Lusaka, Zambia – Thursday, July 16, 2026: World Vision Zambia welcomes the launch of the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy by the Office of the Vice President, a major step toward addressing child hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity across Zambia. The policy shows the Government's commitment to building a Zambia where every citizen has access to adequate, safe and nutritious food, and where all forms of malnutrition are eliminated.

For years, Mphande Primary School in Chipapa Community stood as a symbol of the challenges facing rural schools across Zambia. Overcrowded classrooms forced learners outdoors under trees, teachers worked under difficult conditions, and limited access to technology left pupils to wonder what digital learning looked like. Today, that story has changed, and a new chapter of opportunity has opened for nearly 500 children.

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Every day, Deborah walks into a muddy classroom at Situnga Primary School in Western Province. Before lessons begin, she searches for a seat instead of settling in to learn. The broken floor and poor infrastructure steal her attention and, with time, her chance at an education. No child should lose the opportunity to learn because a classroom fails to hold up. Deborah deserves a safe, dry space where she sits, focuses and grows, because every learner in Situnga carries the promise of a brighter future.

Grandmothers in Rolear Bier are transforming child nutrition at home. Through World Vision’s GMIA, one child recovers from severe malnutrition—showing the power of knowledge, care, and community support.

This story highlights how World Vision is promoting positive masculinity in Luambo Health Zone, Kasai Central, by encouraging fathers to play an active role in child nutrition and family health. Through changing social norms and shared household responsibilities, men are participating in food production, meal planning, and maternal healthcare, contributing to healthier children and more resilient families. The article demonstrates how engaging fathers is helping to improve nutrition outcomes and build lasting behavioural change in communities.

In Central Kasai, World Vision's chronic malnutrition prevention project is helping families improve child nutrition through sustainable agriculture and livelihoods. With support from KOICA and WFP, households are adopting market gardening and rabbit farming to increase access to nutritious foods, diversify diets, generate income, and build resilience. The initiative is contributing to healthier children, stronger families, and lasting community change.

In Cox's Bazar, 12-year-old Win navigates displacement, fear, and funding cuts and still shows up for school every morning. This is her story.