By Alexandre Amadou M. Gassama, Advocacy, Campaign & Communication Lead, World Vision Introduction Twenty children aged between 12 and 18 spoke candidly about the fight against malnutrition and the importance of healthy meals at the country’s first children’s Nutrition Dialogue workshop. In the Central African Republic (CAR), malnutrition remains a pressing concern, with a significant…
By Laliana Mahumane and Tapera Júnior, from Children and Youth with Vision We are members of Children and Youth with Vision (Crianças e Jovens com Visão), a group of volunteer activists in Mozambique that works to promote the participation and voices of children in our country. In partnership with World Vision Mozambique, we have facilitated…
By Shyam Adhikari, Advocacy & Campaign Manager, WVI Nepal World Vision Intl Nepal, in partnership with a local non-governmental organisation, convened our first Nutrition Dialogue as part of our ENOUGH campaign. The Children’s Workshop, which brought together 25 children, was an enlightening but humbling experience, as we heard firsthand the emotional toll hunger takes on…
By Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation & Rights, World Vision International Weeks ago, I met with the World Vision’s Children’s Advisory Group and asked them if they would be interested in engaging in a workshop to discuss hunger and malnutrition. Not surprisingly, they all enthusiastically debated these topics. The second question I asked them was…
By David Nabarro, Strategic Director of 4SD Foundation and Dan Irvine, Global Director, Health and Nutrition, World Vision International. The 2024 analysis of the State of Food Insecurity and malnutrition in our world was released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Minister of Social Development and Assistance, Family, and the Fight against Hunger, Wellington Dias, took part in the pre-launch of the Task Force for the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, held at the headquarters of Ação da Cidadania, in Rio de Janeiro. The foundational documents for…
1 in 11 people worldwide faced hunger in 2023, 1 in 5 in Africa Rio de Janeiro – Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published…
France will host the next Nutrition for Growth summit in Paris on March 27 and 28, 2025. This summit is aimed at mobilizing the international community, particularly private sector and civil society actors, around the issue of nutrition in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN’s 2030 Agenda. The problems of…
