News & Stories

A mother and son from Afghanistan hold hands
From the Field

Midwives make all the difference for Afghan moms

Voices

Empowering youth voices

The daughter of World Vision’s founder Bob Pierce visits the island in China where her father in 1947 was stirred to serve the poor in the name of Christ.
Voices

Daughter of World Vision’s founder Bob Pierce retraces his steps

Mother Teresa's efforts of love, mercy, and kindness are a profound example of following Jesus’ example of love and concern for the poorest of the poor.
Voices

Mother Teresa and silence: Finding God among the poor

After the trauma of fleeing Syria, refugee children express their heartbreaking stories by illustrating them at a refugee camp in Lebanon.
Voices

Syrian children: Coping with trauma through drawing

Syrian children live as refugees in Jordan and face an uncertain future.
Voices

Becoming part of God’s solution for Syrian children

Gifts for sponsored children: We asked child sponsors what kinds of loving, creative ways they have found to ship joy across the globe by sending gifts to their sponsored children.
Voices

Child sponsors: Shipping joy around the world

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea got a personal look at the toll of unsafe water, as part of a visit to a primary school in Rwanda.
From the Field

Bill and Chelsea Clinton visit a Rwanda water project

World Vision supports programs in Albania that help abused and abandoned children. Read Catherine's story and the poem she wrote to her absent mother.
Voices

A poem to an unknown mother

From the Field

Breastfeeding: The key to a child’s healthy start in life

This year's World Breastfeeding Week theme highlights peer counseling programs. See how World Vision supports mother and infant nutrition in Mongolia!
Voices

Proper nutrition for Mongolian babies

Mobile health technology gives World Vision an unrivalled opportunity to improve people's health, especially in countries where access to healthcare is severly limited.
From the Field

Mobile phones help deliver healthy babies in Afghanistan