In this issue of the West & Central Africa Newsletter, we highlight the remarkable progress accomplished across our programmes throughout the year 2024, looking back on the trials and celebrating the triumphs.

Download the publication to discover our impact and priorities across the region.

Xhensura’s journey from silence to empowerment highlights the transformative power of advocacy and community support. Through World Vision Albania’s programs, Xhensura became a changemaker, leading initiatives to empower youth, particularly girls, in her community. Her advocacy efforts have influenced key legal reforms in Albania, including amendments to the Youth and Volunteering Laws.

On behalf of World Vision staff from West and Central Africa, our Regional Leader, Carla Dominique Denizard, extends warm holiday greetings and heartfelt wishes for joy, peace, and hope this season.

In 2024, the ENOUGH Campaign united West Africa against child hunger. As 2025 nears, nations double down on justice, hope, and sustainable solutions.

Today, children in East Africa face an array of challenges. Conflict disrupts lives in Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan and Ethiopia, forcing families to flee their homes and depriving children of safety, stability, and access to education. Of particular concern, is the dire food insecurity in the region, occasioned by the polycrisis of conflict, climate change and economic hardship.

Malawi's TB volunteers in Mzimba are saving lives under Global Fund TB funded program.

World Vision's food security and livelihoods programming focuses on multi-sectoral, integrated approaches to enhancing the resilience of vulnerable populations. This fact sheet spotlights our work in five countries across West Africa and The Sahel.

World Vision Zambia extends its heartfelt gratitude to all partners, donors, and volunteers who joined us on this transformative journey in Fiscal Year 2024. Your support enabled us to provide essential resources to children and their families across Zambia, including clean water, nutritious food, education, healthcare, child protection, and emergency relief. Your generosity has ignited hope in the hearts of those who need it most, empowering communities to thrive and build a brighter future.

campaign against child hunger and malnutrition, called ASSEZ. World Vision is working with several ministries and partners in Senegal. The international NGO is a member of Joining Forces and CONAME.