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2026 Colombia earthquake: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia Aug. 10, 2026. Learn more about the disaster, its impact on families and communities, and how World Vision is responding.

Disaster Relief
Colombia

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From the Field

Equipping classrooms across the U.S.

World Vision’s Teacher Resource Center helps stock the classrooms of educators serving Title I schools, where many students come from low-income households. When families cannot afford to purchase basic school supplies for their children, teachers often compensate by using their personal funds. For many students across the Pacific Northwest, those simple items help remove small barriers to learning.

U.S. Work

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From the Field

Reading club helps Alberta thrive in Ghana

Nine-year-old Alberta struggled to read and speak English at school in Ghana. A World Vision–supported reading club helped her gain confidence, literacy, and hope for the future.

Child Sponsorship
Ghana

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From the Field

Spring 2026 magazine

Through our Spring 2026 digital issue of World Vision magazine, explore powerful stories of hope, resilience, and transformation from around the world — from a promise kept in Ghana to an update on the hunger crisis in Sudan to how child sponsorship is helping children grow up healthy in Ecuador to a young woman breaking barriers — as well as the U.S.

Magazine

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From the Field

2026 Venezuela earthquakes: Fast facts, FAQs, and how to help

Learn more about the 2026 Venezuela earthquake, including fast facts, ongoing impacts, World Vision’s disaster response, and how to help impacted children, their families, and communities.

Disaster Relief
Venezuela

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Voices

“Thirsty for a Miracle”: Q&A with water expert and author Dr. Greg Allgood

Dr. Greg Allgood has spent his career working to help the global water crisis at P&G and World Vision. His new book, Thirsty for a Miracle, shares his journey in the work and in his faith, and proceeds benefit World Vision’s global water work.

Clean Water Stories

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From the Field

Wildfires: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Wildfires affect many parts of the U.S. and the world and are capable of decimating landscapes and upending lives and communities. Learn about the causes and effects of wildfires. Explore resources to prepare for unexpected wildfires. Discover how World Vision reaches communities impacted by wildfires and other disasters, and find out ways to help.

Disaster Relief

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From the Field

Changes inspire new dreams for girls in Ecuador

In Riobamba, Ecuador, World Vision’s child sponsorship program is helping girls stay in school, dream for the future, and embrace sports, arts, and leadership opportunities. Adults are learning about improved nutrition and how to provide healthier meals as well as different communication and parenting techniques to improve family relationships.

Child Sponsorship
Ecuador

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From the Field

Sudanese refugees find safety in Uganda

Since conflict escalated in Sudan in 2023, millions have been displaced. At Uganda’s Nyumanzi Reception Center, World Vision supports refugee families with shelter, medical care, and protection services.

Refugee Crisis
UgandaSudan

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Change Makers

What is a humanitarian: Facts and FAQs

What is a humanitarian? It’s a word you’ve probably heard a lot, but what does it actually mean? We define the meaning of the word and talk about what kind of work humanitarians and humanitarian organizations do.

Charitable Giving

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From the Field

A nurse feels lucky when his clinic gets clean water

A nurse named Lucky didn’t live into his name when he first saw the new clinic in southern Zambia where he’d been assigned. It had no running water, a crumbling roof, and a bat infestation. But World Vision led refurbishing the initial clinic and building a new maternity ward, and they brought clean water into the community.