Social Change Comes through the Work of Many

“During the pandemic, the Israeli forces closed the main road to the village, which was very problematic for my children, whose school is located outside the village,” recalls Jamila, a mother of two eight-year-old twins, Mohammad and Khalil.

To improve child well-being and resilience of students in Area C in West Bank, World Vision and The Palestinian Hydrology Group (PHG) launched the “Building resilience and ensuring protective hygiene in WASH and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) systems at schools’ level in Area “C” Project. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) funds this 34 months long project with a total budget of 2 million Euros.

In partnership with the Palestinian Ministry of Health, we celebrated Breastfeeding Week. Babies who are breastfed have a 21% lower risk of death in their first year, compared with babies never breastfed.