publication / September 18, 2024
Capacity Statement: Zambia Reading for Education and Development 2024
World Vision Zambia Education department has been implementing the ZREAD (Zambia Reading for Education and
Development) Technical Programme in 23 areas of operation in 20 districts across 8 provinces since October 2016. The Goal of the programme is to contribute towards “Improved numeracy and literacy for 140,000 girls and boys in grades 1-4 by 2025.”
press release / September 11, 2024
World Vision phases out 4 Area Programmes
For the past 15 years, World Vision’s Area Programmes (APs) empowered 103 villages from 15 communes of the four districts, by fostering local ownership and sustainability. A participatory approach involving community members in planning, implementing, and evaluating projects ensured that the initiatives were tailored to the community’s specific needs and priorities. During that period, 24,073 most vulnerable children and their families received the tools to overcome poverty, through projects addressing malnutrition, limited health and sanitation access, improving education, empowering youth, and protecting children from abuse and exploitation.
article / September 24, 2024
Amidst war in Ukraine and poverty, World Vision’s cash program shines as a silver lining for single mom Maria and children
Maria’s family received World Vision’s assistance through the cash program funded by Aktion Deutschland Hilft in Ukraine. She was happy. “With this cash assistance, we installed running water in the house, bought a washing machine and managed to have the children’s dental problems checked. I am so grateful we could get them the treatment."
article / September 18, 2024
World Vision Zambia and Copperbelt University Forge Partnership to Restore Degraded Landscapes through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR)
World Vision Zambia and Copperbelt University (CBU) have taken a massive step forward in addressing the pressing issue of land degradation by formalizing a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic collaboration will see the two institutions work together to advance research and promote sustainable land restoration through the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) model.
publication / September 18, 2024
Capacity Statement: Child Protection 2024
Under the Child Protection program, World Vision Zambia addresses areas that negatively affect children and reduce their ability to realize their full potential, these include, unsafe migration, child marriage, low birth registration, Child Labor, child sexual and physical abuse.
publication / September 18, 2024
Capacity Statement: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health & Nutrition 2024
The World Vision Zambia Health programme focuses on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAHN). The aim of the programme is to improve the health status of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under the age of five. Our strategic objective for health is to contribute to the reduction of maternal and child mortality through improved health and nutrition practices. The heart of World Vision’s Global Health and Nutrition Strategy is a package of preventative interventions for mothers and children under two, targeting the first 1,000-days.
publication / September 13, 2024
Policy Brief | Flowing Forward: Expanding Community Access to Piped Water in Cambodia
Despite progress in Cambodia’s water and sanitation sector, rural areas, where most of the population resides, still face significant challenges in accessing clean water: only 1 in 5 people from these areas use safely managed drinking water services in 2023.