Progress Report: Fiscal Year 2017 (October 2016 to September 2017)

Thank you for your generous support of the Improved Incomes and Clean Water program that is helping to meet the needs of 22,500 people in Nyamagabe.

Nyamagabe is one of eight World Vision area programs (APs) that are covered by Rwanda THRIVE (Transforming Household Resilience in Vulnerable Environments), our signature economic empowerment program in Rwanda. In addition to improving incomes, this program will provide clean water access to 5,500 households.

Through the Education Signature Initiative, World Vision commits to improve learning outcomes through award-winning principles and practices for 1.5 million children—including those in fragile contexts and emergency settings.

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In too many impoverished communities, cultural norms in parenting aren’t built around the transformative love of Christ, and churches don’t focus on kids—or aren’t equipped to teach them in ways they can understand. World Vision has been working with parents and churches for decades—providing training, resources, and support that help children learn and grow in their relationship with Jesus.

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The lack of sustainability of community-managed drinking water systems is a major concern in low- and middle-income countries. While water system breakdown is inevitable, some water systems continue to be rehabilitated and provide water for decades while others fail permanently shortly after implementation. Previous studies have shown that water committees and fee collection are critical to sustainability (Fisher 2015, Foster 2013). This study examined successful water systems to identify processes for sustainability. 

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The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNCCH) and World Vision have established an innovative partnership to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in low- and middle-income countries with the ultimate goal of helping solve the global water and sanitation crisis by 2030, in support of our shared belief that every child deserves clean water. 

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The Spirit of God is moving, bringing new life into local church ministries. Thank you for partnering in this work that God has entrusted to us. 420,128 people benefited from ministry activities in fiscal year 2017. Your partnership with World Vision makes this all possible. Thank you for your commitment to sharing the gospel throughout the world.

In fiscal year 2017, we helped provide access to clean water for 3.2 million people, improved sanitation facilities for 3.3 million people, and improved hygiene practices for 3.9 million people. We thank God for the progress we have been able to make over the past several years, and we pray diligently for His continued guidance as we press on toward the future.

Progress Report: Fiscal Year 2017 (October 2016 to September 2017)

2.6 million people in Africa were provided with access to clean drinking water in fiscal year 2017. In addition to providing clean water, the program reached 2.1 million sanitation beneficiaries and 3.3 million hygiene beneficiaries during the year. Let us rejoice together in thanking God for what He has accomplished through the Africa WASH Program.

Progress Report: Fiscal Year 2017 (October 2016 to September 2017)

366,591 people were provided with access to maternal and child health and nutrition services, which included 197,079 children younger than 5 during fiscal year 2017. A recent random sampling of beneficiaries in Uganda showed the percentage of women having their babies in a health facility increased from 55 percent to 71 percent, and families with access to safe water improved from 59 percent to 86 percent. Thank you for sharing your blessings to provide these tools for transformation. Your gifts are making a difference.

Progress Report: Fiscal Year 2017 (October 2016 to September 2017)

1.5 million people were provided with access to economic empowerment activities during fiscal year 2017.

We have deployed THRIVE (Transforming Household Resilience in Vulnerable Environments) in five countries, integrating proven approaches to increase incomes and strengthen resilience of rural families and communities. Our pathway out of poverty focuses on building secure livelihoods and market access, through strengthening the ability of families to radically improve their income-growing capacities.