World Vision International

10-year-old Alifa* stands ankle-deep in mud outside a temporary shelter, waiting to hear whether her family has been added to the list for humanitarian assistance. Two months earlier, she fled with her sick mother and two younger siblings after a bombardment destroyed their access to food, water, school, and health care. Now they are being told that they are not on the list for various reasons. Funds have been cut. The programme has had to prioritise.

Breastfeeding is one of the most effective interventions for improving child survival, nutrition, and development. To put it simply, breastfeeding saves lives. Yet despite years of evidence, too many mothers still leave health facilities without the support they need to successfully breastfeed their babies.Data compiled by the Global Breastfeeding Collective shows that early initiation of breast feeding remains a challenge globally.

World Vision staff and technical specialists inspect the newly installed oxygen filling unit during commissioning at the Palestine Red Crescent Society Emergency Centre in Qaryout, ensuring it is fully operational to provide life-saving oxygen to patients and surrounding communities. As violence continues to escalate across the West Bank, access to healthcare has become increasingly uncertain for thousands of families.

In protected areas, small, well-thought-out infrastructure can have a much bigger impact than it seems at first glance. A cleared path, an information point, an orientation board, or a panoramic balcony is not only an amenity for visitors. They are ways to make nature more understandable, accessible, and protected. This is the approach that World Vision Albania has taken in the Shebenik National Park and the Korab-Koritnik Nature Park.

For years, the people of Gwaimaoa Community in Central Honiara lived with constant uncertainty. Every heavy rainfall threatened their safety, contaminated their only water sources, and placed families, especially children at risk. Families relied on muddy ponds and river water for drinking and cooking. During heavy rains, the water turned brown and unsafe, yet parents and children had no choice but to collect it.

Just a few years ago, in 2018, Paskuqani Lake in Kamëz, Albania, was a neglected and underused space. Mud, weeds, and abandoned land dominated the landscape. Despite covering 84 hectares, the area offered little to the surrounding community. Children had limited spaces to play, families had few opportunities to gather, and the lake’s potential remained largely unseen. But where others saw a forgotten area, young people saw an opportunity.

By: World Vision Cambodia Across Cambodia, a concerning trend is threatening the health and well-being of the youngest children. Exclusive breastfeeding rates for infants under six months, once approximately 74% in 2010, declined to 50% in 2021. This decline has been driven by aggressive marketing of commercial milk formula, limited maternity leave, and the growing influence of digital misinformation that undermines confidence in breastfeeding.

By Leana Padera (Communications Graduate Intern) Gweru, Zimbabwe – Every child deserves enough nutritious food to learn, grow, and thrive. Through World Vision’s Enough Campaign, a campaign calling for collective action to end child hunger and malnutrition, children are not only raising awareness about child hunger and malnutrition but also using their voices to influence solutions to improve school meals and nutrition across the country.

Harare, Zimbabwe – World Vision Zimbabwe has officially launched the Zimbabwe Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) Scale-Up Framework, setting out an ambitious roadmap to restore one million hectares of degraded land and support 250,000 households to adopt FMNR by 2033. The launch marks a significant milestone in Zimbabwe's efforts to address climate change, restore degraded landscapes and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities.

Children took centre stage as Mberengwa District commemorated the Day of the African Child, leading proceedings in a powerful demonstration of child participation, leadership and advocacy for children's rights.