World Vision has been working in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since 1994, first providing relief to a war-torn country and then working on community development. For over three decades, we provided sustainable livelihoods to the disadvantaged and needy, improved quality of education, and empowered families and communities to seek access to their rights. Child protection and participation are at the core of our work on all levels. WV BiH engages with children and families empowering them to engage in decision-making processes, as active seekers of services they are entitled to. We collaborate with decision-makers and service providers to improve child welfare systems and advocate for long term system-level solution that have the best interest of the child in focus.

his briefing uses child-led research in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, and the West Bank to show how rising costs - not shortages - are driving hunger, forcing families to rely on low-nutrient diets that harm children’s health, learning, and wellbeing.

World Vision strengthens local civil society in Eastern Europe, empowering youth, supporting EU reforms, and promoting sustainable, locally led development.

Hunger across parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe is increasingly driven by economic exclusion and systemic failures rather than a lack of food availability, according to a new policy brief released by World Vision, drawing on evidence from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, and the West Bank.

Kim Long was born into a farming family in Cambodia’s Baribour Area Programme, where life was shaped by uncertainty and hard work. “We weren’t a well-off family,” he recalls. “Farming wasn’t enough, so my father would go fishing just to put food on the table.”

World Vision partners with faith actors to improve child well-being, strengthen families, build resilience, and reduce harmful norms in vulnerable communities.

As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, Brenda Musamba’s story stands as a clear example of how long-term investment in a girl can transform a life and a community.

As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, Brenda Musamba’s story stands as a clear example of how long-term investment in a girl can transform a life and a community. Today, Brenda works as a Community Development Worker with World Vision Zambia.

MEER faces some of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises. Shifting conflict dynamics, climate shocks, and economic deterioration continue to drive multi-layered and chronic needs. Despite the volatile context, shrinking funding and civic space, and access challenges, World Vision has maintained operational presence and scaled up humanitarian programming across the region for more than five decades.

A young mother’s journey highlights how improved access to health information can transform maternal and child wellbeing. Through World Vision Eswatini’s Health and Nutrition programme and the support of a Rural Health Motivator, increased awareness on antenatal care, nutrition and child health empowered a mother to make informed decisions, contributing to a healthier future for her child.