article / February 5, 2021
Promoting zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), one community at a time
It is estimated that more than 200 million young girls and women still alive today have been victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). On this 6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, World Vision reaffirms its commitment to defend the fundamental rights of girls and women.
article / October 22, 2020
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 and Reform in collaboration with our partner UNICEF, was to promote hygiene as an effective and affordable way to prevent the spread of diseases.
press release / April 8, 2020
Coronavirus: 30 million children’s lives at risk from secondary effects of deadly disease
April 8, 2020 – Thirty million children are at risk of disease and death because of the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report warns.
article / May 26, 2020
COVID-19: World Vision putting children at the centre of its response
World Vision Chad works daily for the well-being of children, and continues to support the Government of Chad in the Response against COVID-19.
article / March 2, 2020
Rosalie, a better life with moringa
Rosalie is one of the four women participants in the training on moringa cultivation techniques organized in 2014 and financed by World Vision in Germany.
article / November 13, 2020
Equipping Mauritanian communities to create a healthy environment for children
In 2016, 37-year-old Koranic teacher Sidi Mohammed met with World Vision staff visiting his neighbourhood to implement sponsorship projects, raise awareness, and identify children in need of support. It was then that Sidi discovered an important model that marked a turning point in his life – the Celebrating Families approach (CFC), whose purpose is to equip communities to create a healthy and loving environment for the well-being of children.
article / May 5, 2020
World Vision warns that COVID-19 could reverse 30 years of poverty reduction progress as it launches largest response in its history
· NGO priority focus will now be COVID-19 emergency response in every country where it works
article / March 6, 2020
A community, that stands by every family
Four-year-old Karine, three-year-old Anush, and one-year-old Grigor[1] live with their mother and grandma.
article / December 3, 2020
UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa makes an official visit to Assaba with World Vision
The one-year Project for Strengthening the Resilience of the Communities Most Vulnerable to Malnutrition and Food Insecurity is implemented in six Mauritanian Communes of the Moughataa of Kiffa in the Wilaya of Assaba. This visit allowed Ms. Marie Pierre Poirier to exchange with project beneficiaries, as well as with administrative authorities and the technical team in charge of implementation and monitoring.
article / August 7, 2020
Stimuler la restauration à travers les ondes
Les programmes de radio diffusent le bon travail du projet « Regreening Africa » (Reverdir l’Afrique) au Sénégal.