Australia and World Vision back BASIN to boost climate-smart jobs in the Mekong

The Australian Government, through the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP), has partnered with World Vision to launch the Building Climate-adaptive Solutions through Inclusive Market Networks (BASIN) project, a bold new push to make agri-food systems fairer, greener, and more resilient in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

The 2024 Annual Report presents World Vision Senegal's main achievements. More than 4.7 million children have been impacted by World Vision's interventions.

Discover how World Vision is transforming the lives of children in Mabalane, Mozambique, through education, clean water, and protection, bringing hope, play, and a brighter future to vulnerable communities.

This article highlights a week-long training workshop held in Kananga, Kasaï Central, where more than 30 itinerant inspectors from the Ministry of Education were trained on World Vision’s Unlock Literacy 2.0 approach. Designed to tackle low reading comprehension rates among primary school pupils, where only 9% of Grade 3 children can read with understanding, the training equipped inspectors with the skills to integrate the method into the national curriculum, support teacher training, and provide ongoing coaching. Participants expressed strong commitment to applying the lessons learned, underscoring the programme’s role in strengthening foundational skills and promoting inclusive, quality education in the DRC.

This article highlights how World Vision DRC’s support to the Mapendo association in Sambwa (Haut-Katanga province) has strengthened community resilience through dry-season vegetable farming. Faced with shorter rainy seasons and limited access to inputs, local farmers received fertilisers, seeds, and technical training that enabled them to set up an experimental collective field. By adopting improved techniques such as organic manure use, crop rotation, and efficient water management, the group achieved promising yields and established a community fund for reinvestment. The initiative not only enhanced food security and household income but also aligned with World Vision’s ENOUGH campaign, which seeks to combat malnutrition and promote sustainable local production.