APRIL 1, 2014, RWANDA — In 1994, Rwanda was as ruined as any spot on earth after an implosion of violence killed 800,000 people in 100 days. How could the country ever overcome such hatred and horror? It would take a miracle. Through World Vision’s reconciliation programming, healing has given way to hope.
News & Stories
Voices
Child sacrifice: Protection through pierced ears in Uganda
In certain districts of Uganda, child sacrifice is a real danger. Today, Kari Costanza writes from Uganda about 3-year-old Sharon, whose pierced ears may protect her. Read how a World Vision-supported amber alert program is helping to recover children that have been taken.
Special Features
Children of the brothel
Feb. 1, 2014, BANGLADESH — In Jessore, World Vision provides care for the children of sex workers — part of a plan to protect children across Bangladesh.
Voices
World Malaria Day: The gossamer thread
This World Malaria Day, join World Vision in remembering the lives devastated by this preventable, treatable disease — and in our mission of eradicating it from the world. See the miraculous change a few square meters of netting brought about for a Mozambican family.
From the Field
A new life after being freed from trafficking
Chanty had everything going against her — her mother was killed by a land mine. Her father was ill, and he died when she was 13. Then things got worse — she was trafficked.
From the Field
Microloans lift family out of desperation after devastating fire
Microloans from World Vision helped a Dominican Republic family recover from a devastating fire that destroyed their family bakery.
Special Features
God made me free
FEB. 1, 2013, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — Domestic violence, teen pregnancy, and early marriage can derail a girl’s future in the Dominican Republic. But not in Esteban Cuevas’ neighborhood.
Special Features
Net effect
NOV. 1, 2012, MOZAMBIQUE — In malaria-prone Mozambique, two girls live very different lives. One is protected by a mosquito bed net; the other is not. A handful of gossamer threads treated with insecticide makes all the difference.
Voices
Why did I pray?
Writer Kari Costanza explains that she feels God as stories unfold. When people tell her their stories in a way that is dignified and true, she knows finding them had nothing to do with her.
Special Features
Saving Savoeun
AUG. 1, 2012, CAMBODIA — In the U.S., an Amber Alert is broadcasted when a child goes missing. But how do you create an Amber Alert in Cambodian villages when the enemies are sex traffickers? World Vision came up with a plan.