Dorcas, 9, carried dirty water home four times a day from a pond where animals drank, and sometimes died. Everything changed when World Vision dug a well.
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Melinda Gates on what faith in action means to her
Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, shares her thoughts on time poverty, empowering girls and women, and her motivation to serve.
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Banana pancakes and prayer
Josephine in Uganda makes 650 banana pancakes every Sunday and sells them at church for a penny each. She raises her 13 children and grandchildren on that income: $6.50 a week. See what it’s like to make this recipe, and how love and prayer keep her going.
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His sister’s keeper: Protecting kids from child sacrifice
Yesterday, 6-year-old Trevor’s body was found in Uganda. He had been sacrificed by a witch doctor. Our staff writer Kari is there in Uganda right now. Pray with us for Trevor’s mother, and see how our Amber Alert program is working to bring children home when they’re abducted.
From the Field
Defying La Bestia, ‘The Beast’
Crushed by natural disasters, poverty, and violence, many Hondurans are making the dangerous, desperate trek north using a network of freight trains to find opportunity. Find out how World Vision is creating ways to give young people and their families a reason to stay — and flourish — in the country they love.
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The best people on Earth: Bravery and beauty in Iraq
Refugees are more than just numbers. They are some of the most incredible people on earth, as World Vision writer Kari Costanza found in Iraq.
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THRIVE: 6 ways farmers can change their communities
World Vision’s THRIVE program offers six techniques as the keys to success for farmers, their families, and their communities.
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UPDATE: Protection from child sacrifice — It’s working!
One of our most innovative programs, an Amber Alert designed to save children from being sacrificed in Uganda, is working! Project manager Obed Byamugisha risks his life every day in a battle against witch doctors. See how he’s helping communities in Uganda work together to keep their children safe.
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Building resilient livelihoods and bringing families together
An idea that began in a rice field in Tanzania is today building resilient livelihoods for farmers across five countries in Africa and empowering their families to grow greater together through transformation and forgiveness. See how this innovative program works!
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Economic empowerment: Helping hardworking parents
When loans transformed a Grace Graka’s life, she transformed her community in Zambia.