publication / April 18, 2024
Specialized vocational training courses to help displaced Ukrainians find jobs or become entrepreneurs
The Skilling Towards Resilience (STAR) Program will use classroom vocational training modules blended with on-the-job training to be offered to program participants, enhancing their practical skills, and professional internships that leads to standard certification of skills acquired.
publication / April 10, 2024
Promotion of Youth Skills and Employability (PYSE)
Select and support the most vulnerable youth between 15 and 25 years old with vocational training, on the job training, and relevant life skills to increase access to decent and productive employment opportunities and ensure demand-driven skills and career decisions meet market demands.
publication / April 18, 2024
Nexus programming aims to support early recovery and empowerment in Ukraine
The proposed economic development initiative for displaced Ukrainians aims at providing targeted technical trainings aligned to market demands, thereby enhancing employability and income generation opportunities, and bolstering the revival of micro-small, medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs.
article / April 1, 2024
World Vision Ghana links Farmers with Agricultural service Providers in Binduri District
In Ghana, World Vision links farmers to agricultural service providers in Binduri. Agricultural value chains play an important role in improving farmers' incomes and household food security, and can stimulate economic growth.
publication / April 18, 2024
59 child friendly spaces in Ukraine and Moldova at risk of closure as funding declines
Since the beginning of World Vision's response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, a total of 37 child friendly spaces are operational in Moldova and 22 in Ukraine, being implemented by trained partners.
article / April 22, 2024
Looking forward to the Autumn Gold
57-year-old Tang, a member of the Suichuan Qunxing Ecological Planting Cooperative, has practised eco-farming for 8 years. Through the project, he learnt a lot of eco-farming skills which helped to cultivate farmland and increase field yield, resulting in a better income and healthier meal.
article / March 11, 2024
Water to Wealth: A family’s garden turned into income stream
Once facing hardships due to poverty, the Dlamini family’s lives took a positive turn when access to water became available in their community. With this newfound resource, the family embarked on a journey to create a garden at their home, a dream previously deemed unattainable.
publication / February 29, 2024
Price Shocks: Economic gains masking a growing hunger and malnutrition crisis
World Vision's annual price survey analyses global food prices over the past three years. This Price Shocks report is a continuation of our 2021 and 2022 studies with findings showing a slight dip in the highest costs of living for some while others remain at previously marked crisis levels. This year's findings continue to underscore the uneven recovery from the socioeconomic shocks from COVID-19, inflation, and extreme weather and indicates a disparity of food prices, both in the current cost of the basket of 10 common food items and in the year-on-year comparisons. We provide insight into the year-on-year changes and share recommendations on mitigation for various audiences.
publication / April 22, 2024
NextGen Aid: Technical Appendix
Technical Appendix for the NextGen Aid project, an economic appraisal to estimate the return on investment (ROI) from child-related Official Development Assistance (ODA).