In a Child-Friendly Space in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, young Syrian refugees use art to express their feelings of loss and hope.
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How’d they do that: Make a tip tap for handwashing
Contraptions called tip taps, which provide clean water for handwashing, are simple to build with easy-to-find materials. Try making one with your family!
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Blessings overflow: Clean water makes Everlyn’s future bright
Everlyn’s in school, her mother’s garden is thriving, and her family’s faith is stronger. Child sponsorship and clean water have made all the difference.
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Despite fear, Nivesh walks for water
Though she fears being abducted and killed, 11-year-old Nivesh gets water from a stream in southern Zambia three times a day to keep her family alive.
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A father’s painful choice: Ruth walks a dangerous trek for water
Before clean water came to her community in Zambia, 11-year-old Ruth walked a scary route many times a day to collect dirty water that often made her family sick.
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Dorcas no longer drinks water from the dead-dog pond
Dorcas, 9, carried dirty water home four times a day from a pond where animals drank, and sometimes died. Everything changed when World Vision dug a well.
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5 humanitarian wins from 2016
From food security to polio eradication, let’s celebrate five huge humanitarian wins from 2016 that give us reason to be hopeful for the future.
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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.
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6 of the worst disasters in 2016
About 194 major natural disasters affected millions of people worldwide in 2016. Armed conflicts claimed tens of thousands of lives. This year saw a record 65.3 million people forcibly displaced.
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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.