World Vision's new study shows that access in schools to clean, safe, and inclusive WASH facilities are not just improving health, but education too.

St. James Primary transformed: with new toilets & handwashing stations to boost hygiene, dignity, and learning for children in rural Lesotho.

In many rural parts of Zambia, schools struggle just to get enough water. This causes big problems like poor sanitation, hygiene issues, and limited chances for farming or other activities that could help students and their communities. That is how things used to be at Kasamba Secondary School in Zambia.

World Vision's new study shows that inclusive access to WASH facilities in Tuz is transforming education by improving attendance, health, and well-being.

In Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 100 vulnerable households in the Mueni Mutenge community received watering cans to strengthen family farming and fight chronic malnutrition. Supported by WFP, World Vision, and KOICA, the initiative builds on earlier seed distributions, helping families maintain vegetable gardens, diversify diets, and improve resilience. Beneficiaries expressed gratitude, highlighting the tools as both practical support and a symbol of hope for healthier children and stronger communities.

World Vision Ghana has commissioned solar-powered water systems in two communities of the Agortime-Ziope District, providing 12 water points to improve health, education, and livelihoods.