<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Autumn 2019 Magazine Archives | World Vision</title> <atom:link href="https://www.worldvision.org/tags/autumn-2019-magazine/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/tags/magazine/autumn-2019-magazine</link> <description>Building a better world for children</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:45:19 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2</generator> <item> <title>2019 life frames: Storytelling from World Vision photographers</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/2019-life-frames</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[World Vision Staff]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:42:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Christian Faith Stories]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=57631</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>World Vision's award-winning photographers travel around the world every year, capturing moments of God's grace and faithfulness as we follow Jesus’ example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. They bring back stories that inspire us to action and compassion.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/2019-life-frames">2019 life frames: Storytelling from World Vision photographers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>World Vision’s award-winning photographers travel around the world every year, capturing moments of God’s grace and faithfulness as we follow Jesus’ example to show unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. They bring back stories that inspire us to action and compassion.</p> <p>Discover what’s it like behind the scenes during some of these moments, published quarterly in this year’s issues of <a href="/magazine-archive"><em>World Vision</em> magazine</a>.</p> <figure id="attachment_59059" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-59059" style="width: 721px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-59059 size-full lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="In Zambia, seventeen-month-old Beauty's joy is infectious, her face beaming with wonder." width="721" height="1080" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030.jpg 721w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030-427x640.jpg 427w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030-167x250.jpg 167w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030-160x240.jpg 160w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030-378x566.jpg 378w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030-507x760.jpg 507w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030-18x27.jpg 18w" sizes="(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D485-0959-57-2.jpg_929030.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-59059" class="wp-caption-text">Seventeen-month-old Beauty looks toward the light, her face glowing with joy. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)</figcaption></figure> <h2>Wonder of childhood</h2> <p><em>Written and photographed by World Vision photographer Jon Warren </em></p> <p class="p1"><em>Nikon D810 camera</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>70-200mm lens at 155mm, </em><em>1/400th at f/2.8, ISO 400</em></p> <p style="text-align: center">* * *</p> <p>Seventeen-month-old Beauty tottered toward the light, her face beaming with wonder and awe. In the background, the setting sun rimmed the trees with gold. My heart was full, so I did what every photographer would do — raised my camera and savored the moment.</p> <p>Beauty’s joy was infectious, her pleasure unbound. I crave her sense of marvel and her ability to see without blinders or judgment. The future is bright for her family in southern <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/zambia">Zambia</a>, recipients of animals through the <a href="https://donate.worldvision.org/giftcatalog">World Vision Gift Catalog</a> and because of <a href="/our-work/child-sponsorship">child sponsorship</a>.</p> <p>This Christmas, when we turn on the colorful tree lights at our home, I know I’ll see the same look on my grandkids’ faces. And I’ll have the same response — looking through my camera and clicking the shutter, my heart exploding with love.</p> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> <figure id="attachment_57157" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-57157" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-57157 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="In rural West Virginia, Lucy Kirby provides essential care and nurture to eight children in need. Her's is a beautiful story of adoption in West Virginia." width="1280" height="853" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-640x427.jpg 640w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-200x133.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-360x240.jpg 360w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-850x567.jpg 850w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-31x21.jpg 31w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35-1280x853.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-57157" class="wp-caption-text">Lucy Kirby, 58, helps her son, Dakota, 9, with homework and reading in their living room after school in the Weaver community of Junior, West Virginia. (©2019 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)</figcaption></figure> <h2>Adoption</h2> <p><em>Written and photographed by World Vision photographer Chris Huber</em></p> <p><em>Canon EOS 6D Mark II</em></p> <p><em>24-70mm lens, 1/100th at f/2.8, ISO 1250</em></p> <p style="text-align: center">* * *</p> <p>Lucy sits next to 9-year-old Dakota at their home in West Virginia; he needs help with his homework. The adoptive mother of eight has had a long day but finds the strength to patiently shepherd him. <a href="/child-protection-news-stories/adoption-symbol-redemption-appalachia">Lucy adopted Dakota and his two younger sisters in 2016</a>. Lucy’s brother and the children’s mother surrendered custody. Drug addiction had taken over their lives. The local church and World Vision helped Lucy meet state guidelines to accommodate the children. Dakota and his sisters had returned from school, ahead of the rest. The house was still calm.</p> <p>As the late-day sun shone through the kitchen window onto the dining table, I crouched near the TV to get a good angle. Lucy exudes patience, intelligence, and humility. As a father of two, I was taken by her gentleness and care for her children. That’s what I needed to capture. The girls took turns reading or doing their activities on either side of Lucy. Then it was Dakota’s turn. This is the intimate moment I had been waiting for — the son, relaxed, focused, looking to his mother for help. This moment embodies the power of adoption to bring new life. Human adoption is a symbol of what God did for all people through Jesus Christ (Galatians 4:4-5). Dakota didn’t used to get this kind of caring attention. But he needed it. And now his life is getting so much better.</p> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> <figure id="attachment_52453" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52453" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-52453 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="Here's a moment of water and love in Bangladesh that is so unexpected for a story about the impact of USAID-funded World Vision programs." width="1280" height="853" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-640x427.jpg 640w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-200x133.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-360x240.jpg 360w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-850x567.jpg 850w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-31x21.jpg 31w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/04/D030-0881-652-1280x853.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52453" class="wp-caption-text">Bikash, 29, tenderly places a marigold in the hair of his beautiful wife, Tumpa. (©2019 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)</figcaption></figure> <h2>Water and love in Bangladesh</h2> <p><em>Written and photographed by World Vision photographer Jon Warren</em></p> <p><em>Nikon Z6</em></p> <p><em>24-70mm lens, 1/320th at f/5, ISO 280</em></p> <p style="text-align: center">* * *</p> <p>Bikash, 29, tenderly places a marigold in the hair of his beautiful wife, Tumpa.</p> <p>I raise my camera to record the loving moment that is so unexpected for a story about the impact of <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">USAID-funded</a> World Vision programs in <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. I knew I’d see improved health and water systems, economic and agricultural improvement, disaster preparedness and better governance — but a couple’s restored relationship? What a delight!</p> <p>“We are not like we were before,” Tumpa says. Life changed after they enrolled in World Vision classes, including one for strengthening families.</p> <div class="column"> <p>Now, both serve on the water management committee, making sure their sand filter produces clean water for their community. Because of high levels of arsenic in the groundwater and salinity from encroaching seawater, filtration is their best drinking water solution. They’re determined to carry on the learnings to their 2-year-old son, Arko.</p> <p>Many Bangladeshi women often trek four times daily to gather water, each trip taking up to an hour. Not Tumpa. Bikash zooms by, his bicycle loaded with water containers, so she doesn’t have to carry the burden.</p> </div> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> <figure id="attachment_46853" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-46853" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-46853 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="Christians worshipping God at a church in Mali." width="1000" height="667" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/01/D240-0172-279.jpg 1000w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/01/D240-0172-279-640x427.jpg 640w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/01/D240-0172-279-200x133.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/01/D240-0172-279-360x240.jpg 360w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/01/D240-0172-279-850x567.jpg 850w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/01/D240-0172-279.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-46853" class="wp-caption-text">Christian’s participate in a Sunday worship and baptism gathering at Bacodjicroni Assembly of God Church in Bamako, Mali. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Chris Huber)</figcaption></figure> <h2>Worshipping God among the nations</h2> <p><em>Written and photographed by World Vision photographer Chris Huber</em></p> <p><em>Canon EOS 6D</em></p> <p><em>16mm lens, 1/250th at f/2.8, 2500 ISO</em></p> <p style="text-align: center">* * *</p> <p>I cherish every opportunity to worship Jesus with fellow believers in other parts of the world. Since my late 20s, God has been revealing his heart for the nations to me through brothers and sisters from many tribes and tongues — from China to Lebanon; Alaska to Zambia.</p> <p>That’s why this photo from a church in Bamako, <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/mali">Mali</a>, is so special.</p> <p>King David says it well in <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+67%3A4&version=NIV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Psalm 67:4</a>: “May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.”</p> <p>Mali, a country of roughly 18 million people, is predominantly Muslim. About 2.4% profess Christianity. So when I got the chance to attend a church service in the capital city with a local World Vision coworker, I got excited.</p> <p>And, of course, I brought my camera.</p> <p>Worship and preaching at Bacodjicroni Assemblies of God Church are in French, so specifics of the songs and sermon were lost on me during the nearly three-hour service. Knowing Spanish helped me deal with some nuances on this hot and humid June morning.</p> <p>I wanted to capture the essence of this church family’s life together: earnest Bible study before service; jubilant and expressive musical worship; a dynamic and convicting sermon; powerful and declarative prayer; joyful interactions among brothers and sisters in the in-between moments; and celebratory baptisms to encourage the growing family as they head back into the world at lunchtime.</p> <p>As the worship band led in with another upbeat song halfway through the service, people organically started leaving their seats and dancing and singing toward the front of the room near the stage. Many of the children even were allowed to come down from the balcony to dance and sing with the adults. What I love about this moment is the abandon with which many people in this frame worship. Regardless of how their week went, their raised hands and dancing feet proclaim: God is always good and worthy of praise.</p> <p>I revel at this moment. I might be moving through the crowd with a camera to my face. And I might not understand all the words of the song. But I’m smiling. I’m singing. I’m worshipping, too. This moment reminds me of what the Apostle Paul says in <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ephesians+1%3A5&version=NLT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ephesians 1:5</a>, “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.”</p> <p>This means that we can worship Jesus even when we can’t understand the lyrics.</p> <hr> <p><em>Read more testimonies from World Vision photographers in our <a href="/tags/life-frames">Life Frames series</a>.