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Gertrude has been empowered through the ENSURE program in Zimbabwe.
From the Field

‘I feel like a champion’: A woman’s story of empowerment

  • Hunger News
  • Zimbabwe
A man and his family sit with a goat.
Prayers

Journey to Easter: Stories of hope for Lent

  • Christian Faith Stories
Traditionally dressed girl in rural China. The red carpet at the Academy Awards is crowded with glamorous gowns and tailored tuxedos as Hollywood stars put their best foot forward. We’ve got our own best-dressed list: children around the world who celebrate their cultural pageantry with traditional clothing.
From the Field

The best-dressed list you won’t find on the red carpet

  • Child Sponsorship
  • AsiaLatin America/Caribbean
World Vision’s photographers traveled around the world this year to tell stories of children and their families. They captured moments of struggle and moments of joy. Here are their favorite photos of 2019 and the stories behind them. The community of Guarguallá Grande sits at about 12,500 feet above sea level and has struggled with the effects of poverty for generations. Alpacas gifted through World Vision’s Gift Catalog have empowered this community to begin lifting themselves out of poverty. The animals help improve children’s health, nutrition, and their families’ livelihoods. Their presence also helps promote land conservation and a rebalance of the indigenous ecosystem.
From the Field

Life frames: Our favorite photos of 2019

  • Child Sponsorship
  • KenyaBangladeshColombiaEcuadorMalawiZambiaUnited States
Hope shines a light in the darkness. It’s infectious, even healing. But what is there to be hopeful for? Let’s look at the year ahead with 20 reasons to have hope in 2020 — and how to pray them into reality.
Change Makers

20 reasons to have hope in 2020

  • Christian Faith Stories
  • ZambiaIraqJordanKenyaLebanonRwandaSyriaUgandaAfricaAsiaEastern EuropeLatin America/CaribbeanMiddle EastUnited States
What holiday traditions does your family have? Consider adding a recipe that gives back! Here’s a recipe suggestion inspired by a boy who chose his sponsor.
Voices

Cooking for Bruno: A holiday recipe for the boy who chose me

  • Blog
  • Ecuador
Drought is making life difficult for small-scale farm families in Zambia. Nine-year-old Joyce Moono stands in the garden with members of her family: her father, Milton Mudenda, mother, Seida Hamalambo, and 2-year-old brother, Caston Moono.
From the Field

Zambia: Four farming families fight long-term drought

  • Child Sponsorship
  • Zambia
A mother and three children listen to someone in an orange hat talk at an activity station at an event in New York City.
Change Makers

5 reasons to give a year-end gift now

  • Charitable Giving
From monster storms to civil wars and droughts, here are six of the worst disasters of 2019 that have affected millions of people around the world.
From the Field

6 of the worst disasters in 2019

  • Disaster Relief
  • Democratic Republic of the CongoBangladeshMozambiqueMyanmarSyriaZimbabwe
Clothing keeps children healthy by protecting them and giving them opportunities to play and be active.
From the Field

5 clothing items to keep kids healthy

  • Health
Photographer Matthew Paul Turner witnessed 335 children have the opportunity to choose their sponsor through World Vision’s “Chosen.” See this experience through his lens.
Voices

The sacred dignity of children through a photographer’s lens

  • Blog
  • Ecuador
Syrian siblings laugh together inside their tent in a refugee settlement.
From the Field

Syrian refugee children find hope in thankfulness

  • Refugee Crisis
  • LebanonSyria
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