Kathryn Reid, Author at World Vision

Smiling schoolgirls dressed in white shirts, green ties, and matching skirts walk in a group from a building with a pink roof, bathed in sunshine.

6 facts about female genital mutilation (FGM)

Here are key facts about female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that has affected at least 200 million women and girls across 30 countries. Millions more girls are at risk.

Child Protection Stories

Pray for Syria, whose people are enduring their 11th year of civil war.

Prayers

Hope in hard places: Prayer for Syria

Syrians desperately hope for peace, and children shouldn’t grow up in a war zone. Pray for Syria, whose people are enduring their 11th year of civil war.

Refugee Crisis
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Under a gray sky, a cyclone-devastated landscape shows standing water, toppled buildings, and trees swaying in the wind.

From the Field

2015 Cyclone Pam: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

On March 13, 2015, Category 5 Cyclone Pam unleashed heavy winds and rain on Vanuatu, a string of South Pacific islands. The storm devastated homes, schools, crops, and water systems, impacting more than half of the population in one of the world’s poorest countries. Learn how World Vision responded in emergency relief and recovery efforts to aid impacted communities.

Disaster Relief

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Barry.

From the Field

Hurricane Barry: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana on July 13, 2019, bringing heavy rains, floods, and a dangerous storm surge. Learn how World Vision responded and supported affected communities.

Disaster Relief

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From the Field

Ecuador earthquake: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Ecuador’s coast April 16, 2016 — killing almost 700 people and leveling homes, schools, and infrastructure. The deadly Ecuador earthquake made life harder for people suffering from El Niño flooding. Recovery called for an all-out effort to support health, nutrition, education, and rebuilding.

Disaster Relief
Ecuador

From the Field

Oso landslide: A community rallies after deadly landslide

On March 22, 2014, the Oso landslide bearing up to 70 feet of mud buried a mile-long stretch of highway and took the lives of 43 people. Small communities around Oso, Washington, were left grieving while handling the monumental task of rebuilding.

Disaster Relief

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Change Makers

Lopez Lomong runs for refugees and clean water

Two-time Olympian Lopez Lomong, a Lost Boy of Sudan, was kidnapped and imprisoned, spent 10 years in a refugee camp, and was eventually adopted by a U.S. family. Today, he continues to run and to raise funds and advocate for clean water and South Sudanese refugees.

Refugee Crisis
South Sudan

A Sierra Leonean teen smiles as she holds a sign that reads, “No child should die of Ebola again.”

From the Field

Ebola virus outbreak: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Explore frequently asked questions about the Ebola virus and World Vision’s response to Ebola outbreaks. Learn how we educate communities, support healthcare workers, provide child protection, and more in the fight against Ebola.

Health
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With her baby on her back and toddler by her side, a Kenyan mother walks in a dry riverbed in Kenya to dig for water at least twice a day, a distance of about 8 kilometers (4 miles). 6K is the average distance women and children in the developing world walk for water. Women and children in the developing world walk 200 million hours a day for water.

From the Field

Walk for water: Your 6K vs. theirs

6K is the average distance round trip women and children in the developing world walk for water — water that is often contaminated with life-threatening diseases. How far is 6K? Compare a 6K here in the U.S. to a walk for water in Africa.