</em></p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/2019-life-frames">2019 life frames: Storytelling from World Vision photographers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/02/D240-0172-146.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>Adoption a symbol of redemption in Appalachia</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/us-work-news-stories/adoption-symbol-redemption-appalachia</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Huber]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:39:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Child Protection Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. Work]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=57156</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In West Virginia, Lucy Kirby cares for eight children. Hers is a beautiful story of adoption, and World Vision was there to help in her time of need.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/us-work-news-stories/adoption-symbol-redemption-appalachia">Adoption a symbol of redemption in Appalachia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Shock.</p> <p>That’s how Lucy, 58, describes her reaction when a West Virginia judge so quickly gave her custody of her brother’s three young children in 2016. Lucy thought she would have more time to prepare herself as well as her home if the judge decided to place the children with her, but it instead became a sudden, decisive action that changed the course of her family’s life.</p> <p>Lucy now faced the reality of accommodating Dakota, Bridgett, and Mackenzie by stringent state standards and on a deadline. She knew it was the right thing to do but wasn’t sure how she would get her home ready. This was her time of greatest need.</p> <p>“It was like confusion,” Lucy says. “I was distraught. These little kids are dependent on me. I don’t even know how to explain the feeling. How am I going to get this done and get it approved so they can stay? There was no other option for ‘em.”</p> <h2>Caring for others</h2> <p>Lucy exudes patience, intelligence, and humility. She had spent 25 years raising four children while building a career as the director of a psychiatric care unit. She had also previously adopted two of her grandchildren when her daughter died in a car accident in 2005.</p> <p>“The accident in 2005 was another game changer,” Lucy says. “It destroyed me career-wise. I lost focus. You can’t counsel people when you can’t help yourself.”</p> <p>But she didn’t lose hope, and despite health scares and financial struggles, she was able to go on and raise the children, and they’re now mostly self-sufficient. She also eventually began working for the state’s Department of Health and Human Resources, providing family preservation and reunification services. And later she would adopt three other children needing a home.</p> <p>Through all of these personal and professional experiences, she had seen many families in this part of United States struggle with the physical, social, mental, and emotional effects of high unemployment and widespread drug abuse. Children often suffer the most — lacking adequate food and nutrition, structure and routine, and love and nurture from family members. Lucy’s brother and the mother of Dakota, Bridgett, and Mackenzie had lost custody because drug addiction had overtaken their lives. The children had lived in chaos, and Dakota, the oldest, had extreme behavioral issues, which Lucy says his teachers compared to that of animals.</p> <p>Lucy has a gift for providing tender care to fragile people. That proves essential in raising children from difficult backgrounds and in her work helping people recover from addiction and traumatic situations. So when the judge granted her custody of her brother’s children, she was willing to help and knew she was the kids’ only good option.</p> <h2>A helping hand</h2> <p>After the custody hearing and with state deadlines looming to get her house ready for three children, she was nervous. But that’s when her church family and <a href="/our-work/poverty-in-america">World Vision came to help</a>.</p> <p>She connected with staff at World Vision’s essential supplies and building materials center in Philippi, West Virginia. Lucy needed to create bedroom spaces for the kids. World Vision provided insulation, windows, doors, vinyl flooring, a sink, a toilet, and a refrigerator.</p> <p>“If it hadn’t been for (site manager) Dave Leach, I wouldn’t have been able to take them in,” Lucy says. “I appreciate everything World Vision has done. I really do. That was a major factor in me being able to take the kids in and keep them.”</p> <p>As Lucy made more room in her heart for these vulnerable children, the provision of products diminished her stress and made room in her life and finances for her to focus on loving them with nutritious food, quality time, and motherly care.</p> <h2>A transformation</h2> <p>Since receiving that help in 2016, the burden of raising more children than she planned has lessened.</p> <p>Lucy’s life isn’t easy, she says. She wakes up at 5:30 a.m. every day to get kids off to school and daycare. She then works 10 hours a day, makes dinner, and patiently helps the children with schoolwork. And then it’s bath time for the kids, and she has to get them to bed. But she’s hopeful for the kids because she has seen profound changes in them.</p> <p>Dakota has grown immensely and can now sit calmly while Lucy helps him with his homework. He trusts her. Her attentiveness helps him focus and stay interested in his tasks. He relies on her for help with words or concepts. She provides the stability he desperately needs. This embodies the power of adoption to bring new life. Human adoption is a symbol of what God did for all people through Jesus Christ (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4&version=NIV" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Galatians 4:4-5</a>).</p> <p>“It’s really been a challenge,” she says. “But the transformation has been amazing.”</p> <p>Lucy says they’re still in the middle of the struggle. But this humble, patient, and hard-working mother and her children are able to take each day as it comes, in part because of a community of neighbors and donors is willing to come around them in their time of need.</p> <p>“We’re just going forward,” Lucy says. “It’s not the best in the world, but it’s home.”</p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/us-work-news-stories/adoption-symbol-redemption-appalachia">Adoption a symbol of redemption in Appalachia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/08/D400-1729-35.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>In the kitchen: Papadum recipe</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/child-protection-news-stories/papadum-recipe</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sevil Omer]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:52:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Child Protection Stories]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=56844</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In Bangladesh, this crispy and glossy cracker, called papadum, is a popular snack, but it's also often sold to help families have more income. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/child-protection-news-stories/papadum-recipe">In the kitchen: Papadum recipe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Ten-year-old Shohug Ali Munshi and his mother, Morgina, make a crispy and glossy cracker, called papadum, on a daily basis in <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.</p> <p>Shohug sells the treats as a way to increase his family income, which ensures he can attend school. While it’s far from ideal for children like Shohug to sell snacks for a living, World Vision started a <a href="/our-work/child-protection">child protection</a> program nearby, where he can play and learn more about how to stay safe in his community.</p> <h2>Recipe for papadum</h2> <h3><span data-contrast="auto">Ingredi</span><span data-contrast="auto">e</span><span data-contrast="auto">nts:</span></h3> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">2 cups flour (chickpea, rice</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> or lentil)</span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">¼ cup of water</span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">¾ t</span><span data-contrast="none">easpoon</span><span data-contrast="none"> salt</span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">1 t</span><span data-contrast="none">easpoon</span><span data-contrast="none"> cumin seeds</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">½ t</span><span data-contrast="none">easpoon</span><span data-contrast="none"> fresh cracked black pepper (optional)</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">O</span><span data-contrast="none">il (</span><span data-contrast="none">c</span><span data-contrast="none">anola, vegetable</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> or peanut)</span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}'> </span></li> </ul> <h3>Instructions:</h3> <ol> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Preheat oven to</span><span data-contrast="none"> 200 degrees</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559737":480,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}'> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until a </span><span data-contrast="none">sticky </span><span data-contrast="none">dough form</span><span data-contrast="none">s</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Move dough to</span><span data-contrast="none"> a clean work surface</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> and knead until the dough becomes smooth, </span><span data-contrast="none">six to seven</span><span data-contrast="none"> minutes. </span><span data-contrast="none">Prevent sticking by l</span><span data-contrast="none">ightly coat</span><span data-contrast="none">ing</span><span data-contrast="none"> your hands with oil as </span><span data-contrast="none">needed</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> but</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">be careful not t</span><span data-contrast="none">o soak the dough.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">When the dough is smooth and a little stretchy, roll out as thin</span><span data-contrast="none">ly</span><span data-contrast="none"> as possible without ripping.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Us</span><span data-contrast="none">e</span><span data-contrast="none"> either a ring mold</span><span data-contrast="none">, cookie-cutter,</span><span data-contrast="none"> or a paring knife</span><span data-contrast="none"> to</span><span data-contrast="none"> cut dough into rounds about the size of your hand or smaller if desired. </span><span data-contrast="none">Lay</span><span data-contrast="none"> rounds on a baking sheet; place in the oven to dry out </span><span data-contrast="none">— </span><span data-contrast="none">about </span><span data-contrast="none">5-8</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">minutes</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">In a large skillet, h</span><span data-contrast="none">eat oil (</span><span data-contrast="none">about </span><span data-contrast="none">an inch deep</span><span data-contrast="none">) over medium-high heat. </span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">When the oil is ready (test first with a small piece of dough), carefully slip in the </span><span data-contrast="none">papadum</span><span data-contrast="none"> discs</span><span data-contrast="none">. They</span><span data-contrast="none">’ll </span><span data-contrast="none">puff and </span><span data-contrast="none">quickly</span><span data-contrast="none"> blister</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">B</span><span data-contrast="none">e ready with tongs to flip </span><span data-contrast="none">over</span><span data-contrast="none"> and remove after 30</span><span data-contrast="none"> to </span><span data-contrast="none">45 seconds. </span><span data-contrast="none">Place cooked </span><span data-contrast="none">pap</span><span data-contrast="none">a</span><span data-contrast="none">dums</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">back </span><span data-contrast="none">in the </span><span data-contrast="none">oven </span><span data-contrast="none">on a cookie sheet until all are cooked</span><span data-contrast="none">. </span><span data-contrast="none"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Transfer to a </span><span data-contrast="none">paper-towel-lined </span><span data-contrast="none">plate</span><span data-contrast="none"> to remove any excess oil</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Times New Roman" data-listid="7" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Let cool and </span><span data-contrast="none">enjoy, or</span><span data-contrast="none"> store in an airtight container.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559737":480,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}'> </span></li> </ol> <hr> <p><em><i><a href="/tags/in-the-kitchen">Read more recipes from around the world</a>! </i>Did you make any of these dishes? We want to see pictures! Send your photos to us at <a href="mailto:editor@worldvision.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">editor@worldvision.org</a> or tag us </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/worldvisionusa/"><em>@worldvisionusa on Instagram</em></a><em> or </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldvision"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>.