World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how putting old things together in a new way can create something revolutionary — a new innovative approach to farming in Tanzania is freeing communities from the grip of poverty.
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From the Field
Success for a Zambian accountant began with sponsorship
Yule Mwewa’s list of accomplishments could make any Ivy League graduate envious. Valedictorian. Successful entrepreneur and business owner. Certified accountant. Board member of a major humanitarian organization. But none of those would have been possible for the 33-year-old Zambian without another distinction: “All this is because I was once a sponsored child,” says Yule.
Voices
Better health for women just like Jennifer
Due to fistula — an injury during childbirth that causes incontinence — Jennifer remained outside when she attended church, kneeling in the dirt to pray. Without improving health for women who don’t have proper care, issues like fistula can ruin their lives.
Voices
Right ideas at the right time are saving lives
World Vision is a fantastic place for innovation. When it’s done right, it can affect hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.
Special Features
From dependence to dignity
AUG. 1, 2014, TANZANIA — Start with an unpredictable climate. Add a portion of destructive cultural values. Stir in some fear. The result: a recipe for ruin. But World Vision has figured out how to reverse the course, leading entire communities of hardworking, God-gifted people from dependence to dignity.
From the Field
Ethiopia: Once a dust bowl, now a place of plenty
The hunger crisis of 30 years ago is remembered but unlikely to repeat in Ethiopia’s Antsokia Valley, thanks to effective development work and community engagement.
Voices
Olivia’s story: A Zambian sponsored child grows up
Marilee Pierce Dunker, daughter of World Vision’s founder, chronicles her visits over the years with her sponsored child, Olivia, in Zambia.
Change Makers
Texas bikers ride to provide children with clean water
Fort Worth Harley-Davidson store owners Mark and Jennifer Smith convinced a room full of Texan bikers to solve a problem most Americans couldn’t imagine.
From the Field
A lesson from the 1980s Ethiopia famine: First, we pray
David Ward led the team that set up World Vision feeding centers across Ethiopia during the 1980s famine. He shares the story of the massive relief and rehabilitation program’s improbable beginning.
Voices
Reflections and remembrances from a former World Vision U.S. president
Former World Vision U.S. President Bob Seiple reflects on painful anniversaries, from the horror of the Rwanda genocide to orphans in Romania, and redemptive moments.