Hundreds of returnee families in Memba are rebuilding their lives with electronic food vouchers, helping them access food, essentials and hope after conflict.

Food assistance provided through World Vision is helping displaced children in Mali stay in school, improve their wellbeing and focus on learning.

Fifteen years after famine was declared in Somalia in 2011, a crisis that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, World Vision is warning that the country stands on the edge of another severe hunger emergency. Persistent drought, compounded by a sharp decline in humanitarian funding, threatens to unravel years of progress made in strengthening food security and community resilience across the country.

Fifteen years after famine was declared in Somalia in 2011, a crisis that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, World Vision is warning that the country stands on the edge of another severe hunger emergency.

Meet Chankos, a 16-year-old South Sudanese refugee in Ethiopia’s Tierkidi Refugee Camp. Once too hungry to focus in class, he now attends school regularly thanks to WFP and World Vision food assistance and school feeding programmes. A powerful story of hope and resilience.

World Vision DRC and Save the Children International, through the Joining Forces consortium, provided emergency food assistance to more than 20,000 people displaced from Pakadjuma and now living in Kinkole, Kinshasa. Implemented in coordination with government authorities, the intervention reached over 6,000 vulnerable households with essential food supplies while highlighting the urgent humanitarian needs that extend beyond food, including healthcare, child protection, shelter and education. The response reaffirms both organisations' commitment to protecting the well-being and dignity of children and families affected by forced displacement.

When a child is hungry, it is difficult to expect them to thrive in school. Muhodari, 16, was on the verge of seeing his education disrupted as food rations in refugee camps were reduced due to global funding constraints. Like many families in Musenyi Refugee Site, where he lives, his family struggles to meet their basic needs while ensuring that their children remain in school. Despite these hardships, a beacon of hope shines through the school feeding programme at Muhodari’s school. Funded by the World Food Programme (WFP) and implemented by World Vision, the school canteen provides hot lunches to students every day. The programme has become a lifeline for many children, helping them stay in school and reducing the risk of dropout.

The project restored safe access to education and psychosocial support for nearly 24,000 children, teachers and caregivers in the West Bank.

In FY25, World Vision Afghanistan reached 1,497,975 people, including 808,015 children, through 36 projects and grants. 

Policy Brief | Famine Prevention & Food Security