World Vision South Sudan FY24 Annual Report

Follow Bosima, fleeing Sudan with her seven children, as World Vision and others provide critical medical aid and hope amidst their desperate journey to South Sudan.

World Vision Sudan FY24 Annual Report: Highlights impactful humanitarian efforts, supporting 2.8M people, including 1.5M children, amid Sudan's ongoing crisis.

This article illustrates the Chosen event organized by World Vision in Karawa, North-Ubangi province. Unlike the usual practices where sponsors select children, here, the children themselves had the opportunity to choose their sponsor from a photo exhibition. The event took place in a festive atmosphere, where the children took their time to select their sponsor based on the inspiration they felt from the photos. Children and their families shared this joyful and communal moment, with dancing, singing, and a communal meal at the end of the day. The impact of this activity was emphasized by the community, notably by the neighborhood chief, who expressed that this project gave more dignity to the children, positioning them not just as beneficiaries, but also as actors of their future.

This Guidance Note provides specific recommendations to Member States on how to include children’s rights, including children’s participation, in VNRs at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). It follows the general structure of the Secretary-General’s updated voluntary common reporting guidelines for VNRs2 (the Guidelines), which were most recently updated in November 2019. It also provides examples of good practices from other VNRs from 2017-2019. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this paper defines “children” as people below the age of 18.

Imagine being 16 and having to miss school for three days every month, or having to sit and write on the floor because there is no chair, desk, or bench at your school. This was Elizabeth’s reality until the Enabling Meaningful Participation of Women and Girls for Essential Rights (EMPOWER) project, funded by Irish Aid, brought big changes to Melut Girls Primary School.

This impact report provides an overview of World Vision’s work in the East Africa Region from October 2023 to September 2024.

To enhance flood resilience efforts in Warrap State, the second phase of the World Bank-funded Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance Project was officially launched last 06 February 2025.

29-year-old Maureen, who lost her home, four goats, and property when Lake Albert and River Semliki burst their banks in late 2024. Once a landowner, Maureen now struggles to pay rent for the land where her makeshift house stands. Feeding her three children has become a daily battle, and affording nutritious meals is a luxury she can barely dream of. As a breastfeeding mother to her one-year-old and two-month-old daughter, Deborah, Maureen had hoped to continue nursing her until the age of two.