Discover how World Vision transformed the lives of Shamkeri farmers by introducing bitter gourd farming, leading to a 500% increase in income and improved livelihoods in Tanzania. Learn about the project's journey, challenges, and successes.

On the value of mental health and psychosocial support: "When an emergency happens, we must be prepared to help those in distress. Our work is focused on training psychological first responders, equip them with the skills to provide psychological and social support to those affected by severe crises."

This article talks about the training of faith leaders, traditional practitioners, health workers and community volunteers as part of a wider strategy to build local capacity to combat polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as zoonoses, in the Uvira and Nundu health zones. By empowering these actors at different levels of the community, this training has laid the foundations for more rigorous surveillance and rapid response to AFP cases, which is essential to achieving the ultimate goal of eradicating polio in the DRC.

Yanauo shares how traditional bamboo water collection evolved into using plastic containers as their village lacked a safe water source, causing children to fall sick. World Vision's Markham Wash project introduced toilets and handwashing, leading to improved health. With a new gravity-fed water system, families now enjoy clean, accessible water.

Aline Rahbany and Kate Kobaidze ask, what does amplifying children's voices on climate change and mental health have to do with World Urban Forum?

World Vision today warns the escalating hostilities in Lebanon have now displaced 1 in 5 children in the country, and almost 90,000 children at risk of developing mental health disorders as a result of their experiences.

World Vision has introduced a new training programme aimed at bolstering mental health support for adolescents in West Bank. This initiative marks the first time participants in the West Bank have been trained on the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention, an innovative, evidence-based approach derived from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Children in Middle East and Eastern Europe region face heightened vulnerability, psychological distress, trauma, and social instability due to ongoing crises. MHPSS interventions are critical in cultivating emotional resilience, social cohesion, and well-being among the most vulnerable populations.