video / August 29, 2024
Mahana song, a cry for clean water and food
"Mahana Song" is a song that expresses the heartfelt cry of a little girl with a deep desire: to have clean water in her village and to see her land flourish again, so that all the children in her village have enough food.
article / August 22, 2024
From Drought to Hope: Solar-Powered Water Projects Revive Nakechurtak Village
Turkana County, in Kenya's arid northwest, is home to nomadic pastoralists struggling with climate change-driven droughts that make water and pasture scarce. In Nakechurtak village, Turkana West, residents often relocate due to insecurity and severe water shortages. Shrinking natural resources have intensified conflicts as communities compete for water and pasture.
video / August 9, 2024
Water and Ablution Blocks, Keeps Girls in School at Samuteba Primary
World Vision Zambia has been actively implementing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in schools. WASH services at school allow children to stay healthy and focused on learning. Healthcare facilities equipped with WASH services provide a higher quality of care for patients, including mothers and their newborn babies.
Samuteba Primary School in Mwinilunga district struggled with access to clean water until World Vision Zambia provided a Mechanised Water System and an Ablution block, which improved girls' attendance and school performance.
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 21, 2024
El Niño Rampage in Mudzi as Food and Water Crisis Worsens
This food and water crisis is not only affecting people, but it has also had a severe impact on livestock. The El-Nino-induced drought has taken a toll on Mudzi’s grazing lands. Livestock have been forced to rely on tree leaves.
article / June 21, 2024
Securing Clean Water for Zambian Communities
Communities need clean water to stay physically healthy and prevent diseases caused by a lack of adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). World Vision Zambia continues to make strides in providing clean and safe water to communities across the country. Through its WASH interventions, World Vision Zambia is committed to ensuring that every child and community in its operational areas, has access to safe water, which is crucial for health and well-being.
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 / August 27, 2024
Venezuela Crisis Response Update June 2024
Sitrep Q2 2024: The 'Esperanza Sin Fronteras' report emphasizes the escalating migration crisis in Latin America, driven by food scarcity, violence, economic decline, and climate change. It identifies protection, education, and nutrition for migrants as critical areas of humanitarian aid, particularly concerning the Venezuelan crisis. The document details pressing requirements and effective measures implemented throughout the region's nations.