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The children of Syria have have borne the brunt of violence and tragedy, while millions have fled. Meet Ola, a child whose laughter would give way to tears.
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My encounter with a child of Syria

For three years, the children of Syria have have borne the brunt of violence and tragedy, while millions have been forced to flee. Today, meet Ola, a child of Syria whose laughter would give way to tears without warning.

For Valentine's Day, we give thanks for the love our supporters have shown us, our work, and the children we serve in five photos.
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Valentine’s Day: Messages of love

Looking ahead to Valentine’s Day, we want to give thanks for the love you have shown us, our work, and the children we serve. We can’t do this work without you! In today’s photoblog, five teams here at World Vision each highlight one of their supporters.

Millions of girls, like Jenneh in Sierra Leone, face barriers like early marriage to their education. This is Jenneh's story.
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A child marriage: Betrothed before birth

The documentary Girl Rising aims to ignite a movement to educate girls around the world. Millions of girls, like Jenneh in Sierra Leone, face barriers like child marriage to their education. This is Jenneh’s story.

Through a fair trade coffee program, grower Tesfaye now brings in enough income to send his children to school, giving them hope for the future.
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Fair trade coffee improves children’s lives in Ethiopia

Southern Ethiopia is one of the best coffee-growing regions in the world! Through a World Vision training and fair trade program, coffee grower Tesfaye now brings in enough income to support his family and send his children to school, giving them hope for the future.

Mother Teresa's efforts of love, mercy, and kindness are a profound example of following Jesus’ example of love and concern for the poorest of the poor.
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Mother Teresa and silence: Finding God among the poor

Mother Teresa is a profound example of someone who chose to follow Jesus’ example of love and concern. Mother Teresa’s birthday reminds us of her profound efforts of love, mercy, and kindness during her many years of service among the poorest of the poor.

After the trauma of fleeing Syria, refugee children express their heartbreaking stories by illustrating them at a refugee camp in Lebanon.
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Syrian children: Coping with trauma through drawing

Betsy Baldwin, program management officer for World Vision’s humanitarian and emergency affairs team, writes today about a recent trip to Lebanon. Visiting Syrian refugee children who had fled their homes, Betsy witnessed firsthand the effects of the trauma these children had been through. Here, she describes the heartbreaking stories she saw illustrated by these children’s hands.

Gifts for sponsored children: We asked child sponsors what kinds of loving, creative ways they have found to ship joy across the globe by sending gifts to their sponsored children.
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Child sponsors: Shipping joy around the world

Last month, we asked our Facebook followers to tell us what kinds of gifts and packages they send to their sponsored children around the world. See the loving and creative ways that our child sponsors have found to ship joy across the globe — and receive joy in return!

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