Looking for some unique baby names from around the world? We’ve met some amazing children through our global charity work. Many of these kids were given some pretty unique names! This is a collection of some of the most unique baby names from around the world.
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From the Field
From the Field
Enlisting ‘an army’ of breastfeeding moms to save lives
A safe and supportive place for breastfeeding moms is a life-saving gift for the youngest and most vulnerable survivors of conflict or disaster. World Vision’s women and young children spaces help moms provide nutrition and nurture for children under age 5.
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World Cup fever: Girls soccer club kicks child marriage in South Sudan
As the world turns its attention to the World Cup, which begins June 14, a World Vision Child-Friendly Space in South Sudan is providing an all-girls soccer program to empower girls to defy gender norms and combat child marriage.
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Fathers stand together to end child marriage in India
A men’s group in Agra, India, is determined to turn the tide on a human rights violation that is common in their community and around the world: child marriage. Through a World Vision program, they are learning how to create a loving environment for their families and protect girls’ childhoods.
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How World Vision does child protection around the world
More than half of the world’s children experience some form of violence every year. World Vision protects children and looks out for their well-being by ensuring communities and faith leaders are actively working to identify and support children in need; advocating for children’s rights; and providing for immediate needs, such as emergency shelter and essential care.
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In the kitchen: Armenian honey cake recipe
Families in rural Armenia are beekeeping to pull out of poverty. It’s is also the essential ingredient in this humble yet scrumptious honey cake. Get the recipe and watch a video showing how to make it!
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2016 Hurricane Matthew: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Hurricane Matthew hit both Haiti and the U.S. East Coast Coast in October 2016 as a Category 4 hurricane with torrential rain, massive storm surge, and winds up to 145 mph. In Haiti, the recovery continues, as Hurricane Matthew was the largest humanitarian emergency there since the earthquake of 2010.
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A promise to Rwanda for World Water Day
To bring clean water in every World Vision program area by 2030, World Vision commits to universal access to water by 2022 for families in Rwanda.
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10 worst places for children to get pneumonia
The 10 worst countries for children to be sick with pneumonia are in Africa and Asia. That’s because only a portion of children younger than 5 who contract the infection receive critical antibiotic treatment.
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A clean water project orchestrated by God
Donors, two communities, and World Vision worked together like a beautiful symphony to bring clean water to thousands of Hondurans.