article / March 19, 2013
Young, HIV positive, and out of work
Healthy and strong men cannot find work in Medgidia, a town in economic and social crisis. What are the chances for an HIV positive young person to find a permanent job in these conditions, moreover when he has health problems or comes from a divided family?
press release / August 3, 2015
Heavy monsoon rains and cyclone trigger massive flooding, landslides in Myanmar, India
Since early July, heavy monsoon rains have been falling on Myanmar, India and Bangladesh.
article / July 20, 2015
Prosanto, hope for his community
Holding a stack of hardcover books in one hand, Prosanto rushes past the golden paddy fields where his parents work. He’s on his way to a different future, one not in the fields.
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 / 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.
article / July 1, 2016
A beautiful dream, a bitter past
“I grabbed a knife in a rage and was going to kill him after I heard the awful story from my daughter Chenda* but my relatives stopped me, tying me to a tree while they went to the police to have him arrested,” says Samnang*.
article / April 5, 2021
Segbale village seeks World Vision's intervention to provide potable water
The World Vision team is in Segbale village, Agortime -Ziope district in the Volta region, southern Ghana. World Vision established a new Area Programme (AP) in the region on the 1 October 2020, and six months on, the team is investigating the various challenges faced by this community. Access to clean potable water is critical in this area, and needed so desperately.
article / November 26, 2014
After losing everything, displaced are grateful to have their lives
A tall, distinguished looking woman, Nadine* stands in line at a World Vision/World Food Programme-supported food voucher distribution.
publication / June 22, 2016
Do no harm Case study
This case study highlights WVSOM's efforts to deepen understanding of the local context and conflict drivers for better thought-through interventions that respond to humanitarian needs while promoting social cohesion and protection.