Climate change worsens the global WASH crisis, especially for people with disabilities, who are often neglected in climate plans. This study, a collaboration by LSHTM, icddr,b, and World Vision in Bangladesh, developed principles for inclusive, climate-resilient WASH by analysing impacts and conducting participatory research.

A child is washing her hands at a handwashing station.

For many girls in rural Zambia, managing menstrual hygiene at school has long been a challenge, often leading to absenteeism and reduced academic performance. However, through World Vision Zambia’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program, change is taking root. By training teachers and equipping students with essential hygiene knowledge, the program is creating a more inclusive and supportive learning environment, ensuring that no child is left behind due to preventable hygiene-related issues.

In our ongoing quest to improve access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) a fundamental necessity for safe, healthy living and the socio-economic development of communities, World Vision Ghana has implemented a number of impactful interventions.

This article highlights the impact of projects implemented thanks to the Chosen initiative. The Karawa AP, a beneficiary of this initiative, now has access to a clean water supply program, which has significantly reduced cases of disease and decreased the distance that women and children had to travel to fetch water, a much longer journey just a few years ago. Thanks to the support of sponsors, waterborne diseases have decreased, and children can now thrive.

Watch Djawahir’s Story: Learn how World Vision’s WASH efforts are rewriting stories of struggle into tales of triumph in CAR.

World Vision has installed 2 motorised water systems worth 3.2B UGX) in Nakasongola distirct, serving 22K+ people. Children no longer miss school fetching water. Clean water now in schools, health centers & villages, cutting disease & boosting education.

For 17-year-old Gladys, attending school used to be a daily struggle. As a student at Masamba Secondary School in Zambia, she often faced challenges that made learning difficult. One of the biggest obstacles was the lack of access to clean water.