In Burkina Faso, World Vision is implementing innovative projects to provide communities, schools and health centres with safe access to hygiene and sanitation infrastructure.

Kamo Kukuwa, a dedicated Village Health Assistant and farmer, opted for a vasectomy to support his wife’s health and prioritize nutrition for their family. As part of the BEAN project, he advocates for family planning and sustainable farming, inspiring his community to embrace healthier practices and improve children’s nutrition.

Marliz Morales explains how an online platform helps children to build psychosocial skills and be more resilient in their increasingly digital world

President Hakainde Hichilema has appealed to World Vision to support Zambia in addressing water supply challenges in health facilities and schools. He emphasized that access to clean and reliable water is crucial, particularly for maternity wings in health facilities, and called on World Vision to partner with the government in improving these services.

With funding from Global Fund, Usisya Score Card has been advocating for a number of support for the health centre, including fixing of a broken water system, powered by a submissive pump.

Highlighting the importance of mental health support: Training psychological first responders to aid those in distress during emergencies with essential skills.

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.

Cet article raconte la manière dont les acteurs humanitaires notamment ceux de World Vision et du PAM arrivent à contourner les défis pour atteindre les personnes les plus vulnérables. Pour ce contexte il s’agit des personnes déplacées internes qui n’avaient pas accès à l’aide humanitaire à cause de l’impraticabilité des routes suite aux diverses raisons. Mais grâce à leur résilience, bien que d’autres personnes sont décédées de faim, ces déplacés internes ont maintenant accès à l’aide et reçoivent des vivres. Leurs enfants sont désormais épargnés de la faim et la malnutrition.