article / September 16, 2024
Increased Water Access Improves the Living Conditions of Girls in Mozambique.
Borehole installations in Mozambique improve girls' health and education by providing clean water, saving time, and reducing disease risks.
publication / September 3, 2024
Full Report: Climate Change, Vulnerability and Migration
Climate change drives migration in Southeast Asia, impacting vulnerable families and children. This report explores the intersection of climate, poverty, and injustice.
article / September 3, 2024
A Girl’s Transformation into a Fluent Reader
Reading Camp model is a transformative educational programme designed for children to enhance their reading skills.
publication / September 3, 2024
Short Report: Climate Change, Vulnerability and Migration
The climate crisis forces vulnerable families to migrate, disrupting lives. This report, co-created between World Vision and Stockholm Environment Institute, shares 92 stories of resilience and the urgent need for global action.
article / August 25, 2024
Empowering Girls through Menstrual Hygiene Packs: 750 school girls receive packs in Manyinga and Mufumbwe districts
In an effort to promote menstrual hygiene and girls’ education, World Vision Zambia has distributed Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) packs to 750 girls across 16 schools in Manyinga and Mufumbwe districts. This initiative is aimed at eradicating Menstrual poverty, which refers to lack of access to affordable and hygienic menstrual products, education on menstrual health, and adequate sanitation facilities.
article / August 23, 2024
Breaking barriers to education: can hygiene awareness lead the way?
In Lebanon, economic crisis and COVID-19 have disrupted education. World Vision’s retention programme in Akkar, funded by the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund, supports Lebanese and Syrian refugee children.
Lama, 14, has seen improved grades and learned that good hygiene prevents illness, helping her stay in school. Farhan, 12, has also benefitted, with better grades and health from practising good hygiene.
By March 2024, the programme had reached 995 children, providing hygiene and menstrual kits to address educational barriers.
publication / September 9, 2024
Unfinished Business: The progress in policies to end violence against children
Each year, one billion children suffer from violence, losing their innocence and bearing lifelong scars. Despite government promises to end this violence, progress is inconsistent, with some areas regressing. A new report highlights the current state of policy commitments in 21 countries, revealing that no country has done enough to end violence against children by 2030. While some countries have outlawed violence, enforcement is lacking, and loopholes remain. West Africa, in particular, shows minimal progress and high rates of child marriage and labor.
publication / September 6, 2024
West and Central Africa Newsletter - August 2024
In this issue of the West & Central Africa Newsletter, we turn our focus to the pressing needs confronting our region, which range from disease outbreaks and climate-related challenges to conflict and an underfunded displacement crisis – all in the backdrop of shrinking humanitarian funding.
publication / September 18, 2024
Capacity Statement: Zambia Reading for Education and Development 2024
World Vision Zambia Education department has been implementing the ZREAD (Zambia Reading for Education and
Development) Technical Programme in 23 areas of operation in 20 districts across 8 provinces since October 2016. The Goal of the programme is to contribute towards “Improved numeracy and literacy for 140,000 girls and boys in grades 1-4 by 2025.”