The Thrive Project is transforming the Fikonkota Zone in Luwingu District by empowering communities with sustainable development solutions to improve livelihoods and enhance child well-being. A key milestone is the establishment of a bulking centre, which enables farmers to collectively sell their produce at competitive prices, boosting their incomes and economic resilience.

World Vision International Board Members Visit Resilient Communities in Hwange District

Communities are now more aware of the need for hygiene, which has reduced the number of people practising open defecation in the locality of Mubangoene, in Gaza Province, Mozambique, thanks to the construction of latrines under the Sanitation Marketing programme implemented by World Vision Mozambique

In Burkina Faso, Youth Ready approach in YES KIRE Project is expected to impact the lives of 4,500 household members of the targeted youth. « YOUTH READY » approach in the Youth Economic Strengthening Project (YES) in urban and peri-urban areas of Burkina Faso

In this issue of the West & Central Africa Newsletter, we highlight the remarkable progress accomplished across our programmes throughout the year 2024, looking back on the trials and celebrating the triumphs.

For the next few months, the only news that mattered in Indonesia, and probably around the world, was the mega Aceh Earthquake and Tsunami disaster, which that had claimed the lives of 230,000 people across multiple countries, including 100,000 of them in Aceh. It was a global grief moment.