COVID-19 spread could devastate millions in Sudan
As of 13 April 2020, Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed 29 cases of COVID-19 in the country and four fatalities.
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#HiddenHero: My journey of a thousand miles to provide clean water for households in South Sudan
At the time of COVID-19, I am relieved that people in Fashoda and Mayo counties have clean water...
Clean water from USAID-funded R-Life Project helps protect 66K people from COVID-19 in South Sudan
“I am relieved that when the COVID-19 pandemic impacted South Sudan, the people in Kodok town have...
A safer health centre for the Soroti community
By Martin Opiyo, Child Sponsorship and Development Facilitator, World Vision Uganda Christine lives in Kamuda sub-county, Soroti...
Flood waters drive communities away from their homes
By Emmanuel A. Okello, Communications Officer, World Vision Uganda Fredrick Olwol, 72, lives in Moone village, Katuba Parish...
Mohammed and his “Water” Motorbike
For most people in northern Ghana, the motorbike is a priced possession. It is the most popular...
Understanding how COVID-19 has adversely affected children in Sudan
As we mark this year's Day of the African Child, we are deeply concerned at how the...
The biggest concern with COVID-19 now is not so much the lack of knowledge, but changing attitudes and behaviours
Sudan recorded its first COVID-19 case on 14 March, and since then the number of infections has continued...
Clean water supports Renk County water committees’ campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19 in South Sudan
“I am excited that my children no longer suffer from water-borne diseases. But getting the water with...
Access to clean water is keeping Chantal safe during the COVID-19 period
Chantal Umutoni, 34, lives in Kigeme refugee camp with her husband and two sisters. She came to...
A shallow well saves girls and women in Baidoa the long trek for clean water
In a small Howlwadaag village, located in Baidoa in the South West State of Somalia, access to safe...
Raya and Elmo helped Zahraa to be more prepared for COVID-19
Raya and Elmo are the champions of learning how to protect ourselves from COVID-19 Ali Hussein Qader...
COVID-19 spread could devastate millions in Sudan
As of 13 April 2020, Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed 29 cases of COVID-19 in...
Water tap transforms Lambert’s life
It is early in the day, and I have already lost count of how many times I have...
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...
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...
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...
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...
No more dangerous treks to rivers to get water for Asha and her children
“The water we used to drink and use daily in our household was dirty. We get it...
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 facilities...
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...
Ending diarrhea one community at a time
“The children were only 6 months old at the time and on that day, both were having...
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...
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...
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...
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,”...