PD Hearth+ rehabilitates malnourished children with local foods, health services, and follow-up, with 2,803 children recovered in Zambia since 2021.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, Thursday, August 7, 2025 – Pick n Pay Zambia and World Vision Zambia have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing a strategic partnership to support 5,000 girls in rural communities across Zambia to remain in school through “Flow Fund Campaign”, a nationwide menstrual health initiative that provides reusable sanitary pads to girls in rural communities.

In a groundbreaking move to address critical issues affecting girls' education, World Vision Zambia has partnered with Absa Bank Zambia PLC on the Flow Fund campaign aimed at raising K700,000 ($30,000 United States Dollars) to provide 5,000 girls in rural communities with reusable sanitary towels. This initiative aims to end menstrual poverty, a significant barrier preventing many girls from attending school regularly, and to promote gender equality in education.

World Vision Zambia was recently awarded First Prize for the Best NGO Exhibit at the 97th Agricultural and Commercial Show of Zambia, which was held from 29th July to 4th August in Lusaka. The accolade recognises the organisation's outstanding efforts in community transformation, child support, and sustainable development across the country.

In Chongwe East, the challenge of ensuring sustained child wellbeing has long persisted. Many community-based organisations (CBOs) and faith groups lacked the capacity, resources, and effective partnerships needed to support boys and girls comprehensively. Without strong local structures, efforts risked being short-lived, leaving vulnerable children without consistent support.

World Vision Malawi has piloted a one stop centre to support Gender Based Violence victims all at one place

Nearly 900 children were victims of sexual violence and early marriage in the first half of this year across the country. These cases were reported to Mozambique’s Child Helpline (Linha Fala Criança - Portuguese), a free public service accessible nationwide by dialing 116. The non-governmental organization World Vision Mozambique (WV-Moz) believes that this data reinforces the urgency and importance of redoubling current efforts to protect children, especially the most vulnerable.

This brief outlines how Mali can improve child well-being amid crises by scaling integrated interventions—cash transfers, school meals, health, and parenting support.

Despite ongoing efforts, there remains a critical need to enhance collaboration between civil society organisations and government institutions to effectively address child well-being in Zambia. Specifically, ensuring that policies, budgets, and programs related to child nutrition, health, education, and protection are adequately prioritised, monitored, and evaluated remains a challenge. This gap hampers the country’s progress toward sustainable development goals for children.

Civil society applauds Ghana’s Parliament for passing the 2025 Social Protection Bill, securing long-term funding for key poverty alleviation programmes.