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#NowHiring: World Vision USA is looking for talented professionals to join our team going where no one else goes because Jesus is alive in the hardest places to be a child. #LifeChangingJobs #CareersWithImpact

These photographs, taken by youth with disabilities, tell powerful stories. The youth took the photographs, which were showcased earlier this week at the Global Disability Inclusion Forum in Malawi, during a creative writing and photography workshop as part of World Vision’s Able to Thrive program, empowering them to report issues affecting their communities through storytelling and visual art. Ten youth with disabilities were trained in creative writing and photography skills, equipping them to use their new skills to highlight and report various forms of abuse and challenges they face in their communities. Beyond creative arts, the workshop also emphasized the importance of their rights and the need for education. During the training, staff discovered many of the children with disabilities in attendance did not attend school. In response, the Able to Thrive project has initiated a program to equip and empower their caregivers to support their children’s education. The Able to Thrive project works with more than 2,500 children with disabilities and their caregivers across several districts in Malawi with the goal of improving the well-being of the children by promoting access to quality, inclusive education, and supporting their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development.  Check out a handful of the inspiring photos and witness a journey of empowerment and advocacy! Learn more about the Forum and the incredible work being done to create inclusive communities in Malawi and around the world: https://lnkd.in/gjZ2XRvY     Photo captions:  🔸 Government and NGOs must commit to ensuring that children with visual impairment are well supported with education amenities.  🔸 Children have the right to various forms of play, including dancing.  🔸 Most children in rural communities fetch water from unprotected sources, making them susceptible to water borne diseases like diarrhea.  🔸 Government, NGOs, and well-wishers must help create a conducive learning environment by constructing more classroom blocks.  🔸 World Vision is promoting age-appropriate literacy skills among school-going children in communities. #innovation #sustanability #disabilityinclusion World Vision Malawi

"I want to start by congratulating World Vision on the release of your new multi-sector resilience framework. Your new framework takes a comprehensive approach in tackling the complexity of work in the resilience space." Mia Beers, USAID, during her keynote at World Vision’s Road to Resilience webinar    World Vision's new multi-sectoral resilience framework is a significant step forward in addressing the intricate challenges of building resilience in vulnerable communities. The framework emphasizes the importance of understanding the unique vulnerabilities and strengths within each community. By tailoring interventions to address the root causes of these vulnerabilities, focusing on context-specific solutions, and leveraging local agency, this framework provides a robust roadmap for sustainable impact and ensures that our efforts are both effective and sustainable. Dive into the details of our approach and see how we’re making a difference on the ground: https://lnkd.in/e5rQffVf     Thank you, Mia, for your keynote at our Road to Resilience Webinar last week. Your insights were invaluable as we released this crucial framework and other resources.    #resilientsystems #Sustainability #Development #SustainableDevelopment #Multi-sectoralResilience  

📢 #NowHiring: We are looking for our next #ProgramManager to serve on the child protection team. This role will work closely with projects in Kenya. Swahili and experience in East Africa preferred. 👉🏾 #ApplyHere: https://lnkd.in/eHFBxN-R

"The contextual perspective is essential. Smallholders’ challenges are highly variable from one country to another, one landscape to another, one community to another, [and] the need to design ahead of the crisis ... coming back to ... including system thinking, and turning system into action to support livelihoods. To help farmers bounce back better and continue to make progress is very important." ~ Simon Winter, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture    World Vision's multi-sectoral resilience framework underscores the importance of context-specific approaches and systems thinking. The framework's emphasis on systems thinking ensures that interventions are holistic and adaptive to varying contexts. This approach not only supports immediate recovery but also fosters long-term resilience by strengthening local systems and capacities. By anticipating crises and tailoring solutions to local contexts, we can build stronger, more resilient communities. Learn how applying these principles can help communities bounce back better and stronger. https://lnkd.in/e5rQffVf    Thank you, Simon, for your keynote at our Road to Resilience Webinar last week. Your focus on contextual and system thinking was pivotal in our discussions.    #resilientsystems #Sustainability #Development #SustainableDevelopment #MultisectoralResilience #Resilience #Innovation

