In 2024, we reached 17.9 million people, including 9.5 million children, and responded to over 16 emergencies across the region. From food security and health to protection and education, our work has brought tangible relief and hope to families affected by crisis.

Funded by Start Network, World Vision's emergency project in Kaya aided thousands with protection, hygiene, and sanitation support in Burkina Faso.

World Vision Afghanistan provided vital support to over 369,000 people in February and March 2025, delivering health, nutrition, WASH, education, psychosocial support, livelihoods & food security, and cash assistance.

In Herat, western Afghanistan, the devastation of the 2023 earthquake is still visible — but so is the resilience of the people. World Vision’s integrated response is helping families recover through ongoing health services, psychosocial support, and safe spaces for children to learn, play, and heal. The approach addresses both physical and emotional well-being, helping restore dignity and stability to affected communities.

In the district of Mutarara, in Tete province-Mozambique, children are raising their voices against one of the most urgent and persistent threats to their health and development: malnutrition.

As of April 2025, over 2.2 million people affected by the Ukraine crisis across Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, and Georgia have been reached through World Vision support — providing food, cash, protection, education, livelihoods, and mental health care. Nearly half of them are children.

Inside World Vision's lifesaving health centre in Syria!

This report aims to highlight three crucial initiatives by World Vision Angola to contribute to addressing these food and health emergencies in the country. The actions focus especially on mitigating the impacts of drought and improving maternal and child health, aiming to alleviate food insecurity, combat malnutrition, and reduce maternal and child mortality in these highly affected communities, which have been prioritized for the implementation of these interventions.

In Tigray, over 760,000 remain displaced. Families like Naney’s and Genet’s rely on food aid, but long-term support is still urgently needed.

Over 32 million people face catastrophic hunger as a deepening crisis threatens lives, crisis deepens as urgent aid and global response lag behind.