Thankful for her child sponsor’s investment, Raquel Feagins now devotes her life to others as a chaplain committed to living out her faith.
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From the Field
Economic empowerment: Helping hardworking parents
When loans transformed a Grace Graka’s life, she transformed her community in Zambia.
Weathering the storm: Child sponsorship leads to better world for children
Can children escape poverty? We think so — with the help of child sponsorship that benefits children, their families, and their communities.
Combating preventable diseases in Uganda, Afghanistan
In Uganda and Afghanistan, volunteers are the front line of health services, helping pregnant women and treating common but potentially fatal diseases.
Who welcomes refugees? A country you wouldn’t expect
Find out which small East African country rolls out the welcome mat and hosts more than half a million refugees, the eighth largest number in the world.
Child mortality: Top causes, best solutions
While the number of preventable child deaths has dropped dramatically, child mortality is still a problem. A few simple solutions can save even more lives.
Top humanitarian crises of 2015
What were the top 8 humanitarian crises of 2015? Find out what they were and what World Vision and people like you did to help.
2015 humanitarian world news headlines
Humanitarian world news brings you a regularly updated selection of events and trends impacting people and the humanitarian community worldwide in 2015.
Hope for Ebola orphans in Sierra Leone
An estimated 22,000 children lost one or both parents to Ebola during the 2014 West Africa outbreak. Read the stories of three Ebola orphans in Sierra Leone.
6 of the worst disasters in 2015
Floods, drought, heat waves, earthquakes and monsoons top of the list for the worst natural disasters in 2015. Learn more about how World Vision responded.