“My father Makur tested positive of COVID-19 in August. I was scared that he would not make it. I thought the coronavirus would kill him”, shares 21-year old Yar Makur, a student at Maridi School of Nursing and Midwifery.

In Bubi District, Hauke irrigation scheme was completed in 2012. The community engaged WV to build on the work originally initiated by the European Commission and the Government of Zimbabwe, to complete the irrigation of the land and the building of canals.

Months of heavy rains and flooding experienced across Sudan have left at least 100 people dead, destroyed livelihoods, and caused so much devastation. Official figures indicate that close to 900,000 people have been affected, nearly 6

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Lucy Osuo and James Okot-Ochaya reflect on the impact of the USAID-funded humanitarian recovery and resilience project in South Sudan on reducing gender-based violence and protecting women and children from all forms of abuse and exploitation.

World Vision Zambia has extensive experience in implementing various donor-funded water, sanitation and hygiene programmes in communities and refugee settlements. With an average annual budget of US$4 million, World Vision Zambia’s WASH programme addresses goal number 6 of the SDGs, which is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. We have been implementing the Integrated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme (iWASH) since 2008 to improve the health status of mothers and children under the age of 5. The programme focus is on the following three outcomes.

In early 2016, the Government of Kenya announced that it would close Dadaab camp.  Since then, UNHCR has helped approximately 33,400 refugees return to Somalia.  However, others, like Mohamed Muktar, have returned of their own volition, unassisted by the internatioal community. &nb

“After school, I help my mom with the chores. I like school very much, but I also take care of the goats we own.

This willowy ten-year-old girl is used to walking the narrow mountain path, with thorny shrubs tearing at her worn out shalwar kameez (the traditional Pakistani outfit), balancing the heavy water container on her head.

Food security outlook: The October-December short rains have started in western, southern and coastal agricultural areas. This is a major boost for farmers who rely on short crops season.