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Dira, left, encourages her 12-year-old sister, Phinat, right, in her studies. Dira is the sixth of eight children and had to leave school in the second grade so she could scavenge for junk to help her family earn money after her father died. Later, with World Vision’s help, she got nonformal education and vocational training and now runs a hairdresser shop in her town of Battambang, Cambodia. Because of her experience, she wants her younger siblings to have a different life, including Phinat. “I want them to study until [they] finish class,” she says. “I don’t want Phinat to scavenge because she is too young. Scavengers face risk, such as rape and traffic accidents.” Phinat has the second-highest grades in her class of 30 students. “My older sister encourages me to study hard,” Phinat says. “She doesn’t allow me to pick up junk.”
From the Field

10 girls who overcame the odds to attend school

  • Education
Former sponsored child reflects on fulfilled dreams: Child sponsorship opened doors for a Bangladeshi child to pursue his dream of a career in education and impact his community.
From the Field

Former sponsored child reflects on fulfilled dreams

  • Child Sponsorship
  • Bangladesh
When you partner with World Vision, you are walking with the poor. Mothers, fathers, and children feel your love and support across the miles. And with that comes a sense of God’s love. Knowing they’re not alone in their struggles lightens their load.
Voices

Walking with the poor: Solving the global water crisis

  • Clean Water Stories
Children run across a field as stormy cumulonimbus clouds pour rain to a village in Magoye, Zambia.
From the Field

10 awe-inspiring weather photos for World Meteorological Day

  • Christian Faith Stories
On World Water Day, World Vision celebrates reaching one person with clean water every 10 seconds and Margarita's village anticipates its new pipeline.
From the Field

World Water Day: Every 10 seconds one person gets clean water

  • Clean Water Stories
  • Honduras
For International Day of Happiness, we’re celebrating children around the world with the name Happy, and helping to bring happiness to the world.
Voices

Bringing happiness to a child named Happy

  • Blog
In 2013, Rich Stearns met Haya, a refugee in Jordan. The poem she read to him became a pivotal moment in his life. Three years later, we reconnect with her.
Voices

Facing responsibility: The face of a refugee child

  • Blog
  • SyriaJordan
Syrian refugee children use art to express their feelings.
From the Field

Syrian refugee children use art to express pain and loss

  • Refugee Crisis
  • LebanonSyria
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!
From the Field

How’d they do that: Make a tip tap for handwashing

  • Clean Water Stories
A Seattle software programmer found herself on a collision course with one of the millions of Syrian families caught in the crossfire of Syria's civil war.
Change Makers

From Syria to Seattle: When worlds collide

  • Refugee Crisis
  • SyriaUnited States
In this podcast, hear about a trip with members of Foster the People and MTV's 'Scream' to see the moment when water arrived in a Ugandan community.
Voices

Podcast with members of Foster the People, MTV’s ‘Scream’

  • Clean Water Stories
  • Uganda
In 2015, 760 mothers-to-be died every day. What happens when a mother dies? In poorer parts of the world, a mother's death can be devastating to her family.
Voices

When a mother dies

  • Blog
  • Indonesia
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