publication / May 25, 2017
CSO Statement Global Platform 2017
The role of civil society as a partner in resilience is mentioned 82 times across the post-2015 frameworks. We hoped to finally see risk reduction designed by those bearing that risk, those with the knowledge and capacities to ensure local realities are taken into account.
publication / November 22, 2016
Integrating Peacebuilding and Conflict-Sensitivity
Integrating Peacebuilding and Conflict-Sensitivity (IPACS) is a local context analysis tool that enables better understanding of a specific area where a programme or project will take place.
article / June 14, 2013
Bringing water to the desert in Jordan
The continuous stream of Syrians seeking refuge in Jordan (and other nearby countries) continues to grow. Zaatari, the main refugee camp in the Jordan has grown so quickly in the last year, it would be the fifth largest city in the country.
article / April 7, 2015
Memory’s Hope for Her Pregnancy
“I am no longer worried about losing another pregnancy due to malaria. I am now excited and encouraged to go through this pregnancy and have a healthy baby.” These are the words of 22-year-old Memory Mutale, a pregnant woman in Northern Zambia.
press release / May 23, 2016
Grand Bargain helps move humanitarian system away from one-system-fits-all approach
The humanitarian system must move away from a centralised approach to one that reflects reality.Grand Bargain commitments are an attempt to bring significant improvements in the way aid is collectively mobilised and delivered.World Vision is committed to being as ambitious
article / October 9, 2014
Nicknamed after a banana tree
When the recent civil war broke out in Burundi, hundreds of thousands of people fled the country for their safety. More than a decade later, when the country achieved relative security, people started coming back.
article / June 5, 2012
Not a single drop of rain in Wajir
By Lucy Murunga, Communications Officer-WV Kenya
article / February 13, 2016
First trip in - North Korea
Am I allowed to talk about that? Will that get me in trouble?