Throughout Latin America, one staple food is plantains. World Vision uses plantains in nutrition training with parents. Try this fried plantains recipe!
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How’d they do that: Make an Indian Christmas star
Across India, Christian families craft handmade star-shaped lanterns as beacons of shining God’s light to the world. Learn how to make one with your family.
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Former sponsored child is now archbishop of Kenya’s Anglican Church
Jackson Ole Sapit became sponsored through World Vision as a child. Today he works as the archbishop of the Anglican Church in Kenya.
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In the kitchen: Nshima recipe
Learn how to cook traditional Zambian food with this nshima recipe, and learn how to make the meat and vegetables relishes to eat with it.
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2017 Hurricane Nate: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Tropical Storm Nate has already killed more than 20 people in Central America. It’s expected to strengthen into a Category 1 storm and hit New Orleans.
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Walking in Sabina’s shoes: Clean water makes her free at last
Walk in the shoes of a Kenyan woman as she struggles to find clean water for her family, and learn what brought her arduous journey to an end.
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2017 Mexico earthquakes: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Less than two weeks after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico, at least 225 people are dead after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico Sept. 19 on the 32nd anniversary of the 1985 Mexico earthquake that killed thousands.
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Generators boost Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in Florida
World Vision is helping Immokalee families and social service agencies in the midst of Hurricane Irma recovery by providing generators as part of relief efforts.
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Hurricane Irma relief: Churches bring hope to storm survivors
Standing in line at a Hurricane Irma relief goods distribution, Brenda Jennings’ voice shakes when she talks about finding out that her family had lost everything five days after Hurricane Irma hit Immokalee, Florida.
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Five days of learning what hunger feels like
Spend five days with a Kenyan family as they battle hunger, and learn what hunger can do to a person’s stomach and soul. Writer Kari Costanza shares what hunger feels like.