After surviving conflict, displacement and prolonged school closures in North Kivu, 12-year-old Kelly is now facing a new threat: Ebola. Her story highlights the resilience of children caught between war and disease, and the importance of keeping education alive during crises. Through World Vision’s Integrated Response to Emergency Education in Eastern DRC project, supported by Education Cannot Wait, thousands of children have returned to learning in safer and more supportive school environments. As fears of a new Ebola outbreak grow, Kelly’s determination to continue her education reflects both the hopes and vulnerabilities of children in eastern DRC, underscoring the urgent need to protect their right to learn and thrive.

“We used to get sick all the time. We kept getting diarrhea, and it disrupted our family life and our studies,” says Ernestine.

In Gemena, South-Ubangi Province, a mother’s determination, combined with World Vision’s Positive Deviance Hearth approach, helped her underweight daughter regain her health and thrive. After learning practical nutrition skills and receiving livelihood support, Médiatrice transformed her family’s well-being, creating a sustainable source of income and ensuring better nutrition for her children. Her story highlights how integrating nutrition education with economic empowerment can build lasting resilience and give children a healthier future.

This story follows 11-year-old Yom Mayola, a refugee girl in Pagirinya Settlement whose daily life was once dominated by household chores, leaving little time for learning or play. Initially shy and hesitant, Yom’s transformation began when she joined the Life in Fullness Together (LIFT) programme by World Vision, which creates safe, participatory spaces for children to build confidence, life skills, and leadership.

Haidy Wijaya Sung outlines how World Vision SAP balances digital transformation and AI innovation with data protection, integrity, and trust.

World Vision Lesotho launches its new community-level strategy in Koeneng, Berea, focusing on ending violence against children (SDG 16) and improving child health (SDG 3) through agile, low-cost, high-impact community-driven programs.

In Beit Awwa, Jumana transformed a mother’s concern into a mission to create safe spaces for children through child protection and community support.

As funding declines and hunger rises, new research from World Vision, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), shows that household self‑reliance—or the ability to provide for basic needs without external assistance, protects children from hunger, child labour, early marriage, school dropout, and family separation.

World Vision Lebanon calls for urgent support as more than 1.3 million people are displaced across Lebanon. Children face growing risks amid repeated displacement, overcrowding, and limited access to essential services.

Discover how Learning Roots strengthens childhood education in Chad through play-based learning teacher training, and partnerships supporting school readiness.