Millions of vulnerable children continue to live through conflict, disasters, and instability. Thanks to your incredible support in 2025, many have been able to survive, adapt, and begin building a better future.

Your Impact in 2025

Together, we brought hope to children in eleven of the world’s most fragile contexts: Mali, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR), Venezuela, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

As conflicts intensified and families faced rising inflation, food insecurity, and climate-driven disasters, your generosity made a real and lasting difference. We’ve captured this impact across three key areas:

• Survive - meeting urgent, life-saving needs
• Adapt - helping children and communities build resilience
• Thrive - creating pathways to long-term change

Let’s take a closer look at the incredible impact you’ve made for children around the world, giving them hope and a future they deserve.

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Survive

• 120 people from five villages earned income through three months of cash- for-work, helping them support their families during a difficult time. Workers built essential water systems for their communities.
• Vulnerable families received dairy goats, giving them immediate access to milk and helping combat rising hunger and malnutrition.

Adapt

• Farmers received drought‑tolerant wheat seeds and improved irrigation systems to help protect crops and strengthen food security.
• Community Animal Health Workers were trained so families can access local, reliable support to keep their livestock healthy.

Thrive

• 100 women received green energy cooking kits to reduce dependence on firewood and charcoal, protect the environment, and create healthier homes.
• Over 2,760 people joined climate change awareness sessions so families could better understand how to protect their lives, land, and livelihoods from climate impacts.

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Survive

• Families received hygiene kits, and birth registration campaigns helped more children gain official documentation.
• Essential health and nutrition services kept running even when access was restricted.
• Community feedback systems and early warning alerts were re‑established to help protect vulnerable families.

Adapt

• Local action plans helped families better protect themselves, and agricultural groups strengthened their farming skills.
• Community structures took charge of maintaining water points and hygiene, keeping services running even without direct support.

Thrive

• Youth and peace committees were revitalised to help resolve conflicts, and cooperation with justice and municipal offices improved access to birth certificates.
• Local authorities began integrating conflict‑sensitive approaches into their development plans, supporting long‑term stability.

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Survive

• Emergency WASH and nutrition support were quickly rolled out in flood and cholera‑affected areas.
• Children were screened and treated for malnutrition, while community awareness campaigns helped families understand how to keep children healthy.
• Seed distributions and home vegetable gardens helped families access fresh food when fields were cut off by conflict.

Adapt

• Instead of direct cash support, 30 Savings for Transformation (S4T) groups helped families save money and access small loans.
• When supply routes were blocked, strong partnerships with local organisations made it possible to continue treating malnutrition.

Thrive

• Protection services and psychosocial support were woven into livelihood training to strengthen wellbeing and economic stability.
• Collaboration across agencies helped build adaptive systems that improve coordination and long-term community resilience.

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Survive

• WASH facilities were repaired, school upgrades were completed, and water treatment/chlorination helped keep 144,000 people safe.
• Young people and caregivers accessed life-skills training, vocational opportunities, and psychosocial support to help them cope and rebuild.

Adapt

• Drip irrigation demos and Farmer Field Schools taught communities how to grow food sustainably, while door‑to‑door campaigns encouraged smart water use.
• Youth and women received grants to launch eco-friendly, climate‑resilient small businesses.

Thrive

• Youth-led advocacy, media campaigns, and community events helped build safety, unity, and pride.
• Collaboration with government directorates for water, environment, education, and electricity helped embed long-term, systems-based solutions.

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Survive

• Families earned temporary income to stabilise their households during unpredictable periods.
• High attendance at child-friendly learning centres and psychosocial sessions helped protect children’s well-being.
• Vocational training equipped participants with employable skills, including sweet making, welding, hairdressing, mobile repair, sewing, and sustainable agriculture, plus start-up kits to launch their businesses. 

Adapt

• Working with local partners strengthened service delivery and boosted community resilience.

Thrive

• City councils representing children, youth, businesses, and organisations led initiatives to promote social cohesion.
• Collaborative events improved safety and economic activity, like solar-lit streets and thriving local markets

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Survive

• 300 vulnerable households received two months of food rations, ensuring three healthy meals a day.
• Over 8,190 women and children got life-saving care: vaccinations, prenatal check-ups, and screenings for malnutrition and malaria.
• 15 schools now have handwashing stations, and 60 teachers taught over 20,000 students the importance of hygiene.

