizen Voice & Action training to transform his community

World Vision's Integrated Intervention Brings Hope to Refugees and Host Communities in Adjumani

The project will directly benefit 25,000 households and indirectly reach 112,500 individuals, totaling 137,500 people.

Uganda’s Water Crisis Has a Gender Problem — And a Gender Solution

This article is about how to fill the gender gap in uganda's water crisis

Women Are Leading Uganda’s Environmental Transformation: Are We Supporting Them Enough?

This opion is about supporting women to lead environmental transformation

From Barren Land to a Thriving Farm: Patrick’s FMNR Journey

From Barren Land to a Thriving Farm: Patrick’s FMNR Journey

World Vision introduced Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), a simple, low-cost land restoration technique. Patrick was among the first farmers...

From Struggle to Strength: Simon’s Rise as a Community Changemaker.

From Struggle to Strength: Simon’s Rise as a Community Change maker.

Simon, a community volunteer with World Vision, was selected as a Trainer of Trainers (ToT) in the Empowered World View (EWV) model. The sessions opened...

Amplifying Children’s Voices Through the Children’s Parliament

Amplifying Children’s Voices Through the Children’s Parliament

The Children’s Parliament has grown into a respected platform that influences policy in Bugiri. In fact, children have authored an ordinance currently...

Jamil Shapes His Future with Music and Enterprise

Jamil Shapes His Future with Music and Enterprise

World Vision introduced the Impact Plus initiative in his community. The program equips adolescents with life and enterprise skills to prepare them for...

FORMER SPONSORED CHILD; BREAKING BARRIERS ONE BRICK AT A TIME

Denied education led Masaba to his dream field

Masaba is one of 50 youth supported by World Vision through the Skills for Transformation initiative in Nankoma Area Programme. These youth-skilling...

Keeping Children’s Hope Alive: Stephen’s Path to Purpose.

Keeping Children’s Hope Alive Through Sponsorship: Stephen’s Path to Purpose.

World Vision has constructed classroom blocks and provided scholastic materials. Many children are now close to completing their studies and received...

From Sponsored child to shoemaker: How World Vision gave Isaac a second chance at life.

Stitching His Future: How sponsorship gave Isaac a second chance at life

transforming the lives of children with skills development.

Citizen Voice & Action (CVA) Empowers Communities to Demand Better Health Care.

Citizen Voice & Action Empowers Communities to Demand Better Health Care.

World Vision introduced the Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach, a grassroots advocacy method that empowers communities to hold government and service...

Print-rich Classrooms Transform Learning at Gweri Primary School.

Print-rich Classrooms Transform Learning at Gweri Primary School.

World Vision introduced its Unlock Literacy model to Gweri Primary School, targeting teachers in lower primary classes. In 2021, teachers received training...

From Near Abandonment to Becoming a Model of Academic Success: The Journey of Awaliwal Primary School.

From Near Abandonment to Becoming a Model of Academic Success: The Journey of Awaliwal Primary School.

By the early 1960s, violent Karamojong cattle raids drove families from their homes. Classrooms emptied, and learning stopped. The situation worsened in...

No Longer Hungry: How Refugee Families Are Building Resilience and Securing Sustainable Livelihoods

This story highlights how refugee families in Bidibidi settlement are overcoming hunger and building resilience through the Self‑Reliance Model (SRM)...

HOW CLEAN WATER TRANSFORMED MATERNAL CARE IN KAKUMIRO

From Wells to Wellness: How Clean Water is Transforming Maternal Care in Kakumiro.

32-yearold Gloria begins experiencing labor pain. As a mother of three with her fourth on the way, she knows what to expect with childbirth, but nothing...

Hands That Sow Hope: A 27-Year-Old Farmer Cultivates A Thriving Future

Mawa discovered empowerment through agriculture. By growing watermelons, he not only secured food and income but also cultivated self-reliance and a...

World Vision Uganda Shines at the Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards 2025

World Vision Uganda, in partnership with Absa Bank Uganda, received the Best Use of Partnership Marketing Award at the Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards...