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When the World Vision bloggers traveled to Armenia this winter, we met Menua and his mother Anoush. See the difference that his sponsors Rick and Becky are making in Menua's life and how important their letters are to him … and a reply from Becky!
Voices

Dear Rick and Becky, I hope you get to read this one day

  • Blog
  • Armenia
Child sponsors come from all walks of life, all 50 states, and all generations since World Vision’s early days in the 1950s. When and why they choose to sponsor vary as greatly as the people themselves. Read the stories of a few sponsors who have responded through the decades.
Change Makers

Faithfulness of child sponsors through the decades

  • Child Sponsorship
In the highlands of Peru, a World Vision former sponsored child is now involved in local politics as an elected official in her hometown of Huanta.
From the Field

High achiever: Former sponsored child aims for city’s hall of fame

  • Child Sponsorship
  • Peru
Pray for children: Join World Vision to pray God's promises on the millions of children growing up in hard places. All children should have the opportunity to lead full lives.
Prayers

Hope in hard places: Pray for children

  • Christian Faith Stories
McKesson, a Fortune 500 company and long-time World Vision partner, donates medical supplies to fight the deadly Ebola virus disease.
From the Field

McKesson joins the fight against deadly Ebola virus outbreak

  • Health
  • Sierra Leone
A week after Nepal's earthquake, a stranger came to Kanchi and asked to adopt her two boys. See how World Vision works to protect children after disasters.
Voices

Nepal earthquake: Strangers wanted her little boys

  • Blog
  • Nepal
Feliciano Rimachi Ramirez's hands tell his story and the story of his village, Carhuahuran, Peru. The Bible he holds was given to him by World Vision staff.
Special Features

Peru’s moving past

  • Child Sponsorship
  • Peru
A family sells rubber ducks in Alaska so they can purchase live ducks through World Vision's Gift Catalog, which are given to families in need around the world.
Change Makers

The new duck dynasty

  • Charitable Giving
Our advisor on fragile states breaks down this difficult context for humanitarian work and explains how we're uniquely equipped to respond.
From the Field

Fragile states: Helping children in the worst of all worlds

  • Disaster Relief
When the World Health Organization declared the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak an
From the Field

Breaking barriers: Overcoming Ebola’s impact on education in Sierra Leone

  • Health
  • Sierra Leone
Children's emotional scars from Syria's civil war: Amid conflict in Syria and neighboring countries stemming from Syria's civil war, a sense of childhood is slipping away for a generation of children.
From the Field

Children’s emotional scars from Syria’s civil war

  • Refugee Crisis
  • SyriaIraqJordanLebanon
Amid shattered dreams and broken hearts in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Syrian refugee children live in shelters that are haphazard jumbles.
From the Field

Syrian refugee crisis: Children fleeing violence

  • Refugee Crisis
  • LebanonSyria
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