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Debbie Macomber gives Kenyan boy sweater ©2014 Lindsey Minerva | World Vision
Change Makers

Join author Debbie Macomber in knitting blankets

Can children escape poverty? We think so with the help of child sponsorship and other programs that benefit children, their families, and their communities.
From the Field

Weathering the storm: Child sponsorship leads to better world for children

seated in the middle holds near her head.
From the Field

Combating preventable diseases in Uganda, Afghanistan

Syrian refugee children: A story in 23 photos

The Syrian refugee crisis is now the largest refugee and displacement crisis of our time. Because of the Syrian civil war, 5.5 million people have fled Syria as refugees, putting a strain on the region’s ability to cope. And another 6.1 million people are displaced within Syria.

Syrian refugee children: A story in 23 photos

In 2014, the Owens family from California circled the globe to visit their sponsored children and teach their kids about other cultures.
Change Makers

When the world becomes a classroom

Voices

Regarding Henry’s nutrition in Honduras

It’s harder to pray for needs in countries you’ve never visited than what you know well. Learn how to include distant lands and people in your prayer life.
Prayers

Five tips for praying globally

World Vision sponsor with her sponsored children in Haiti.
Change Makers

A perfect day: Making sponsorship real

Uganda, South Sudan refugees
From the Field

Who welcomes refugees? A country you wouldn’t expect

Voices

Why Debbie Macomber knits for kids

Help Syrian refugees like Rahaff, 5, who escaped from Syria five months ago.
Voices

Syrian refugee children write a letter to the world