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World Vision donates to government to combat COVID-19 in Zambia

World Vision Zambia joined the Zambian government in combating COVID-19 by donating to the Ministry of Health 40,000 face masks and 20,000 gloves for those health personnel in the front-line fighting the disease.

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It Takes A World To End Violence Against Children

Fragile Context

#COVID19: Children in South Sudan learn handwashing to keep themselves safe from the pandemic

Seven-year-old Helen Karama looked small but she is already aware of how important handwashing is at this time...

Friday, March 27, 2020 - 12:19

Mother washing he child's hand with clean water

Can coronavirus teach us how to end violence against children?

As a child rights activist, I am feeling anxious about children amidst the current crisis. How are...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 22:35

praying and giving back

Praying & giving back

The indistinct chattering of women became clearer as they got nearer. They were very concerned about the...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 15:40

Children washing hands

COVID-19: Children in West Nile will be the ambassadors of prevention

By Derrick Kyatuka, Communications Officer, West Nile Refugee Response The world is shaken with the outbreak of the...

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 13:20

Water

God’s gift of clean water to Akwasi Addae community

During the early 1980s, guinea worm was endemic in a small community called Kwesi Addae in the...

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 09:53

Merlin gets serious on hand washing; confides, "Mothers in Juba are terrified of coronavirus"

World Vision has constructed latrines in six nutrition centers and installed 10,000-liter water tanks for drinking and...

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 06:45

World Water Day

World Vision Ghana Statement on World Water Day

Every Child Deserves Clean Water! (Time to Walk the Talk) Accra, Sunday 22 March, 2020 “The poor and...

Sunday, March 22, 2020 - 15:04

Water: the long journey is over

World Water Day: The long journey is over

For several decades, access to potable drinking water was a nightmare for the community members of Ban...

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 15:00

A year after the deadly Cyclone Idai

A year after deadly Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi leaving a trail of destruction, World...

Friday, March 13, 2020 - 18:04

Improving the nutrition of vulnerable children and families in Laos

Nutrition has improved in Lao PDR over the past years, but there is still room for improvement. Based...

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 04:16

Pupils of Ngunini Primary School in Kenya's Makueni County outside the new toilet block constructed with support from World Vision. ©World Vision Photo/Hellen Owuor

New Toilets Makes School Fun for Girls

By Hellen Owuor, World Vision Communications Department, Kenya To answer the call of nature, communities require toilet...

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 09:39

Over 624,050 people in South Sudan enjoy clean water and access to WASH facilities and services

170, 195 people provided with clean and safe water; 33, 912 people provided with latrines and sanitation...

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 09:12

World Vision president visits Rwanda

World Vision International President, Andrew Morley, visits Rwanda

World Vision International President, Andrew Morley, recently came to Rwanda on a four-day visit. During his visit, Andrew...

Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 13:53

World Vision Mali Interim National Director, Jean-Claude Mukadi (left) and Zonal Operations Manager, Adama Keita (Right) admire produce from the farmer's (centre) farm. He has benefitted from the Eco Agriculture project

Sustainable Eco Agricultural Project Handed Over

By Michael Arunga – World Vision Emergency Communications Specialist, Mali An Eco Agricultural project launched seven years-ago...

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 11:31

Shahanara, a Rohingya mother of three children, collects water from one of 30 water points in Camp 15 that provide chlorinated potable water to more than1,000 refugee and host community families. World Vision installed the innovative solar-powered water network, funded by Global Affairs Canada. Photo: Himaloy Joseph Mree, World Vision

Pump it up: Solar-powered network delivers water to refugees’ doors

Getting a glass of water for your child shouldn’t be difficult. But here in the world’s largest...

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 02:46

The steep climb is over: Kpirabe Community Spring Project supplies clean water to over 5,000 people

“Clean water greatly reduces the incidence of water-borne diseases. With this new water system, we expect an improved...

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 08:58

Providing clean water to 166.500 people affected by Cyclone Idai

In this video, families who have benefited from improved access to clean water share their gratitude for...

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 14:41

Judith WASH

Clean water transforms the life of Judith and her family

"My name is Judith. I am 13 years old and I live in Tempane district in the...

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 09:14

Ruth with her grandchild washing hands next to the toilet they built. © World Vision/Photo by Hellen Owuor

Proper Toilet use Hygiene Enables Family to Prosper

By Hellen Owuor, Communications Specialist, World Vision in Kenya At Ruth's homestead in Kiliboti area of Kenya's Kakamega...

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 11:05

Clean water supply frees Kodok’s children from cholera and water-borne diseases

When conflict raged in Kodok, a small town in Upper Nile State’s Fashoda County in South Sudan...

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 08:25

WaSH inaguration in Tigray region, Ethiopia.

New Water Facilities for Meseret Tabia

“Water is life!….Water is life!….Clean water for all!…...Clean water for All!,” loudly chanted by children of Meseret...

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 10:19

Joseph with his wife Joan and two of their children, Dalmas and Skovia, at their brick making site in their home in Busia, Kenya. ©World Vision/Photo by Susan Otieno.

Improved Water Access Increases Family’s Fortune

Eight years ago, when Joan, 36, and her husband Joseph, 40, got into the brick-making business, water was...

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 18:19

World Toilet Day: Leaving no one behind in South Sudan

A recent UN report states that an estimated 63 percent of South Sudan’s population continues to practice...

Sunday, November 17, 2019 - 04:58

Rose smiling

Partnering For Improved Water and Sanitation: a Refreshing Relief For Rose

For many years, 10-year-old Rose and her two younger siblings consumed contaminated water from Agago stream, 2.5km...

Monday, October 28, 2019 - 09:33

Photo summary: Josephine is pictures with her son, practicing proper and washing skill using flowing water and soap. This was taught to them through the WASH behavioral change messaging through different channels, including radio and training workshops.

Reclaiming Time with Access to Clean Water

“I’m overjoyed at the fact that we [now] have access to clean drinking water close to our home,”...

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 10:12