</em></p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/child-protection-news-stories/papadum-recipe">In the kitchen: Papadum recipe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0781-142.jpg_862017.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>Lives transformed in Bangladesh</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/child-protection-news-stories/lives-transformed-bangladesh</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lyne Brown]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:59:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Child Protection Stories]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=56766</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In 2017, World Vision donor Lyné Brown met a girl who was entering World Vision’s child protection program in Bangladesh. Lyné heard heartbreaking stories of hardship. But in 2018, she revisited that same girl and saw the transformation with her own eyes.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/child-protection-news-stories/lives-transformed-bangladesh">Lives transformed in Bangladesh</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>About seven years ago, my husband, Pat, and I read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hole-Our-Gospel-Expect-Changed/dp/0849947006" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">“The Hole in Our Gospel”</a> by World Vision President Emeritus Rich Stearns. As I read, I felt God say, “This is important! These people are real, and they’re suffering. Now you know the statistics. If only my people would share, there would be enough for everyone.”</p> <p>Not long after that, a friend approached Pat and me about partnering with World Vision to help bring clean water to an African community. We agreed and have since traveled to many African countries with World Vision.</p> <p>But a trip for me to <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> in January 2017 felt different.</p> <h2><span class="TextRun SCXW174253462 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW174253462 BCX4">Stories of hardship</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW174253462 BCX4" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></h2> <p>We met beautiful children and mothers and fathers who lived almost on top of each other in the slums of Khulna, the third-largest city in Bangladesh. My most vivid memory from this trip is of a group of young girls who worked at a shrimp factory.</p> <p>After a traditional greeting of flowers, songs, and dancing, we broke up into small groups to hear their stories. Their initial shy smiles vanished as they told us about their work in the shrimp factories. They squatted — sometimes for 12 to 14 hours — in a cold, dark, smelly room.</p> <figure id="attachment_56770" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56770" style="width: 1618px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-56770 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="Bristy used to squat in the dark, cold, wet shrimp depot peeling shrimp." width="1618" height="1080" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077.jpg 1618w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-640x427.jpg 640w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-200x133.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-360x240.jpg 360w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-848x566.jpg 848w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-850x567.jpg 850w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077-31x21.jpg 31w" sizes="(max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0786-077.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-56770" class="wp-caption-text">Bristy used to squat in the dark, cold, wet shrimp depot peeling shrimp. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</figcaption></figure> <p>Bristy, a tiny 11-year-old girl in a red dress, talked about the razor-sharp part of the shrimp that so often cut her hands. She showed us the palms of her hands that were covered with tiny scars from those cuts. She also shared how her bosses would hit and curse at the girls if they didn’t work fast enough.</p> <figure id="attachment_56771" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56771" style="width: 1618px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-56771 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="Bristy and her mother, Amena, in more somber days when Bristy had quit school to go to work." width="1618" height="1080" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035.jpg 1618w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-640x427.jpg 640w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-200x133.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-360x240.jpg 360w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-848x566.jpg 848w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-850x567.jpg 850w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035-31x21.jpg 31w" sizes="(max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0787-035.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-56771" class="wp-caption-text">Bristy and her mother, Amena, in more somber days when Bristy had quit school to go to work. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</figcaption></figure> <p>But there was hope. World Vision staff had identified children, like Bristy and the other girls, working in hazardous situations and then invited them to be a part of World Vision’s new child protection program. Through the program, children would attend a center, where they could learn, play, and be safe. I knew this intellectually, but I confess that in the darkness I’d seen, I wasn’t sure how things could ever be different.</p> <p>Still, when I got home, I told Bristy’s story to anybody who would listen.</p> <h2><span class="TextRun SCXW41326112 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41326112 BCX4">Transformed lives</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW41326112 BCX4" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></h2> <p>Last November, I returned to Bangladesh. This time, I brought Pat. I wanted him to meet the girls and to see them again myself.</p> <p>I couldn’t believe the transformation I witnessed in such a short time. Radiant girls and parents shared how their lives had changed.</p> <p>Then, on our last day in Bangladesh, I saw Bristy in school. Her uniform was red.</p> <figure id="attachment_56773" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56773" style="width: 750px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-56773 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="Lyne’ Brown sits with Bristy in the classroom where Bristy now is back in school." width="750" height="1080" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2.jpg 750w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2-444x640.jpg 444w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2-174x250.jpg 174w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2-167x240.jpg 167w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2-393x566.jpg 393w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2-528x760.jpg 528w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2-19x27.jpg 19w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-202-2.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-56773" class="wp-caption-text">Lyne’ Brown sits with Bristy in the classroom where Bristy now is back in school. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)</figcaption></figure> <p>I sat next to her in the classroom. She wrote our names on the board in Bengali. Every time I think of that, it brings tears of joy to my eyes.</p> <p>Bristy is ready to take on the world. She’s passed sixth grade and was sixth in her class after final exams. She dreams of becoming a teacher, working with access-challenged children in her community.</p> <p>Meeting the children, hearing their stories, and seeing the lives changed has touched me, and Pat, deeply. This last trip strengthened our resolve to tell their stories. In fact, we’re returning to Bangladesh this November to see <a href="/refugees-news-stories/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-facts">the work that World Vision is doing with Rohingya refugees</a>.</p> <p>God wants children and their families everywhere to know how precious they are and how much he loves them. They have not been forgotten. We have the opportunity to be his hands and feet and to bring hope and transformation into their lives.</p> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> <p><em><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="SpellingError SCXW47940075 BCX4">Lyné</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4"> Brown is a World Visio</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">n </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">donor and National Leadership Council member. She is the former </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">v</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">ice </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">p</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">resident of </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">e</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW47940075 BCX4">commerce at Clorox.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW47940075 BCX4" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}'> </span></em></p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/child-protection-news-stories/lives-transformed-bangladesh">Lives transformed in Bangladesh</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D030-0858-149.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>A sponsored child’s life in Colombia comes full circle</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/sponsored-childs-life-colombia-comes-full-circle</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathryn Reid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:46:56 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Child Sponsorship]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=56851</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>As a teenager and sponsored child in Colombia, Mayerly Sanchez co-led a Children’s Peace Movement that was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She’s still fighting violence with love. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/sponsored-childs-life-colombia-comes-full-circle">A sponsored child’s life in Colombia comes full circle</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Mayerly Sanchez shakes her head in sadness as she watches <a href="/disaster-relief-news-stories/venezuela-crisis-facts">Venezuelans streaming across a border</a> to enter Colombia. Mayerly, a World Vision communications manager in Colombia, hurts for children and families fleeing hardships. In their faces, she sees her young self.</p> <p>Mayerly grew up during some of Colombia’s most dangerous years. Her family lived in a primarily low-income and violence-prone area near Bogota, the Colombian capital. When she was 6 or 7, World Vision came to her community. “From then, my life changed,” she says. She became a World Vision <a href="/our-work/child-sponsorship">sponsored child</a>. And though she doesn’t know much about her sponsor, she remembers how important it made her feel that someone outside her family and community believed in her and wanted her to succeed.</p> <p>“I grew up in a neighborhood like this,” she says, noting the similarities around her: rundown houses on a partially paved road, people just getting by, few hopes and aspirations, and an undercurrent of violence. Violence is still embedded in the country’s culture, Mayerly says, as it was when she was a teenager 20 years ago.</p> <p><a href="/our-work/country-profiles/colombia">Colombia</a> has been plagued with internal conflict since the civil war of the 1950s, through guerrilla conflicts that began in the 1960s, and continuing with drug- and gang-related violence.</p> <p>Perhaps most damaging and difficult to eradicate is violence in homes, schools, and on the streets. But Mayerly’s parents taught her by their example to take another path – to love God and serve him by showing love to others. Through a children’s club and activities, World Vision taught her to speak up when she saw others being exploited, to take responsibility for her actions, and to help others. In the early 1990s, with the help of World Vision, she and other kids started a children’s peace club to advocate for these values. They used games and fun activities to steer kids away from drugs, crime, and violence.</p> <p>Everything she had learned would be put to the test when violence struck closer and her advocacy became personal.</p> <h2>Tragedy and a peace movement</h2> <p>In 1996, when Mayerly was 12, her neighbor and best friend, 15-year-old Milton, was stabbed to death by gang members. “He was like a brother to me,” she says. He had also helped start the peace club. While she was devastated, she knew she had to do whatever she could to make sure it didn’t happen to others. Mayerly poured even more energy into the children’s peace club.</p> <p>That same year, Mayerly was among 27 youth leaders from Colombia who were invited to a UNICEF children’s peacebuilding conference. She and two friends, also sponsored children, were elected as spokespeople for the nationwide <a href="https://www.unicef.org/newsline/98pr52.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Children’s Peace Movement.</a> In October 1996, they helped mobilize children to cast votes in a special election called the Children’s Mandate for Peace and Rights. Close to 3 million children, many from violent neighborhoods, voted in support of their right, as children, to live peacefully.