This article is a powerful story highlighting how a modest intervention, a personal plastic cup, greatly improved hygiene, hydration, and learning conditions in four schools in the Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It recounts the longstanding lack of potable water at Amani Primary School in Mutshatsha and the transformative impact of a borehole installed in 2022, which gave over 1,600 students access to clean water. However, without drinking containers, students were still unable to hydrate safely and effectively. In early 2025, a donation of 3,625 plastic cups across four schools allowed students to drink water hygienically and comfortably. This simple addition significantly reduced water waste, improved hygiene, and helped students stay focused in class. The initiative, part of World Vision’s Gifts-In-Kind (GIK) program, illustrates the profound impact of addressing overlooked details in development work.

11-year-old Aurora's life changed after World Vision built a borehole near her home in the north of Mozambique, eliminating her daily hour-long walk for unsafe water. This improved her school attendance and the community's access to clean water for better health and farming. Serving 400 people, this project is part of a larger WASH program that has positively impacted over 14,700 individuals in the region.

An estimated 21 million people will water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) assistance in 2025. World Vision Afghanistan's WASH sector addresses these needs in remote villages of targeted four provinces.

World Vision Afghanistan works in 34 districts and over 3,200 villages across Herat, Badghis, Ghor, Faryab, and Nangahar provinces, reaching more than 1.2 million people in FY24, including over 547,000 children.

FY 24 Impact: World Vision Afghanistan worked across 34 districts and more than 3,200 villages across Herat, Badghis, Ghor, Faryab, and Nangahar provinces, delivering critical assistance to over 1.2 million people, nearly half of them children. Read the full report.

World Vision has installed 2 motorised water systems worth 3.2B UGX) in Nakasongola distirct, serving 22K+ people. Children no longer miss school fetching water. Clean water now in schools, health centers & villages, cutting disease & boosting education.

As part of the World Water Day, World Vision Mozambique reflects around its contribution to increase the number of people with access to clean water and proper sanitation, particular among women and adolescent.