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Unstoppable Women
How Income-generating Activities are Giving Women and Girls in Melut County a Voice, a Purpose, and a Future

Transforming Education through Creative Writing

When You Have Minutes to Leave Your Life Behind:
Responding to Displacement in the West Bank

How EMPOWER! Helped Iman Reclaim Her Future
Iman, a young woman displaced by conflict in Syria, found hope through the EMPOWER! programme funded by Irish Aid. Now she has overcome isolation, completed her education, and is building a new future.

Hope Delivered in a Kit, a mother’s fight to keep going
In war-torn Syria, Iman’s story reflects the strength of countless single mothers battling poverty and displacement. Through World Vision’s emergency dignity and baby kits, she found not just essential supplies—but a renewed sense of hope and agency.

Farmer with a disability defies hunger and inspires change in Karamoja
This is the inspiring story of Babodmas—a farmer living with a disability in Karamoja, Uganda. With support from the NOURISH project, funded by Irish Aid, Babodmas transformed his family's future through climate-smart farming and resilience.

Children in South Sudan kick off World Refugee Day and Day of the African Child with “Sport for Peace”
Boosting school attendance in South Sudan—One school desk at a time
In Melut, South Sudan, students once sat on stones to learn. Thanks to the EMPOWER project, 500 desks were delivered, improving comfort, attendance, and learning conditions.