Stories
The Breakthrough
By Mutinta Chiseko, World Vision Donor Liaison Manager, Zambia After driving for several hours through heavy rain, our...
PODCAST: Water, walking in faith, and surviving a bullet
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Dr Ray Norman was leading World Vision's work in Mauritania...
Water Hygiene and Sanitation Project empowers woman to lead
In a male-dominated society, women usually take the backstage as silent achievers to all the family’s success...
World Vision launches ProFuturo project to enhance digital education in schools
The project which began in Rwanda in march 2018 has so far equipped 96 primary schools in Rwanda...
Safe drinking water to improve children's well-being
In several parts of Senegal, access to drinking water remains a problem. World Vision's Senegal office, in...
Ruth becomes a hygiene ambassador
Ruth had always heard about the importance of hand washing but never paid attention to why she...
Clean Water for Amotare Community
The people of Amotare, can at last heave a sigh of relief as their struggles to get clean...
Disability is not inability – Alphonsine's story testifies
At the age of seven, Alphonsine got polio. Her family was not able to give her proper...
Menkao spring of hope: World Vision commits to providing 25,000 more people with clean water
The objective of the rehabilitation was to ensure that communities in Menkao 4 villages, Menkao 2 and...
World Vision supports communities to access improved water and sanitation facilities
Along with the water supply systems and hand-washing stations, World Vision in the last fiscal year enabled communities...
Isuku Iwacu ends infections and diseases related to poor hygiene in Taba Village
The Isuku Iwacu project that phased out in March 2020, focused on three strategic areas; increasing demand...
Meet Preety: The girl bringing toilets to her community in India
Preety is only 12 years old. She’s a shy girl, but Preety’s managed to make a huge...
The connection between learning and access to potable water
For the children of the Poase Cement community, the idea of waking up before sunrise every morning and...
Access to sanitation and hygiene loans help families in Rakai to regain dignity
“Little children in the community used to see me when I would go to defecate in the...
The impact of a new mechanised water system in Nyambong
Before World Vision constructed a solar-powered mechanised water system for the communities in Nyambong, children and families...
Making childbirth safer for mothers in Niger
Through the Evidence to Action (E2A) Project, funded by USAID and led by Pathfinder International in collaboration with...
Empowering refugees with disabilities in Uganda
Life as a refugee is challenging, and even more so life as a refugee with a disability...
Celebrating 16 years of building brighter futures for vulnerable children in Iramba District
When World Vision's Kisiriri Area Programme began in 2004, only 12.7% of households had access to water...
Building a brighter future through improving community hygiene
Sanitation was previously a huge challenge to communities in Gitoki sector, Gatsibo District. World Vision-led trainings in mindset-change...
Teen leader Isaac focuses on the environment and community health
Isaac lives with his mother and brother in a rural community in western Nicaragua. On the roads in...
Celebrating Global Handwashing Day 2020 in Mauritania
The objective of year's Global Handwashing Day celebrations, organised by the Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training...
Mango shallow well of hope
Horsed village faces challenges of insufficient safe water for domestic use, coupled with poor hygiene practices. This has...
Handwashing can’t stop – millions of lives are at stake
WHO's Bruce Gordon and World Vision's Ray Norman warn the world is at a "critical juncture" that...
World Vision observes Global Handwashing Day with journalists in Niamey
World Vision celebrated the 2020 Global Handwashing Day with journalists from Niger with the objective of creating...
World Vision's Board of Directors donates COVID-19 materials to 20 Schools in Chongwe
The donation consisted of over 3,200 reusable face masks; 20 foot-operated hand-washing stations; 600 hand sanitiser bottles, and...