Aqilah Rahman More than half of all children worldwide are subject to violence, yet evidence shows a significant lack of funding both on national and global levels to end violence against children. Counting Pennies 3, the third in a series of reports by World Vision International and partner agencies, finds that investment to end violence […]
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World Vision commits $660 million to fight global malnutrition
World Vision will commit $US500 million ($661million) of private funding to tackle malnutrition over the next five years and will also allocate an additional $US700m ($926 million) in nutrition grant-funded programmes
The aid agency’s investment will mean that more than one million children will avoid malnutrition
World Vision has committed $661 million to fight malnutrition and told global nutrition leaders that eliminating malnutrition – especially for women and girls – is a top priority for the organisation.
World Vision International’s President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Morley announced the initiative as part of the Nutrition 4 Growth Year of Action launch hosted by the governments of Canada and Bangladesh, attended by and featuring key aid sector leaders such as Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.