After losing her husband, Rebecca struggled to provide for her five children while living in a fragile home vulnerable to heavy rains in Karawa, North Ubangi Province. Through World Vision’s livelihoods support programme, she received resources to start a small business, enabling her to build a safer house, support her children’s education, and invest in livestock farming. Today, her children attend school regularly and pursue their dreams with renewed hope. Rebecca’s story highlights how livelihoods interventions are helping vulnerable families in Karawa build resilience, improve living conditions, and create brighter futures for their children.

World Vision, through the WALIP Project funded by the U.S. Government, is helping conflict-affected children in North Kivu, eastern DRC, rebuild their lives through Child-Friendly Spaces. In Kanyaruchinya, nearly 900 children participate in educational, recreational, and psychosocial activities each week in a safe environment that promotes healing and growth. According to Moyo Kanghezani, Chief of Party of the WALIP Project, football has become a powerful tool for helping children cope with trauma, regain confidence, and envision a brighter future. Inspired by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and role models such as Cédric Bakambu, children like Ruphin and Kevine are pursuing their dreams while developing resilience and hope. The Child-Friendly Spaces demonstrate how investing in child protection, learning, and well-being can transform the lives of children affected by conflict.

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.

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.

The Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE) Program is transforming learning outcomes in Abau District, Central Province, by addressing long-standing challenges of remoteness, limited infrastructure, and access to quality education. Implemented with World Vision Papua New Guinea and supported by the Governments of Papua New Guinea and Australia, the program focuses on strengthening early childhood and lower primary education. At Kupiano Elementary School, PIE support through AQEFA funding enabled the construction of student desks and chairs using local expertise, creating a more comfortable and dignified learning environment. Across the district, schools are benefiting from improved classrooms, gender-sensitive facilities, safe water access, and enhanced teaching practices through ongoing training and monitoring. These interventions are leading to increased student attendance, engagement, and retention, particularly for girls and children with disabilities. By empowering teachers, supporting communities, and improving school infrastructure, the PIE Program is helping build stronger foundations for lifelong learning and creating better futures for children across Abau District.

To commemorate International Environment Day 2026, World Vision DRC’s Kinshasa Cluster brought together local authorities, schools, and community members in Ngandu, Kimbanseke, to promote environmental protection and climate action. Through awareness sessions, waste management demonstrations, tree-planting activities, and the distribution of waste bins to schools, the event highlighted the crucial role of children and communities in building a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future for generations to come.

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

Eswatini launched the National Children’s Consultative Forum, empowering children to influence decisions, promote their rights, and shape a better future.

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.

Reflections from global and East Africa education forums on disability inclusion, early childhood development, collaboration, and helping every child thrive.