Reports
This learning brief traces how lessons from Educating Children Together III (ECT III) shaped the design of its successor, Partnering for Sustainable Education …
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Food Security & Livelihoods
Supporting communities to strengthen sustainable food systems, enhance household nutrition, promote job creation, and build resilient, food-secure futures.
In 2025, World Vision U.S. reached 7.4 million people through our food security and livelihoods initiatives
Highlights
Strengthening food systems
In 2025, World Vision implemented 26 projects across 20 countries, supported by more than $208 million from government, foundation, and private donors, to strengthen food systems and create the conditions for lasting food security and economic opportunity.
Delivering lifesaving food
In 2025, we used $174 million in food grants, including 245,608 metric tons of food supplies, to help nourish children and families in 23 countries, reaching communities in some of the world’s most food-insecure regions.
A smart investment
A 2024 independent study found that our THRIVE program generated $6.67 in economic value for families for every dollar invested. This came from both increased household income (55%) and improved financial resilience to shocks (45%).
Impact book
Restoring hope, building resilience
Discover five years of achievements, evidence, and lessons from SPIR II’s work to strengthen resilience, improve livelihoods, and support vulnerable communities across Ethiopia.
About
Tackling poverty at the roots
We partner with local communities, research institutions, governments, and private and public sector stakeholders to address the root causes of poverty in the poorest communities around the world.
Our food security and sustainable livelihoods focus also contributes to World Vision’s global commitment to sustainable child well-being outcomes:
- Children are well nourished and free from hunger.
- Families have adequate and resilient livelihoods, income, and assets.
- Families and children have reasons and resources to be in school.
- Adolescents have hope and skills for a productive future.
For more than 75 years, World Vision and our partners have supported vulnerable communities, families, and individuals to address the root causes of poverty through long-term development solutions. As fragile contexts continue to grow within many low- and middle-income countries, we have increased our focus on locally led solutions, private sector collaboration, and systems-based approaches. Our food security and livelihoods programs are designed to engage food systems and foster household and community resilience, with an emphasis on promoting the well-being of children wherever we work. Building upon our global expertise in natural resources management, we have significantly scaled our investments in environmental stewardship with an emphasis on adaptation to weather-related shocks. Our programs help ensure that families have the resources and opportunities to adequately nourish themselves. We promote women’s economic empowerment across all our programs. We also actively embrace the role of faith identity as a catalyst for social cohesion and sustainable outcomes.
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Food Security & Livelihoods Subsectors
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Women’s Economic Empowerment
Food Security & Livelihoods Research & Resources
Research
This study evaluated how the frequency of caregiver training and supervision affects the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of Family Mid-Upper Arm Circumference …
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Reports
This technical report examines how World Vision's Strengthen PSNP Institutions and Resilience (SPIR) program restored degraded watersheds across Ethiopia while…
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Food Security & Livelihoods News & Insights
Blog07/21/2026
By Shimali Senanayake, Sr. Communications Program Officer, World VisionWhat if the first person to detect a child's malnutrition was the person closest to them…
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News06/03/2026
By Shimali Senanayake, World Vision U.S., with contributions from the ANGEL Angola team From warehouses storing U.S.-provided commodities to school kitchens se…
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Blog05/27/2026
By Hannah Chargin, Director of Government RelationsIn northern Mozambique, I once led a group of congressional staffers visiting World Vision’s work in the reg…
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Impact in Action
Explore evidence-based insights and inspiring stories of change from communities around the world.
Hunger has a name
Behind every hunger statistic is a child and a family. Meet Hamed, Hamdi, Tizita, Benjamin, and others whose stories show both the toll of hunger and the difference nutrition support can make.
Mixed flour helps combat malnutrition
Through World Vision’s SPIR II program, mothers in rural Ethiopia like Sadia learned to make and sell nutrient-rich mixed flour, helping combat child malnutrition while earning income. This simple, locally produced solution improved children’s health, strengthened families’ livelihoods, and built community resilience against hunger.
Restoring land, protecting families
In Chikwawa, Malawi, a community group trained by World Vision has planted nearly 10,000 trees since 2019. Members say the returning forests are softening seasonal floods, protecting homes, and providing vegetables that help feed their children.
Fresh fish, healthy futures
Local partners in Cambodia deliver fresh, safe fish to school meals, improving children’s nutrition so they can learn and grow. This USDA Food for Progress activity boosted food safety, school attendance, and local income.
