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Thursday, April 13, 2023

17-YEAR-OLD Achol’s Story

The floods of South Sudan have wreaked havoc across the country causing displacement and disease. At only seventeen, Achol is now in charge of taking care of her elderly mother and her two-year-old son. But the floods have only worsened her quality of life.

Achol, 17, South Sudan

17-YEAR-OLD Achol’s Story

The floods of South Sudan have wreaked havoc across the country causing displacement and disease. At only seventeen, Achol is now in charge of taking care...

8-YEAR-OLD Kuel’s Story

8-YEAR-OLD Kuel’s Story

Kuel had never seen anything like it. Water everywhere, people running around, and when he had to leave, water came up to his chest. The floods shocked him...

Photo 1: Back in those days, whenever a storm came, Tuấn, his wife, and two young children would seek shelter in the chicken coop

Enhance Resilience to Climate Change Through Communal Efforts

“When Typhoon Ninth came, rooftops and trees were blown away before my eyes. We were so stunned when the typhoon stroke. All we could do was to evacuate...

This is Faduma, Somaliland

When childhood is stolen by drought

It’s the middle of the day in Dhoobaweyne village, Somaliland, but despite the scorching sun a group of people are gathering outside. They’re waiting for...

Indonesia LENTING project climate change adaptation

Climate change adaptation increases protection of women and girls

Lombok, an Indonesian island affected by several earthquakes in 2018, is also susceptible to drought, floods and water management issues. More recent...

5 ways communities are combating climate change

Five Innovative Ways Communities Are Coping with Climate Change

If you’ve ever asked yourself 'What difference can one person make?' to stop Climate Change, you might be surprised to learn how people all over the world...

Omar in Kenya looks over his animals as they get water. The area where he lives has been impacted by drought as a result of climate change.

Four ways vulnerable nations are paying for climate change

With swift, coordinated action, the world still has time to avoid the very worst effects of climate change, but as many have experienced already, those...

Julieta and her sister - Angola

How to reduce the impact of climate change with drought-resistant seeds

Most recently, data published in the World Food Programme (WFP)’s Vulnerability Analysis for Southern Africa 2020/2021 report, states that the prolonged...

Climate change: A common enemy leaving families increasingly vulnerable

Climate change: A common enemy leaving families increasingly vulnerable

For years, nature has shown its wear and tear due to global warming, and as a result of that, disasters have become more and more frequent. The south of...

Addressing the nexus of faith, environmental and ecosystem degradation, and peace building through natural resource management

Faith-based work has a significant role to play in building peace and addressing climate change. Faith actors can provide the social and spiritual support...

Naaman has learned FMNR techniques from his neighbour in Kenya>

Passing on regreening skills from one generation to another

A neighbour’s flourishing trees and well-attended farm in Kenya attracted 13-year-old Naaman. Armed with inquisitiveness and the backing of his mother...

P&G and World Vision Philippines are upcycling plastic waste into chairs

P&G and World Vision: Upcycling plastic waste into school chairs!

P&G Philippines and World Vision Philippines have successfully upcycled plastic sachets and bottles … into school chairs and safety dividers! Our...

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Eco-friendly villages - World Vision’s initiative to restore the ecosystem

"The use of organic manure produced from earthworms and dung increases the fertility of the land. Besides, the yield of non-toxic vegetables and fruits is...

Sea Level rise damage road

Fonolabu: Climate change is not a joke

The recent damages to the road infrastructure at the Northern region of Malaita Province by rising tides is more concerning to youths as they fear of...

David looks out at the ocean on the Solomon Islands

Climate change effects on Solomon Islands: David’s story

We just have to mention football stars like Neymar, Messi and Coutinho to get a cheerful smile from David. David is a typical teenage boy on Kwai Island...

Restoring forests; fighting climate change

Climate affects us all, but the most vulnerable are affected in ways we don't always associate with the climate change. Climate change often leads to...

Families in India are healthier thanks to cleaner stoves

Igniting the Change: How the switch to fuel-efficient cook stoves is saving a community in rural India

In India, Roshni and Rishab live in a shared one room space with their parents, Rajkumari and Bhaginath, where they play, study, eat and sleep. However...

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Acacia Trees Turn Around Family's Fortune

Acacia Trees Turn Around Family's Fortune

Isaac is a teen leader looking after the health of his community.

Teen leader Isaac focuses on the environment and community health

Isaac lives with his mother and brother in a rural community in western Nicaragua. On the roads in his area, he used to find plastic bottles and other...

Monday and his family in Zambia learned smart farming techniques

Relief assistance helps farmer devastated by Zambia's drought

By Tigana Chileshe, Communications Officer World Vision Zambia Growing up, the now sixty-year-old Monday was inspired by watching his father look after his...

This South Sudanese widow and hunger survivor now shares harvest and skills with neighbours

“From my own harvest, I have provided eight households in my community with seeds and have shared my farming skills to boost their livelihoods”, says Ayuek...

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Nutritious Insects: Saving Children from Malnutrition, Starvation and Diseases

By Sarah Ooko, World Vision Senior Communications Officer, Kenya The early morning sun casts its orange glow on buildings and vegetation in Loice's home at...

Kariz helped farmers

A Fairer Fight – One Afghan Village Tackles the Impacts of Climate Change

In Afghanistan, the effects of climate change are visible everywhere. In the past few years the country has seen a reduction of groundwater, experienced...