Adapt

• 18 community savings groups helped 785 members save and lend money, financing small businesses and innovative projects.
• 300 people were trained to reduce flood risks and keep communities safe.

Thrive

• 40 leaders were trained in conflict sensitivity, and 830 people learned skills to promote dialogue and social harmony.
• Women’s associations earned income through local products and farming, creating sustainable livelihoods

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Survive

• 300 households (1,800 people) received vital cash support to cover essentials during the conflict.
• Over 11,400 children under five and over 1,400 pregnant or nursing women were screened for malnutrition.
• Community health workers promoted health education and encouraged referrals so community members could access the care they needed.

Adapt

• Solar-powered irrigation and climate-smart training helped 290 farmers grow more food and restore their farms.
• Early warning and community action plans were developed across villages to reduce the risk and impact of disasters.

Thrive

• Over 9,000 people joined conversations on gender equality and peacebuilding.
• Partnerships with organisations and local government strengthened community ownership and long-term solutions.

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Survive

• Over 97,900 people received clean water, health care, and nutrition services as part of the cholera response.
• Communities accessed protection services, including gender-based violence support, alongside peacebuilding outreach for tens of thousands.

Adapt

• An Anticipatory Action protocol was activated to reduce flood risks, reaching 1,100 community members with disaster training.
• Communities now have operational early warning systems and first aid kits, helping mothers feel empowered to keep their families safe.

Thrive

• Strong collaboration with local organisations boosted ownership and reach.
• City-level peace events, like Sports for Peace, brought people together and fostered inclusion and hope.

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Survive

• Over 4,200 people received life-saving treatment for cholera, with essential supplies like zinc, IV fluids, and protective gear delivered to health facilities.
• Families received seeds and home gardening training, helping women grow fresh crops and provide steady meals for their loved ones.

Adapt

• More than 9,000 households learned how to reduce risks and prepare for disasters, and early warning committees now monitor hazards and conflicts.
• Women and youth networks were mobilised to boost livelihoods and connect communities to local markets.

Thrive

• Communities formed peace committees, held social cohesion dialogues, and strengthened advocacy and inclusion efforts.
• Collaboration with government and local organisations increased ownership and sustainability of solutions.

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Survive

• 200 families received food vouchers, helping them afford nutritious meals despite rising prices.
• 233 caregivers learned how to check for malnutrition, screening over 2,480 children. Plus, healthy eating tips reached more than 5,700 people.
• 200 households received hygiene kits to stay safe during drought conditions.

Adapt

• Parents and peer groups now lead malnutrition checks and referrals, showing real community ownership.
• Local shops were trained on voucher systems to speed up service and reduce delays.

Thrive

• Strategic coordination brought major partners, like Syrian Arab Crescent, Save the Children, and Norwegian People’s Aid, into action.
• This expanded support for farming inputs, technical training, disaster preparedness groups, psychosocial care, cash assistance, transport for referrals, and more screenings and hygiene kits.

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Survive

• 450 schoolchildren received hot meals, and 582 families got dry food rations when kitchens didn’t have water or electricity.
• Child-friendly Safe Spaces were set up and equipped, and hygiene and dignity kits were provided to the most vulnerable.
• Risk assessments and school safety maps were completed with Civil Protection teams, and bathroom repairs helped reduce protection risks.

Adapt

• 2,860 students took part in eco brigades and awareness sessions, building preparedness and a sense of environmental responsibility.
• Local recipe protocols were introduced to improve both nutrition and cost efficiency.

Thrive

• 248 caregivers completed Nurturing Parenting training, helping create safer, more supportive home environments.
• Partnerships with other World Vision projects ensured children and families could access medical services and clear referral pathways

In 2025, your generosity helped us respond in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous emergencies, bringing hope where it was needed most. Because of you, vulnerable children and their families received life-saving support in the midst of conflict, climate shocks, and instability. Your compassion enabled us to act quickly, stay present, and deliver help that truly changes lives.

Our commitment to children worldwide remains unwavering: to help them survive, recover, and build a future.

Countless children are born into fragile and dangerous environments that they cannot escape. Turning away is not an option, and thanks to you, neither is giving up. With your support, we continue to strengthen our response, reach those most in need, and create lasting change for children and communities.

In a year marked by uncertainty, your generosity allowed us to stand firm. Thank you for believing in children, for standing with families in crisis, and for helping build a more hopeful future together.