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In April, John Harris helped his wife, LaDell, down the steps in front of their home along the shores of the Neches River near Vidor, Texas. She had slipped and hurt her arm while waiting days for floodwaters to clear from the porch steps. Their home was nearly destroyed by 15-foot floodwaters during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. World Vision and its local partner, Wings of Promise led by Pastor Skipper Sauls, helped the couple rebuild with new appliances, Sheetrock, furniture, insulation, light fixtures, and other materials. John and LaDell were able to enjoy their cozy rebuilt riverside home together for a few more months in 2018 before John lost his fight with cancer in August. “During the storm, we were sitting here, helpless,” LaDell says. “These people (Pastor Sauls, and other community members) have been our angels.”

From the Field

2017 humanitarian world news headlines

Humanitarian world news brings you a regularly updated selection of events and trends impacting people and the humanitarian community worldwide in 2017.

Disaster Relief

From the Field

Hunger in Africa pushes over 20 million to the brink of starvation

A new coalition of leading relief organizations urge Americans to take action to save lives as Africa faces famine and extreme hunger crisis.

Hunger News

Humanitarian aid workers serve on the front lines of conflicts worldwide. In 2013, two World Vision aid workers paid the ultimate price in Darfur, Sudan.

From the Field

Darfur, Sudan: Fallen aid workers remembered

Humanitarian aid workers serve civilians on the front lines of conflicts around the world, and sometimes they pay the ultimate price. In 2013, two World Vision aid workers were killed in Darfur, Sudan.

Disaster Relief

Liam Cunningham traveled to Uganda in May to see World Vision's work with the fastest-growing refugee crisis worldwide — South Sudan.

Change Makers

Game of Thrones actor meets South Sudanese refugees

Liam Cunningham traveled to Uganda in May to see World Vision’s work with the fastest-growing refugee crisis worldwide — South Sudan.

Refugee Crisis
UgandaSouth Sudan

Dira, left, encourages her 12-year-old sister, Phinat, right, in her studies. Dira is the sixth of eight children and had to leave school in the second grade so she could scavenge for junk to help her family earn money after her father died. Later, with World Vision’s help, she got nonformal education and vocational training and now runs a hairdresser shop in her town of Battambang, Cambodia. Because of her experience, she wants her younger siblings to have a different life, including Phinat. “I want them to study until [they] finish class,” she says. “I don’t want Phinat to scavenge because she is too young. Scavengers face risk, such as rape and traffic accidents.” Phinat has the second-highest grades in her class of 30 students. “My older sister encourages me to study hard,” Phinat says. “She doesn’t allow me to pick up junk.”

From the Field

10 girls who overcame the odds to attend school

Every day millions of girls don’t get to go to school. These 10 were determined to go anyway. Learn how you can help girls education odds improve.

Education

From the Field

Photos: The streets of Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo was once Syria’s largest city and a cultural and economic hub. Photos of its destruction show a stark contrast to a once-thriving city.

Refugee Crisis
Syria

From the Field

Fleeing Aleppo: Man recounts chaos leaving war-torn city

Shihab fled his home in eastern Aleppo, Syria, in the early hours Friday, Dec. 16. In the chaos, he managed to cram into an overcrowded bus leaving for safety in Idlib. Read his story.

Refugee Crisis
Syria

From the Field

Blueprint to solve poverty

The end of extreme poverty is in sight. It’s possible that we could eliminate extreme poverty by 2030, and we’re closer than you think. Read the story.