article / December 20, 2023
Life in the eyes of a Ukrainian child: “My only wish is for my father to return from war”
For almost two years, the reality of everyday life has changed too abruptly for nine-year-old Eva. While the war continues, Ukrainian children face daily interrupted lessons, air alarms, bombings, and an education that has been partially disrupted. Teach for Ukraine, World Vision’s local partner, conducted Diagnostic and Proficiency Assessments (DAPAs) that evaluated Ukrainian children’s literacy and numeracy skills individually to avoid and uncover learning gaps.
publication / March 1, 2023
Infographics: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Food Security in Laos
The current economic crisis faced by Lao households has a direct impact on their food security, especially for the most vulnerable.
publication / April 5, 2024
2023 Global Report on Child Participation in World Vision Decision-Making Processes
This second annual Global Report on Child Participation in World Vision Decision-Making Processes celebrates the different ways girls and boys across the world have been meaningfully involved in the decisions that World Vision makes to improve child well-being around the world. Field Offices have continued to implement stronger and more innovative ways of listening to children, including them in local and national decision-making spaces to ensure that programming and strategy decisions are informed by children’s experiences, priorities, needs, and perspectives.
This report highlights the extraordinary practices of each region and Field Office, celebrating the ways our staff have shared decision-making power with children. World Vision continues to press in our belief that children’s participation is not only a right, but an essential element of our child-focused agenda.
press release / February 14, 2024
Ministry of Health partners with child well-being champions to improve rural communities’ health and nutrition
The Lao Ministry of Health signed a new project MoU with World Vision and UNICEF to strengthen rural communities' health and nutrition, with the financial support of USAID.
press release / August 25, 2023
Ministry of Education and Sports and Civil Society provide 20,000 trees for primary schools across Laos.
Ministry of Education and Sports and Civil Society provide 20,000 trees for primary schools across Laos.
article / May 13, 2024
Defying all odds to create a ‘Better Future’
Yvonne is an 18-year-old girl who lives in Huye District. She is the first born in a family of four girls. While that is a blessing, her father did not think so as he still held on to regressive views of the boy child being more valuable than the girl child. He constantly harassed their mother for not giving birth to sons and also refused to take responsibility of providing for his children. Yvonne’s family was already living in poverty and in disputes but this worsened when they had the fourth girl. She was born with mobility challenges and deaf-blindness.
press release / June 30, 2023
Visionaries #2: Lao children and youth advocate for their right to a healthy planet
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and World Vision International – Lao PDR organised the second edition of “Visionaries”, a platform dedicated to sharing the voices of Lao children and youth.
press release / March 7, 2023
Four women inspiring change in Laos
World Vision celebrates and recognizes the crucial role played by women in Lao communities as vectors of change and empowerment toward greater equity. With the International Women's Day commemorations, we feature four women inspiring change in Laos.