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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Farmers Reaping Profits from Groundnuts

Tired of making losses from sugarcane, farmers in Western Kenya are now reaping profits from groundnut farming, thanks to tips from World Vision in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture. (Video and Voice-Over by Hellen Owuor for World Vision Kenya).

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It Takes A World To End Violence Against Children

Fragile Context

Community people are buying and selling products in the bazaar

Bazaar that transforms the lives of the community

Goichkhali is a remote village where the economic condition of the people is unstable, and the people are...

Mosumi becomes an example to others to follow

Mousumi, an example for others to follow

“Now I do not need to depend on my husband’s income to buy vegetables to meet daily...

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 09:35

Yabang sorting tomatoes for her customer

Providing Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities for South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda

By: Derrick Kyatuka , Communications Officer, West Nile Refugee Response Charity Yabang, is a refugee mother with...

Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 12:53

e-mlimi: Transforming Farmer's Lives through Technology

Recurring droughts afflict Malawi’s agriculture sector, threatening the welfare and livelihoods of Malawi’s smallholder farmers, who constitute 80...

Heart, Mind and Pocket: Transforming Farmers Lives in Malawi through Mindset Change

Among problems facing people in Malawi are food, water and financial insecurities. Poverty is deep and endemic...

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Monday, July 15, 2019 - 15:20

Malawi: Transforming Farmers Lives through Empowered World View

Through the Transforming Household Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Project in 3 districts of Lilongwe, Ntchisi and...

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Monday, July 15, 2019 - 15:07

A man in his new cocoa clone block

Livelihood program creates new interest in cocoa farming

Raymond is a beneficiary of a cocoa project implemented by World Vision in his community. Prior to gaining...

Ultra-Poor Graduation in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh still 17.6% people live below the lower poverty line. To meet sustainable development goal 1...

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Monday, July 8, 2019 - 08:38

Women and men saving together in Rwanda. Angeline Munzara/World Vision

Ending child marriage: Drawing inspiration from good practice

When women have control over their finances, and an ability to earn money, things change. For the...

Friday, June 14, 2019 - 17:29

Everyday rural women go entrepreneurial

Everyday rural women go entrepreneurial

Rural household women have plenty of leisure time during afternoon to practice some sort of revenue generation work....

Planting the seeds of success

"Thanks to Vision Fund, my husband and I have been able to take better care of our...

Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 11:31

Promoting “Balance for Better” through Women’s Economic Empowerment

By Chloe Bass, Technical Advisor for Women’s Economic Empowerment, World Vision US The theme for International Women’s...

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 10:41

‘Savings for Transformation’ a sustainable platform for accessing savings and small loans

World Vision’s transformational project model known as ‘Savings for Transformation’ is one of the key models developed by...

Francisca plants hope for her family

Francisca, aged 45, lives with her husband Fernando, aged 49, and their nine children and two grandchildren...

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 05:33

How the concept of saving is changing the lives of women and their families in Angola

Although Angola is the second largest oil producer in Africa, poverty levels are still very high and...

Monday, January 21, 2019 - 14:58

World Vision USA President pays a visit to Ethiopia

World Vision USA president Edgar Sandoval and Senior Vice President Margaret Schuler along with National Director of World...

Living with the disability

Jovana (12), and Dejan (8) are walking approximately one hour, each day from school to their home....

Monday, December 3, 2018 - 11:39

Purple Sweet Potatoes Yielded Many Tubers

Her house is at one intersection in Mbatapuhu Village. Although the heat blows from Savannah, the atmosphere...

Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 08:40

Economic Empowerment for Ethnic Minorities in Quang Tri

Project name: Ethnic Minority Economic Empowerement (EMEE) Budget: NZD 2,831,888 Timeline: 1 June 2015 - 31 May 2020...

Nutrition Links: Building Capacity for Sustainable Livelihoods in Ghana

World Vision was a partner in the multi-sectoral, five-year Nutrition Links project, helping to improve the food...

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 02:56

"I am happy to participate in the education of my brother Ibrahim", said Moussa Kanta

Creating Better Conditions for young people in Diffa

Now, I know the value of studies. Being unable to continue my studies because of the crisis...

Friday, August 24, 2018 - 10:32

Raspberry Festival 2018 held in Ashotavan, Syunik Marz

On 28 of July, the third Raspberry festival was held in the beautiful nature of Sisian region, under...

Reducing plastic waste in Vanuatu

The Vanuatu Government is demonstrating global leadership on the important issue of plastic pollution in our oceans....

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Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 04:35

What the South Sudanese women taught me

They are just like all the women of the world I met. They are like those from...

Monday, May 14, 2018 - 09:53

Ngourkosso: Strengthening Resilience and Livelihood Today for Self-Reliance Tomorrow

One of Mballa’s outlying communities, Ngourkosso is about as far away from anywhere as it gets... But the...