</p> <p>The following year, 10 million adults voted in a peace referendum to support the children’s initiative and call for an end to war. Subsequently, peace was the top issue in the 1998 presidential elections.</p> <figure id="attachment_56902" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-56902" style="width: 230px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-56902 lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="At age 15, Mayerly Sanchez was a leader of a children’s peace movement that gained national and international attention for organizing youth for social action to address gang violence and political oppression. She and her group were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. Now she is communications manager for World Vision in Colombia. Colombia is struggling to recover from entrenched poverty and societal violence as well as coping with high volumes of Venezuelan migrants" width="230" height="347" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1.jpg 717w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1-425x640.jpg 425w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1-166x250.jpg 166w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1-159x240.jpg 159w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1-376x566.jpg 376w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1-505x760.jpg 505w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1-18x27.jpg 18w" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/V80-101_1.jpg"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-56902" class="wp-caption-text">At age 15, Mayerly Sanchez was a leader of a children’s peace movement that gained national and international attention for organizing youth for social action to address gang violence and political oppression. (©1998 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)</figcaption></figure> <p>Mayerly and her friends organized public rallies, lobbied elected officials, and made public speeches advocating for peace. In 1998 — and for four consecutive years — the Children’s Peace Movement, with Mayerly as a spokesperson, was nominated for the <a href="https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nobel Peace Prize</a>. In 2001, the organization won the <a href="https://worldschildrensprize.org/mayerlydreamtofpeace" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">World’s Children’s Prize</a>. With the honors came opportunities for Mayerly to speak in Central America, South America, and Europe, and to the United Nations about peacebuilding, preventing violence, and children’s rights. She met notable world leaders, including Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, and East Timorese politician José Ramos-Horta, who nominated the Children’s Peace Movement for the Peace Prize.</p> <h2>Creating a different world</h2> <p>At 17, Mayerly was looking forward to college; she poured her heart into her studies and the peace movement. She painted handicrafts to sell for extra money. Then Mayerly and her family experienced another loss: the death of her father in a tragic vehicle accident.</p> <p>She was devastated. “I didn’t know what to do,” she says. She considered giving up on her dream of college and a career and instead going to work to support her family. But when she remembered the love and encouragement her father and mother had given her, she made a different choice.</p> <p>From World Vision, Mayerly had learned that she could set goals and achieve them. She also learned about different career paths that she didn’t know existed. “I decided I was going to go to college, and I had to find a way to do it for myself,” she says. With scholarships from World Vision and CNN, she went on to a top university, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and earned a journalism degree. She followed that with a master’s degree in strategic marketing from Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA).</p> <p>She studied journalism so she could get close to people and hear and amplify their voices, especially children in need. She studied marketing to learn how to reach people with information they need to make good decisions and make an impact with what they do. Her education gives her the tools she needs now to build on her childhood resolve to be a lifelong peacemaker.</p> <p>Regardless of her job, Mayerly says, “I’m a peacebuilder; that’s my life’s work.” Love is the motivation at the heart of everything she does, and she hopes that by sharing children’s stories, it will make a difference in their lives.</p> <p>The peaceful life that she advocated so hard for has become her reality. Now 35, Mayerly is married to Carlos Andries. “I met my soulmate,” she says, while working at World Vision. They have two children, Maria Jose and Isabella, ages 5 and 2, who are growing up in a more peaceful country. Homicide rates are at a 40-year low, though still five times higher than the U.S. But they enjoy the peace, security, and innocence that eluded her childhood.</p> <p>And in her communications work for World Vision, she continues to use the power of words to change her country and advocate for children.</p> <p>“Kids are what makes me love this work,” Mayerly says. She sees their hope, their optimism, their unlimited possibilities. She wants them all to be protected so that they will reject violence. She wants them all to have what she has experienced as a child, a wife, and a mother: unconditional love.</p> <p>She says, “With love, everything is different in your life.”</p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/sponsored-childs-life-colombia-comes-full-circle">A sponsored child’s life in Colombia comes full circle</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D080-0107-44-1.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>Backpacks loaded with prayer</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/backpacks-loaded-with-prayer</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Reinhardt]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:27:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Christian Faith Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=56781</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Financial hardship, hunger, and lack of clean water keep many children from getting the education they need to have a chance at a better life. As you fill your child’s backpack, use this guide with your family to pray for other children who face big obstacles to getting a good education.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/backpacks-loaded-with-prayer">Backpacks loaded with prayer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>As autumn draws near in the United States, families prepare for kids to return to school. But around the world, school is not a given. Financial hardship, <a href="/hunger-news-stories/5-worst-spots-hunger">hunger</a>, and <a href="/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-facts">lack of clean water</a> keep many children from getting the education they need to have a chance at a better life.</p> <p style="text-align: left">As you fill your child’s backpack, use this guide with your family to <a href="/education-news-stories/pray-children-education">pray for other children</a> who face big obstacles to getting a good <a href="/our-work/education">education</a>. When you pray, don’t forget to thank God for the blessings you have.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><blockquote class="pullquote pullquote--full"> Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.<cite class="attribution">—Romans 12:12 (NIV)</cite></blockquote> <h2>Books, notepads, and pencils</h2> <blockquote><p><i>God, we pray for the children who miss out on education because they don’t have school supplies. Let generous people give to provide what kids need so they don’t have to stay at home. </i><br> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-56881 alignright lazy" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1021" height="1080" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW.jpg 1021w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-605x640.jpg 605w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-200x212.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-227x240.jpg 227w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-535x566.jpg 535w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-718x760.jpg 718w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-850x899.jpg 850w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW-26x27.jpg 26w" sizes="(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/backpack-copy-AW.jpg"></p></blockquote> <h2>Water</h2> <blockquote><p><i>Heavenly Father, we pray for the 570 million kids who don’t have clean water at their schools. Provide for and protect the many girls who miss school because they spend too many hours collecting dirty water for their families. Bless them with clean water at home so they can get an education. </i></p></blockquote> <h2>Money</h2> <blockquote><p><i>Abba, we pray for the nearly 58 million elementary-age children not enrolled in school around the world because their parents can’t afford to pay the entrance or exam fees required to keep them in school. Help children reach their full potential as You provide ways to lift their families out of poverty. </i></p></blockquote> <h2>Jacket</h2> <blockquote><p><i>Jesus, we pray for the more than 700 million people in the world who live on less than $1.90 a day. Equip and empower parents to learn how to better run their business or farm, so the income can buy required school uniforms and sturdy shoes for their children to wear. </i></p></blockquote> <h2>Lunch</h2> <blockquote><p><i>Lord, we pray for the nearly 66 million children around the world who attend school hungry. When they can’t focus because of their rumbling tummies, their learning suffers. Lift their parents out of poverty so they can provide nutritious food for their children. </i></p></blockquote> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/backpacks-loaded-with-prayer">Backpacks loaded with prayer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/07/D200-0893-372.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>‘Nobody wants to leave home and the people they love’</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/nobody-wants-leave-home-people-they-love</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edgar Sandoval Sr.]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:23:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Refugee Crisis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=55452</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>World Vision U.S. President Edgar Sandoval Sr. learned something true of all people: Nobody wants to leave home and the people they love. It’s tough to start over in an unfamiliar and often unwelcoming place, where you’re not treated the same as others and you have to work twice as hard for everything. But his situation was a far cry from the way some people leave their homes today.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/nobody-wants-leave-home-people-they-love">‘Nobody wants to leave home and the people they love’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>I’ll never forget returning to the country where I was born but barely knew. It was 1982, and I was 18. Arriving alone, I stepped off the plane in New York with everything I owned stuffed into my dad’s green army duffle — $50 in one pocket and my U.S. passport in the other.</p> <p>My life in Venezuela — my home for 12 years — had fallen apart under the strain of my father’s unemployment and my parents’ divorce. I had just graduated high school, but there was no money for college. We couldn’t even afford rent and food.</p> <p>I returned to the U.S. in hopes of studying here. I didn’t speak English. I felt lost, lonely, and broke. Compared with others who come to America, I had advantages — starting with my U.S. citizenship. And my older sister was already here. But we had to scrimp and save and live on $13 a week for groceries. I worked low-paying jobs and learned the language. I felt like an immigrant in my own country.</p> <p>I learned something true of all people: Nobody wants to leave home and the people they love. It’s tough to start over in an unfamiliar and often unwelcoming place, where you’re not treated the same as others and you have to work twice as hard for everything. But my situation was a far cry from the way some people leave their homes today.</p> <p>More than 30 years since I left, <a href="/disaster-relief-news-stories/venezuela-crisis-facts">4 million people are leaving Venezuela</a> due to economic catastrophe, political turmoil, hyperinflation, and widespread hunger. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-nightmare-is-what-venezuela-has-become/2019/06/17/364b2c2e-9134-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.600a8ab8377c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Venezuela has gone from the once-prosperous and stable country</a> I knew to a place where parents can’t feed their children. My heart is with them.</p> <blockquote class="pullquote pullquote--inset">Our Lord Jesus knew how it felt to be a refugee — a stranger.<cite class="attribution">—Edgar Sandoval Sr., World Vision U.S. president</cite></blockquote> <p>For others, leaving home is a terrifying life-or-death choice, as it was for <a href="/refugees-news-stories/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-facts">1 million Rohingya people now taking refuge in Bangladesh</a>. They escaped extreme violence, only to end up living in flimsy shelters in overcrowded camps, vulnerable to monsoons and cyclones. My heart breaks for them.</p> <p>I thank God that I’m in a position to help people in such dire need. World Vision is caring for Venezuelan migrants in four neighboring countries — <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/ecuador">Ecuador</a>, and <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/peru">Peru</a> — providing food vouchers, cash transfers, child protection, education, and other programs. In <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, World Vision is working to improve living conditions for the Rohingya people by supplying clean water, mother and child healthcare, cash for work, child protection, and more.</p> <p>This is among the most difficult work World Vision does. For us, it is an act of faith.</p> <p>Our Lord Jesus knew how it felt to be a refugee — a stranger. As a child, he fled with his parents to Egypt to escape the wrath of King Herod. The Son of God willingly took on the painful experience of living in exile. He did it because he loves us.</p> <p>It’s this powerful and transforming love that propels all of us at World Vision to serve others, especially those the world neglects, like refugees. We care for them in the ways Jesus specified in <a href="/christian-faith-news-stories/matthew-25-prayer-reflection">Matthew 25:35</a>: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you invited me in …”</p> <p>Maybe the Holy Spirit is prompting you to do more for strangers — globally or locally. Inspired by Jesus’ love, how might you reach out to people in need?</p> <hr> <p><em><a href="/about-us/leadership-team/edgar-sandoval-ceo">Edgar Sandoval Sr.</a> became president of World Vision U.S. on Oct. 1, 2018. Follow him at <a href="http://twitter.com/EdgarSandovalSr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">twitter.com/EdgarSandovalSr</a>.</em></p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/nobody-wants-leave-home-people-they-love">‘Nobody wants to leave home and the people they love’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D080-0118-23.so_.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>Former sponsored child now helping lead refugee response in Bangladesh</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/former-sponsored-child-helping-lead-refugee-response-bangladesh</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kari Costanza]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 23:30:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Child Sponsorship]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=55284</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Atul Mrong grew up poor in Bangladesh, but life changed when he was sponsored through World Vision. Now he helps lead the Rohingya refugee response.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/former-sponsored-child-helping-lead-refugee-response-bangladesh">Former sponsored child now helping lead refugee response in Bangladesh</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Atul Mrong, 42, is deputy operations director of World Vison’s response in <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. Atul, who grew up in a poor Christian family in Bangladesh, says he feels a connection to the <a href="/refugees-news-stories/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-facts">displaced Rohingya</a>. “They remind me of me,” he says. “Our financial situation was not good. I had six sisters. I was the only son. My parents were not educated; they were illiterate. My father could only sign his name.”</p> <p>One memory stands out. “When I was studying in grade eight,” he says, “the most money I ever received was 10 taka. My mom said I could use it for anything I wanted.” Atul kissed her. He was overjoyed even though 10 taka is just 12 cents. “That memory helps me remember how poor I was,” he says. “As a child,” he says, “I could not even think about what would happen in the future.”</p> <p>Atul’s life changed when he was <a href="/our-work/child-sponsorship">sponsored through World Vision</a>. “The sponsor who helped me came into my life as an angel of God,” he says. “From class three to now — my education, tuition, moral education, school fees, tuition — all came from World Vision. They really helped me grow.”</p> <p>Atul, like many of the <a href="/refugees-news-stories/rohinyga-refugees">refugees living in Bangladesh</a> now, was surprised that someone would invest in him. “The sponsor did not [meet] me,” he says. “He was just looking at my picture,” he says. “Based on that, they trusted me. Out of that trust, they sent generous support. That generosity and confidence in me changed my life.”</p> <p>What Atul’s sponsor poured into him, he now pours out. “<a href="/tags/where-are-they-now">Sponsored children become good people</a>,” he says. “It makes us good employees.” And working for World Vision is different, he says. “It is not just work. It is the call of God. God chose us to work with the vulnerable. It’s a call we must answer.”</p> </body></html> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/sponsorship-news-stories/former-sponsored-child-helping-lead-refugee-response-bangladesh">Former sponsored child now helping lead refugee response in Bangladesh</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <image>https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0907-209.jpg</image> </item> <item> <title>Citizens of nowhere</title> <link>https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/citizens-nowhere-rohingya-refugees</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Klein]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:17:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Refugee Crisis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.worldvision.org/?p=54993</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>AUG. 15, 2019, BANGLADESH — Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar and settled in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. There, World Vision is helping provide support.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/citizens-nowhere-rohingya-refugees">Citizens of nowhere</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.worldvision.org">World Vision</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><div class="wpb-content-wrapper"><div data-vc-full-width="true" data-vc-full-width-init="false" data-vc-stretch-content="true" class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-no-padding"><div class="desktop-header wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-5"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 300px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="line-height: .75px;color: #fff"><span class="hero__heading" style="font-size: 24px"><b>Citizens of<br> </b></span><span class="giga"><b>NOWHERE</b></span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix"></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p class="p1" style="font-size: 16px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><i>By Kari Costanza | Photos by Jon Warren</i></span><br> Karen Homer and Himaloy Joseph Mree of World Vision in Bangladesh contributed to this story.</p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_90 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span data-contrast="none">Five-year-old </span><span data-contrast="none">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">Firdous </span><span data-contrast="none">is deep in thought</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">How best to describe the meaning of her name? </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Firdous </span><span data-contrast="auto">means heaven — the best heaven — so she wants to get </span><span data-contrast="auto">it </span><span data-contrast="auto">right.*</span><span data-contrast="auto"> “Heaven is a place where children can play,” she begins</span><span data-contrast="auto"> as</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">h</span><span data-contrast="auto">er 26-year-old mother, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto">**, gazes </span><span data-contrast="auto">at her </span><span data-contrast="auto">with a </span><span data-contrast="auto">sweet </span><span data-contrast="auto">half-smile. “There are many flowers</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto">” </span><span data-contrast="auto">continues</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">“</span><span data-contrast="auto">There is a big pond of water</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Heaven is a happy place.”</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Camp 13, where </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">now </span><span data-contrast="auto">lives, is no heaven. Children play in the dirt, kicking up dust that </span><span data-contrast="auto">floats </span><span data-contrast="auto">in the </span><span data-contrast="auto">hot </span><span data-contrast="auto">afternoon</span><span data-contrast="auto"> air</span><span data-contrast="auto">. It’s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> a far cry from the lush, green </span><span data-contrast="auto">countryside surrounding</span><span data-contrast="auto"> the home she fled in</span><span data-contrast="auto"> <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/myanmar">Myanmar</a>. </span><span data-contrast="none">Here, there’s no playful splashing in big ponds. Instead, </span><span data-contrast="none">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="none"> must lug heavy metal water containers from a pump up a steep hillside staircase that leads to her family’s makeshift shelter.  </span><span data-contrast="auto">In Camp 13, some</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">sweat under a hot sun, breathing in the diesel fuel stink of trucks loaded with bamboo </span><span data-contrast="auto">poles</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Amid the cacophony of</span><span data-contrast="auto"> clink</span><span data-contrast="auto">ing</span><span data-contrast="auto"> shovels and ping</span><span data-contrast="auto">ing</span><span data-contrast="auto"> hammer</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">they </span><span data-contrast="auto">lay bricks and fill burlap bags to shore up </span><span data-contrast="auto">steep </span><span data-contrast="auto">hillsides </span><span data-contrast="auto">to prepare for</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">the </span><span data-contrast="auto">coming </span><span data-contrast="auto">monsoon season. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> lives in the </span><a href="https://www.raptim.org/largest-refugee-camps-in-2018/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">world’s largest and most densely populated refugee camp</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Of its nearly 1 million residents, more than half are children. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Most of the people here are </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rohingya, a </span><span data-contrast="auto">persecuted</span><span data-contrast="auto">, predominately</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Muslim-minority group </span><span data-contrast="auto">from</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Myanmar</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">who </span><span data-contrast="auto">have faced discrimination in Myanmar over several decades, including the denial of citizenship. </span><span data-contrast="auto">I</span><span data-contrast="auto">n August </span><span data-contrast="auto">and September </span><span data-contrast="auto">2017, </span><span data-contrast="auto">more than </span><span data-contrast="auto">740,000 Rohingya fled </span><span data-contrast="auto">to</span><span data-contrast="auto"> <a href="/our-work/country-profiles/bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, driven from their homes by extreme violence in </span><span data-contrast="auto">Myanmar’s </span><span data-contrast="auto">northern Rakhine State. </span><span data-contrast="auto">They joined about 200,000 Rohingya who had previously fled here.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_90 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element"><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span><span class="vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r"><span class="vc_sep_line"></span></span> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 14px;margin-bottom: 0px">*Jannah is often translated in the Qur’an as “heaven.” Jannatul Firdous is Islam’s highest level of heaven.</p> <p style="font-size: 14px;margin-bottom: 0px">**Name changed for protection</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element vc_custom_1560538304136"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min.jpg" target="_blank" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="586" height="604" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-full lazy" alt="" title="camp13-map-min" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min.jpg 586w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min-200x206.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min-233x240.jpg 233w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min-549x566.jpg 549w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min-26x27.jpg 26w" sizes="(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/camp13-map-min.jpg"></a><figcaption class="vc_figure-caption">Cox's Bazar, in Bangladesh, is the site of the Rohingya refugee camps, which are highlighted in red above.</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element beta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <div class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="586" height="586" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-full lazy" alt="" title="D030-0889-226-sidebar-min" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0889-226-sidebar-min-1.jpg 586w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0889-226-sidebar-min-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0889-226-sidebar-min-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0889-226-sidebar-min-1-566x566.jpg 566w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0889-226-sidebar-min-1-27x27.jpg 27w" sizes="(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0889-226-sidebar-min-1.jpg"></div><figcaption class="vc_figure-caption">Jannatul wrapped in the embrace of her mother, Salima</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="full-width-image-formatting full-width-image-1 wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta section-titles"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>A World Vision nutrition center atop a hill in Camp 10</strong></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta section-titles"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: left"><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">Camp 13</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0"> is </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">one of </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">33</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">sprawling </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="SpellingError SCXW46681086 BCX0">subsettlements</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">with</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">in the </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">“mega</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">–</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">camp.”</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">S</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">qualid and overcrowded, it is home to 41,000 people</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0"> who are citizens of nowhere</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0"> — </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">the antithesis of the happy place </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="SpellingError SCXW46681086 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What can be done for girls like </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">her </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">born </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">to live a full life</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">? </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW46681086 BCX0">The answer lies in World Vision’s three areas of focus in the camps: provision, protection, and partnering with the host community. World Vision staff in Bangladesh work to meet refugees’ basic needs and those of the surrounding community and help to ensure that children and their parents are safe, and their rights are protected.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW46681086 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div id="Provision" class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="full-width-image-formatting full-width-image-2 black-transparent-background-position wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid black-transparent-background"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1560207650987 alpha section-titles"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="color: white;text-align: left"><strong>Provision: Tackling the basics</strong></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The mass exodus of the Rohingya from Myanmar is a story of hell on earth. Girls and women</span><span data-contrast="auto">, especially,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">arrived </span><span data-contrast="auto">in Bangladesh </span><span data-contrast="auto">with </span><span data-contrast="auto">both </span><span data-contrast="auto">physical and emotional scars. A </span><span data-contrast="auto">2018</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><a href="https://www.unhcr.org/5bbc6f014.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">U</span><span data-contrast="none">nited </span><span data-contrast="none">N</span><span data-contrast="none">ations</span><span data-contrast="none"> High Commission for Refugees report</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">titled</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">“</span><span data-contrast="auto">Culture, Context and Mental Health of the </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rohingya </span><span data-contrast="auto">Refugees</span><span data-contrast="auto">”</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">details how </span><span data-contrast="auto">women were molested, raped, and forced into prostitution in Myanmar.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">When violence erupted in </span><span data-contrast="auto">their village in August 201</span><span data-contrast="auto">7</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima’s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">family of five became separated.</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">“</span><span data-contrast="none">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="none"> was with me, but I didn’t know what had happened to my husband and my</span><span data-contrast="none"> [other]</span><span data-contrast="none"> children,” she says. “Later</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> I saw them dead.” Mohamed, 30, was shot; their son, </span><span data-contrast="none">2-year-old </span><span data-contrast="none">Hafej</span><span data-contrast="none">, and daughter, </span><span data-contrast="none">1-year-old </span><span data-contrast="none">Kalima</span><span data-contrast="none">, </span><span data-contrast="none">were </span><span data-contrast="none">stabbed to death. Her expression clouded by sadness, </span><span data-contrast="none">Salima</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">holds out her phone to </span><span data-contrast="none">show </span><span data-contrast="none">a photo of </span><span data-contrast="none">Kalima</span><span data-contrast="none"> and </span><span data-contrast="none">Hafej</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> smiling</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">and</span><span data-contrast="none"> pressed up against </span><span data-contrast="none">their</span><span data-contrast="none"> big sister, </span><span data-contrast="none">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Provision</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — meeting basic needs — was the </span><span data-contrast="auto">goal </span><span data-contrast="auto">when </span><a href="/refugees-news-stories/myanmar-refugee-crisis-facts"><span data-contrast="none">World Vision</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> began </span><span data-contrast="auto">helping refugees </span><span data-contrast="auto">in August 2017</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto"> were among the first beneficiaries. </span><span data-contrast="auto">“World Vision gave me shelter,” says </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">The</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">shelters built by </span><span data-contrast="auto">new </span><span data-contrast="auto">arrivals </span><span data-contrast="auto">were </span><span data-contrast="auto">erected</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">hastily</span><span data-contrast="auto">, made</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">from</span><span data-contrast="auto"> chopp</span><span data-contrast="auto">ed-</span><span data-contrast="auto">down trees</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">covered with</span><span data-contrast="auto"> tarps handed out by the U.N. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Then </span><span data-contrast="auto">in April 2018, </span><span data-contrast="auto">World Vision </span><span data-contrast="auto">provided </span><span data-contrast="auto">bamboo poles, cement, and additional tarps</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">to fortify</span><span data-contrast="auto"> the shelters</span><span data-contrast="auto"> against the seasonal monsoon rains</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto"> was one of 150,000 people </span><span data-contrast="auto">campwide</span><span data-contrast="auto"> who received </span><span data-contrast="auto">essentials like</span><span data-contrast="auto"> hygiene kits, cooking equipment, and feminine hygiene products — </span><span data-contrast="auto">desperately needed by</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">people</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">who </span><span data-contrast="auto">arrived with little more than the clothes they wore. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><a href="/our-work/clean-water">Water</a> </span><span data-contrast="auto">was another essential</span><span data-contrast="auto"> need</span><span data-contrast="auto">. In Camp 13, World Vision </span><span data-contrast="auto">installed</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">deep tube-wells, pumps, </span><span data-contrast="auto">and latrines. By the end of 2018, 158,000 people</span><span data-contrast="auto"> had </span><span data-contrast="auto">access to </span><span data-contrast="auto">water and sanitation</span><span data-contrast="auto"> services</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima’s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> camp</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">12 </span><span data-contrast="auto">other</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Urgent</span><span data-contrast="auto"> <a href="/our-work/health">health</a> issues were </span><span data-contrast="auto">also </span><span data-contrast="auto">addressed. </span><span data-contrast="auto">A </span><span data-contrast="auto">study by the</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Bangladesh</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Ministry of Health revealed that </span><span data-contrast="auto">10</span><span data-contrast="auto">% of </span><span data-contrast="auto">the </span><span data-contrast="auto">children </span><span data-contrast="auto">under the age of 5 in the camps </span><span data-contrast="auto">ha</span><span data-contrast="auto">d</span><span data-contrast="auto"> moderate acute malnutrition</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK361900/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">which can lead to death</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> if left untreated. </span><span data-contrast="none">World Vision, working in partnership with the World Food Programme opened malnutrition prevention and treatment centers in three camps to reach more than 13,000 at-risk children with supplementary food.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <div class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="586" height="216" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-full lazy" alt="" title="D030-0893-239-sidebar-not-ordinary-min" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0893-239-sidebar-not-ordinary-min.jpg 586w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0893-239-sidebar-not-ordinary-min-200x74.jpg 200w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0893-239-sidebar-not-ordinary-min-360x133.jpg 360w, 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class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">ethnicities, including</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0"> the Rohingya</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">,</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">from status as </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">an official national race. </span></span><span class="TextRun 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</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0"> — and</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0"> </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW53809585 BCX0" href="https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/rohingya-crisis?gclid=CjwKCAjwy7vlBRACEiwAZvdx9ppa66HLxl_P8URMhJU4EgW1-q484GWNCc481_8L58ltCu10ZlxPBRoC-TEQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">subject</span></span><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">ed</span></span><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span 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For example, in two northern towns in Myanmar, Rohingya were allowed to have only two children. </span></span></p> <p style="font-size: 16px"><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">While they are safer and have more freedom in Bangladesh, they </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">face </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">restrictions in </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">the country </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">which </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">is not a signatory </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">to the </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW53809585 BCX0" href="http://burmacampaign.org.uk/media/Myanmar%E2%80%99s-1982-Citizenship-Law-and-Rohingya.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention</span></span></a><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0"> and therefore does not recognize the Rohingya as refugees</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53809585 BCX0">. 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class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h2 style="text-align: center;color: white;margin-top: 0px">World Vision’s response in 2018</h2> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1559949109180 blue-section"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">264,881</strong> people reached with life-saving humanitarian assistance</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">1,720</strong> children each week on average benefited from protection activities</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">158,000</strong> people reached with clean water and sanitation services</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">30,535</strong> children and mothers received nutrition support</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">44,280</strong> people reached with upgraded shelter kits</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">150,000</strong> people received essential items (hygiene kits, cooking equipment, baby supplies, feminine hygiene products)</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">22,500</strong> people benefited from cash-for-work activities</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 22px">920,000</strong> total people for whose protection and rights World Vision is advocating, including their voluntary, safe, and dignified repatriation to Myanmar</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix"></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><style>.owl-ca-item { padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; }.owl-ca-prev::before, 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class="carousel-captions">Refugees work to shore up hillsides ahead of the monsoon season, which runs from June to October. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-1-slide-b wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">Refugees in Bangladesh are not legally permitted to work outside the camps but can earn some money through a World Vision cash-for-work program.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-1-slide-c wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">Salima helps fill burlap sandbags that are used to shore up hillsides and prevent landslides during the annual monsoon rains that turn the camps into a muddy, hazardous mess.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-1-slide-d wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">World Vision provided short-term construction jobs for more than 14,200 refugee men and women who built much-needed roads, bridges, and drainage systems in the camps.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span data-contrast="none">No one in the camp has money, and</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">it’s illegal for </span><span data-contrast="none">Salima</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">and other refugees </span><span data-contrast="none">to</span><span data-contrast="none"> work outside the camps. </span><span data-contrast="none">Instead</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> she</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">participate</span><span data-contrast="none">s</span><span data-contrast="none"> in</span><span data-contrast="none"> a World Vision cash-for-work project</span><span data-contrast="none"> that provides short-term jobs for </span><span data-contrast="none">refugee men and women </span><span data-contrast="none">to</span><span data-contrast="none"> build much-needed roads, bridges</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> and drainage systems in the </span><span data-contrast="none">camp</span><span data-contrast="none">. </span><span data-contrast="none">Salima</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">help</span><span data-contrast="none">s</span><span data-contrast="none"> fill burlap </span><span data-contrast="none">sand</span><span data-contrast="none">bags </span><span data-contrast="none">that will be used to prevent landslides during the annual </span><span data-contrast="none">monsoon rains that turn the camp into a muddy</span><span data-contrast="none">, hazardous</span><span data-contrast="none"> mess. The money she earns </span><span data-contrast="none">each</span><span data-contrast="none"> day, 300 </span><span data-contrast="none">taka</span><span data-contrast="none"> (about US</span><span data-contrast="none">$3.50</span><span data-contrast="none">)</span><span data-contrast="none">, will buy </span><span data-contrast="none">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="none"> something special — a chicken for dinner or banana</span><span data-contrast="none">s</span><span data-contrast="none"> to supplement the</span><span data-contrast="none">ir</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">daily</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">diet of rice and lentils that is provided </span><span data-contrast="none">to all refugees </span><span data-contrast="none">by the World Food Programme</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto"> didn’t expect this assistance. </span><span data-contrast="auto">When they left Myanmar, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto"> says, </span><span data-contrast="auto">“We were just trying to save our lives. We didn’t think we would get support like we do now</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">For everything, I am grateful.” As </span><span data-contrast="auto">members of </span><span data-contrast="auto">an organization </span><span data-contrast="auto">rooted and founded in</span><span data-contrast="auto"> faith, </span><span data-contrast="auto">World Vision </span><span data-contrast="auto">staff undergird </span><span data-contrast="auto">their </span><span data-contrast="auto">labor with love</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — love that is evident to </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto">. “World Vision people are good and kind to us,” she says.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element sidebar-text"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div style="font-size: 16px"> <p><strong>Special treats: What cash-for-work can buy</strong></p> <p>Salima and many other refugees work inside the camp to help provide for their families through World Vision’s cash-for-work program, earning 300 taka — about US$3.50 — a day. Men and women work for eight days and then another group rotates through to give as many people as possible the opportunity to earn something. Here are a few examples of what they can buy with their earnings.</p> <p>5 taka = 1 banana</p> <p>10 taka = 1 egg</p> <p>10 taka = 1 bag of chips</p> <p>20 taka = 1 soccer ball</p> <p>400 taka = 1 chicken</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div><style>.owl-ca-item { padding-left: 40px; padding-right: 40px; }.owl-ca-prev::before, .owl-ca-next::before { color: #ff6b00 !important; font-size: 40px!important; }.owl-ca-prev:hover.owl-ca-prev::before, .owl-ca-next:hover.owl-ca-next::before { color: #ff6b00!important; }</style><div id="carousel-anything-2" class="carousel-anything-container owl-ca-carousel has-arrows" data-items="1" data-totalitems="9" data-scroll_per_page="" data-autoplay="false" data-items-tablet="1" data-items-mobile="1" data-stop-on-hover="" data-speed-scroll="800" data-speed-rewind="2000" data-thumbnails="arrows" data-thumbnail-numbers="" data-navigation="true" data-touchdrag="false" data-keyboard="false" data-rtl="false" data-start="0"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-f wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">Jannatul is a 5-year-old Rohingya refugee girl whose life was turned upside down when she and her mother fled Myanmar.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-g wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">“I’m thankful that she doesn’t have nightmares after all she has seen,” says Salima, 26, Jannatul’s mother.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-h wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">Jannatul wakes up in a 10-foot by 10-foot bamboo-and-plastic-tarp shelter that she shares with her mother. There's not much in their simple home beyond basic necessities, like a backpack.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-i wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">To help Jannatul and other refugee children, World Vision runs 12 learning centers in the camps where children can play, learn, and begin to recover together.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-a wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">Jannatul is her teacher’s favorite. Farhana says she respects Salima’s devotion as a single mother.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-b wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">Up to 2,000 children on average attend World Vision’s 12 learning centers each week.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-c wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-d wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="carousel-slide-formatting carousel-2-slide-e wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element carousel-caption-positioning"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="carousel-caption-background"> <p class="carousel-captions">At the end of the day, Salima smiles at her daughter through the door of the Child-Friendly Space.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is one of nearly 3,000 children who attend World Vision’s 12 <a href="/child-protection-news-stories/child-friendly-spaces-safe-place-children">Child-Friendly Spaces</a> </span><span data-contrast="auto">in six </span><span data-contrast="auto">camps</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — </span><span data-contrast="auto">each</span><span data-contrast="auto"> one</span><span data-contrast="auto"> an oasis of fun. </span><span data-contrast="auto">By providing psychosocial care and structured activities, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Child-Friendly Spaces </span><span data-contrast="auto">support kids </span><span data-contrast="auto">whose lives have been turned upside down</span><span data-contrast="auto"> by emergency situations</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">The</span><span data-contrast="auto"> spaces are</span><span data-contrast="auto"> now</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">being transitioned </span><span data-contrast="auto">into</span><span data-contrast="auto"> learning centers, </span><span data-contrast="auto">giving</span><span data-contrast="auto"> children an opportunity for informal education.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Situated </span><span data-contrast="auto">in the heart of the camp</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul’s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Child-Friendly Space is a lively, happy — often noisy</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — </span><span data-contrast="auto">space</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">that</span><span data-contrast="auto">’</span><span data-contrast="auto">s </span><span data-contrast="auto">painted </span><span data-contrast="auto">a cheerful </span><span data-contrast="auto">orange. The children named this space themselves — </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Surjoful</span></i><span data-contrast="auto"> — after something they</span><span data-contrast="auto">’d</span><span data-contrast="auto"> left behind in Myanmar: sunflowers. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> shines at the Child-Friendly Space, singing, dancing, and reciting rhymes such as “Rain, rain, go away” in English.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The energetic little sprite is a staff favorite, says her teacher, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Farjana</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Faraz </span><span data-contrast="auto">Tumpa</span><span data-contrast="auto">, 20. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> doesn’t miss class</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Some</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">kids </span><span data-contrast="auto">prefer</span><span data-contrast="auto"> to stay with their mothers, lining up for daily relief supplies.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">But </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is an eager learner. Says</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Farjana</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> “When I teach </span><span data-contrast="auto">[the children] </span><span data-contrast="auto">something, she follows me very carefully.” </span><span data-contrast="auto">Farjana</span><span data-contrast="auto"> holds </span><span data-contrast="auto">Jannatul’s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> mother</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">in great esteem</span><span data-contrast="auto">, too</span><span data-contrast="auto">. “She is a very good lady. Whenever we call a parents’ meeting, she comes. She has only one child</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> so she is very careful with her.” </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div id="host-community" class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="full-width-image-formatting full-width-image-3 black-transparent-background-position wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid black-transparent-background"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1560207778131 alpha section-titles"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="color: white;text-align: left"><strong>Partnering with the host community</strong></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Farjana</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is </span><span data-contrast="auto">a member of </span><span data-contrast="auto">the </span><a href="https://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2019/2/5c668f4c4/supporting-rohingya-refugees-hosts-bangladesh.