Truly inspiring! This week, Global Disability Inclusion Forum participants took to the field in Malawi to deepen their understanding of education, rehabilitation, and case management to equip and support children and youth with disabilities so they can build more inclusive practices in development work globally. Field visits like these are crucial opportunities to learn about innovative practices and are essential for fostering collaboration. Participants learned firsthand from experts and implementers of impactful and sustainable programs like Able to Thrive, which is equipping and empowering children and youth with disabilities by leveraging tools like participatory GIS mapping and engaging local partners. Through visits to community-based screenings, sign language learning programs, parent support groups, and more, participants witnessed the transformative impact of holistic programming and approaches that enhance the well-being of children and youth with disabilities by empowering caregivers and improving access to and sustainable integration of education, health, WASH, and livelihoods programming, ensuring that all children have the opportunity to thrive. Participants also visited our incredible partners, including ABC Hearing Clinic, Sandi Thandiza, and Malawi Against Physical Disabilities (MAP).  Check out photos from the field visits—and learn more about the incredible work being done to create inclusive communities at https://lnkd.in/gjZ2XRvY #innovation #sustanability #disabilityinclusion 

#NowHiring: We are looking for our next #SpanishSpeaking #DesignMonitoringAndEvaluationSpecialist to join the team at World Vision. This is an amazing opportunity for someone who wants to work closely with humanitarian programs in the Latin America and Carribean region! #Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e77iB8kd

Huge updates from World Vision USA Water and Health including some milestones in completing the funding for #Zambia and #Niger and new Rotary and Gates Foundation https://bit.ly/4cECe5M

"The release of USAID's updated policy on resilience and World Vision’s multi-sectoral resilience framework cannot be more timely.... We welcome the conceptual multi-sectoral resilience framework that World Vision is putting forward reaffirming the key components of resilience and highlighting elements of process, mindset, and capacity." Jocelyn G. Brown Hall, FAO, during her keynote at World Vision’s Road to Resilience webinar    World Vision's new framework reinforces key resilience components and focuses on transformative processes. By emphasizing a comprehensive understanding of resilience, the framework addresses the complexities of modern vulnerabilities, integrating process, mindset, and capacity to build robust systems capable of withstanding shocks and stresses. Learn more about how these principles can transform resilience efforts, drive sustainable change, and enhance your work in resilience and sustainable development: https://lnkd.in/e5rQffVf    Thank you, Jocelyn, for your keynote at our Road to Resilience Webinar last week. Your insights greatly enriched the discussion and the release of our new framework.     #resilientsystems #Sustainability #Development #SustainableDevelopment #MultisectoralResilience  

Yesterday was an incredible day of learning and action at the GESI Disability Inclusion Forum in Malawi! More than a hundred people including government leaders, disabled persons organizations, disability inclusion experts, and project implementers from around the world shared challenges, innovative solutions, and best practices to equip and support children and youth with disabilities in fragile contexts. After a keynote address from Jean Sendeza, Ministry of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare for the Republic of Malawi, participants dove into sessions packed with evidence-based learnings and impactful and sustainable disability inclusion programs and approaches from around the world—starting with World Vision’s Able to Thrive program in Malawi: 🔸 Able to Thrive, implemented by World Vision Malawi, is an innovative project aiming to enhance the well-being of 10,000 children and youth with disabilities through improved case management, access to services, and community empowerment. The program integrates education, health, WASH, and livelihoods programming to address the diverse needs of children and youth with disabilities.  🔸 Malawi Council for Disability Affairs (MACODA), a key partner in Able to Thrive, shared insights and approaches in supporting education on the new disability act and mobilizing its staff and volunteers to support case management for children with disabilities. 🔸 Additional sessions featured youth participants, who presented their experiences and recommendations, to the Ministry of Gender, Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA), and MACODA shared successful approaches to better include the voices of youth and persons with disabilities in programming. Youth also shared the photographs they took during a workshop last week, which highlighted issues of importance to them. 🔸 Participants also heard from experts who shared challenges of disability inclusion in emergency response, how to enhance WASH and livelihoods in fragile contexts, and how to integrate disability inclusion into #environmentalsustainability. 🔸 During afternoon breakout sessions, participants delved deeper into topics such as inclusive education, WASH and nutrition, rehabilitation services, and effective training on disability inclusion. Thank you to all the donors, experts, and participants for making this event a success! By sharing our learnings and innovative approaches, we are building and supporting more inclusive practices in development work globally.  Learn about many of these practices and programs on our webpage at https://lnkd.in/gjZ2XRvY  #innovation #sustanability #disabilityinclusion