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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
Real faces of the global water crisis: 663 million people don't have clean water. It's time to start putting real faces to this number, and one by one we can bring water to children worldwide.
Voices

Seeing the real faces of the global water crisis

  • Blog
Nivesh is a girl whose dreams were dying before they ever had a chance. But today the promise of clean water is giving new life to her dreams!
Voices

Nivesh begins to dream of water and beyond

  • Blog
  • Zambia
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.
From the Field

Blessings overflow: Clean water makes Everlyn’s future bright

  • Clean Water Stories
  • Zambia
Cross photo for Lent.
Voices

What to do for Lent: Love others

  • Christian Faith Stories
Though she fears being abducted and killed, 11-year-old Nivesh fetches water from a stream in southern Zambia three times a day to keep her family alive.
From the Field

Despite fear, Nivesh walks for water

  • Clean Water Stories
  • Zambia
Ruth now has time to go back to school and work toward her dream of becoming a nurse.
From the Field

A father’s painful choice: Ruth walks a dangerous trek for water

  • Clean Water Stories
  • Zambia
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. Now she has clean water.
From the Field

Dorcas no longer drinks water from the dead-dog pond

  • Clean Water Stories
  • Zambia
Inspired by the National Prayer Breakfast, Rich Stearns reflects on how we can pray for our country’s leaders, churches, and people to reflect the character of God.
Voices

Praying God’s blessings for a compassionate country

  • Christian Faith Stories
NFL player Kelvin Beachum, Jr. plays American football (Fútbol Americano) with students from World Vision's Agua Blanca project and peer-to-peer tutoring program in San Juan, Honduras.
Voices

Kelvin Beachum Jr. on faith, family, and football

  • Hunger News
David Henriksen has been a child sponsor with World Vision since 2003 and is the CEO of iDisciple. Today, he writes about what is most powerful about seeing the faces of his sponsored children, and ponders how Jesus sees the faces of the people in our world.
Voices

Child sponsorship: Seeing the faces of the world

  • Blog
Be an advocate and carry your New Year’s resolutions, good intentions, or just general determination forward to genuinely impact your community, people around you, and the people who God calls us to care for.
Change Makers

Be an advocate: Change your country, community

  • U.S. Work
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