This brief summarises the main findings from the mid-term review for World Vision’s Regreening Communities in Yumbe District, or ‘Regreening’, project (2021-2027) in Uganda.

Timothy Mako and Sandra Yambaki founded the Southstar Sports Development Association (SSDA) in Mendi, Southern Highlands, in 2018 to help at-risk youth, particularly those affected by drug addiction, through basketball. With support from World Vision’s Faith in Action Project, SSDA received crucial training, enabling them to better manage their organization. Their first major success was hosting the Peace Cup, a basketball tournament promoting peace, which attracted more donor support. Moving forward, they aim to continue collaborating with World Vision to empower youth, foster leadership, and sustain peacebuilding efforts in the Southern Highlands.

This article shows how World Vision trains its staff to prepare them for any risk or threat situation in the areas where they work serving vulnerable communities. The article illustrates the key elements on which training has focused.

Over the month of October, World Vision provided humanitarian support to 53,000 people in 35 villages of the West Bank as part of our emergency response.

Climate Change and Environmental Youth Network Award 2024, Silver Medal

World Vision's Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) training in Sepionda, Southern Highlands, has been a turning point for local communities facing the growing impacts of climate change. The training, which focused on using local materials and plants to reduce disaster risks, taught participants practical ways to protect their homes and land, like planting trees to prevent erosion. It also provided valuable peace-building and conflict-resolution tools, helping people understand that natural disasters are not caused by spirits or revenge, as previously believed. After a recent landslide, the community’s new knowledge helped prevent violence. Leaders expressed deep gratitude for the training and the hope for continued support to better prepare for future challenges.

This article talks about the training of faith leaders, traditional practitioners, health workers and community volunteers as part of a wider strategy to build local capacity to combat polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as zoonoses, in the Uvira and Nundu health zones. By empowering these actors at different levels of the community, this training has laid the foundations for more rigorous surveillance and rapid response to AFP cases, which is essential to achieving the ultimate goal of eradicating polio in the DRC.

This Child-Led Study on the Lived Experiences and Perspectives of Children in East Asia is the result of the dedication and hard work of children aged 12-18 years old who are currently engaged with World Vision East Asia through the Young Minds CAMP - a regional leadership development academy.

In Viet Nam, the electricity supply is still insufficient in rural and remote areas due to some economic reasons while natural power has not been fully utilized yet. Considering this context and the blessed abundant sunlight for Viet Nam, solar power can be a green solution for the community here.