publication / April 29, 2024
Joining Forces Coalition calls for the immediate halt of the plan to repeal anti-FGM/C law in The Gambia
The Joining Forces Coalition condemns in the strongest terms harmful practices such as excision, which is also internationally recognised as gender-specific child abuse and constitutes a major infringement to the bodily autonomy of women and girls.
publication / Mai 2, 2024
World Vision Albania Impact Report 2023
In 2023, World Vision Albania was joined again by many partners in its mission to transform lives of 34,455 children and young people. Our partners were citizens who donate, children, families, institutions, faith based and civil society organizations, agencies, businesses, media, experts, networks and more. I want to take the opportunity to say thank you for your partnership.
publication / April 25, 2024
MEER Brussels VIII Policy Brief: spotlight on nutrition, food security and climate change
The Syria crisis recently marked its 13th year, it remains the largest displacement crisis in the world, with over 12 million Syrians forcibly displaced in the region.
press release / Mai 3, 2024
World Vision signs $33M climate resilience project with the Government of South Sudan and UNDP
In a significant step towards climate resilience, the South Sudan Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and World Vision International South Sudan, has signed an agreement to implement the Watershed Approaches for Climate Resilience in Agro-pastoral Landscapes (WACRESS) Project. The project, which is aimed at building the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate change impacts while restoring ecosystems, holds immense potential for our region.
article / April 30, 2024
A story of loss, endurance and restoring life
Supporting women like Wijdan, who lost her husband in 2014, World Vision Iraq in partnership with UNDP Iraq and with funding from BMZ, and KFW launched a project in Saqlawiyah empowering women in farming for sustainable livelihoods.
article / April 30, 2024
World Vision Kenya Launches National Flood Response
Amidst the devastating floods in Kenya, Mathare North Primary School shelters 200 families, grappling with despair. As of April 29th, the Government of Kenya reports indicate that approximately 150,365 people have been displaced by the ongoing rains, with 169 deaths recorded as floods swept through almost half of Kenya.
World Vision is responding with urgent aid, delivering cash transfers having launched a national flood relief effort to reach over 84,000 affected individuals.
publication / April 23, 2024
Putting Children First for Sustainable Development
New research to analyize the economic beneift of Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming that directly or indirectly targets children found that every $1USD of child-related ODA directly or indirectly results in a $10USD return and highlights that investing in children is a way to maximise the benefit that donors see from their ODA programmes.
article / April 23, 2024
San and more than 450 children in northern Sierra Leone exercise their power of choice
San, a physically challenged girl, joined over 450 children in Sierra Leone to choose her potential sponsor. World Vision International Sierra Leone organised a special Chosen event in Mongo and Delmayadu. It was not only about sponsorship, but also about "the joy of changing the lives of vulnerable children".