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">host community</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> of</span><span data-contrast="auto"> 330,000 Bangladeshis in Cox’s Bazar</span><span data-contrast="auto"> district</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">home to </span><span data-contrast="auto">a fishing port and </span><span data-contrast="auto">a </span><span data-contrast="auto">tourism destination that features the world’s longest </span><span data-contrast="auto">natural sea</span><span data-contrast="auto"> beach</span><span data-contrast="auto">:</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">7</span><span data-contrast="auto">5</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">unbroken </span><span data-contrast="auto">miles </span><span data-contrast="auto">of gently sloping sand</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Two years ago, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Farjana</span><span data-contrast="auto"> watched as </span><span data-contrast="auto">hundreds of thousands of refugees </span><span data-contrast="auto">converged on 8 square miles of green hills — about</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">six times the size of New York’s Central Park</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — and began cutting down trees </span><span data-contrast="auto">for</span><span data-contrast="auto"> shelter</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and firewood</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">While the Bangladeshis gave what they could to the distressed Rohingya</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — many of them </span><span data-contrast="auto">leaving their dinner tables to share food with exhausted travelers arriving at night</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — </span><span data-contrast="auto">the new arrivals caused stress. People in the area were </span><span data-contrast="auto">already </span><span data-contrast="auto">poor, even by Bangladeshi standards, with </span><a href="http://xchange.org/bangladeshi-perspectives-on-the-rohingya-crisis-survey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">33% living below the poverty line and 17% below the extreme poverty line</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. There are always tensions when people compete for finite resources such as firewood, land, and water. They </span><span data-contrast="auto">see </span><span data-contrast="auto">big trucks moving into camp, laden with relief supplies, and wonder why their </span><span data-contrast="auto">own </span><span data-contrast="auto">families still don’t have enough to eat. </span><span data-contrast="auto">So</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">assisting host community members </span><span data-contrast="auto">became </span><span data-contrast="auto">an essential element of World Vision’s work</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">World Vision hired hundreds of local residents </span><span data-contrast="auto">like </span><span data-contrast="auto">Farjana</span><span data-contrast="auto"> to </span><span data-contrast="auto">run its programs in the camps</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">providing income for </span><span data-contrast="auto">locals and helping </span><span data-contrast="auto">build </span><span data-contrast="auto">understanding between the two populations. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Soon World Vision will also begin a <a href="/our-work/child-sponsorship">child sponsorship program</a></span><span data-contrast="auto"> — a proven poverty-fighting approach — </span><span data-contrast="auto">in Cox’s Bazar.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><a href="/sponsorship-news-stories/former-sponsored-child-helping-lead-refugee-response-bangladesh"><span data-contrast="auto">Sponsors in the United States will </span><span data-contrast="auto">be able</span><span data-contrast="auto"> to </span><span data-contrast="auto">connect with</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> a child in the host community, providing support for </span><span data-contrast="auto">essentials</span><span data-contrast="auto"> like <a href="/our-work/education">education</a>, health, and <a href="/our-work/economic-empowerment">economic opportunities</a></span><span data-contrast="auto"> for their parents</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">To help protect the environment and prevent conflict, </span><span data-contrast="auto">World Vision</span><span data-contrast="auto"> operates</span><span data-contrast="auto"> 42 community kitchens, </span><span data-contrast="auto">where up to 1,000 refugee families can cook each day in shifts. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Cooking in </span><span data-contrast="auto">a safe space </span><span data-contrast="auto">on </span><span data-contrast="auto">gas stoves</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">rather than</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">using</span><span data-contrast="auto"> firewood</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">keeps people from cutting down trees</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">T</span><span data-contrast="auto">he community kitchen in Camp 19 smells of </span><span data-contrast="auto">delicious food</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">“I love to cook here,” says </span><span data-contrast="auto">22-year-old </span><span data-contrast="auto">Muchena</span><span data-contrast="auto">, also a refugee</span><span data-contrast="auto">. “Even if I don’t have anything to cook, I come to have fun with other women. The kitchen is like our home.” </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element beta sidebar-text"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>Soon World Vision will also begin a child sponsorship program in Cox’s Bazar, a proven poverty-fighting approach.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element sidebar-text"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Be a part from the start: </strong></p> <p>As we expand programming in Cox’s Bazar, you can be a part from the beginning of our work.</p> </div> </div> <div class="btn-container btn-center"><a class="vc_general btn btn-primary btn-normal btn-classic btn-color-primary" data-gtm="true" data-internal-promotion="false" data-btn-region="" href="https://donate.worldvision.org/give/refugee-childrens-crisis-fund" title="">Give Now</a></div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="full-width-image-formatting full-width-image-4 black-transparent-background-position wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid black-transparent-background"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1560538359405 section-titles"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="color: white;text-align: left">“The kitchen is like our home,” says Muchena. World Vision operates 42 community kitchens, where more than 1,000 women can safely cook and socialize daily.</p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">Community</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> kitche</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">n</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">s</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">are bright spots in an otherwise </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">harsh </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">existence for women like </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="SpellingError SCXW226890491 BCX0">Muchena</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> and cash-for-work programs give a boost to</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> mothers like </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">Salima</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">, although she misses</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> the days when she could just be a </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">stay-at-home-</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">mom.</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> “If I didn’t have to work and if I could take care of my daughter</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> [all the time]</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">, I could create a heaven on earth,” says </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">Salima</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">And with that, it’s time to sing </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="SpellingError SCXW226890491 BCX0">Jannatul</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0"> to sleep. </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">The best part of the day has arrived, a time to close her eyes and pull her daughter close, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">tasting heaven for a moment </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">in a place </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">that’s anything but</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW226890491 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW226890491 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div id="protection" class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="full-width-image-formatting full-width-image-5 black-transparent-background-position wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid black-transparent-background"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1560207839658 alpha section-titles"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="color: white;text-align: left"><strong>Protection: Preventing violence against women</strong></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="left-column-padding-desktop wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-7"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Preventing violence against women</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is </span><span data-contrast="auto">an</span><span data-contrast="auto"> important component to World Vision’s work with the Rohingya. This involves keeping children and their fa</span><span data-contrast="auto">milies safe in the </span><span data-contrast="auto">camps and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> advocating for their rights. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><a href="/gender-equality-news-stories/seven-ways-empower-women-girls"><span data-contrast="auto">Women and girls</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">are particularly vulnerable</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="none">Women in the camp have reported physical and sexual assault, psychological abuse, and forced marriage.</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">Of the reported cases of gender-based violence, 71% of the inciden</span><span data-contrast="none">ts</span><span data-contrast="none"> occurred in the survivor’s home, and </span><a href="https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/bangladesh/gender-based-violence-gbv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">74% of the total number of cases were committed by intimate partners</span></a><span data-contrast="none">. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In Camp 13, </span><span data-contrast="auto">World Vision</span><span data-contrast="auto"> runs a safe space for women where they can talk about such issues and get help from trained counselors. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Salima</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and her neighbors learn what </span><span data-contrast="auto">gender-based violence </span><span data-contrast="auto">is, </span><span data-contrast="auto">how to protect themselves</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and get professional help should they need it. Men and boys are also </span><span data-contrast="auto">engaged so </span><span data-contrast="auto">they can be part of the solution. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Ata Ullah</span><span data-contrast="auto">, once an eighth-grade teacher in Myanmar</span><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">now works with World Vision teaching gender-based violence prevention classes for boys and men.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">“It is important to stop conflict between people,” says Ata, 27, sitting c</span><span data-contrast="auto">ross-legged and c</span><span data-contrast="auto">radling his 18-month-old son on his lap</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">“What World Vision is doing about education and violence is important</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">With violence, the community cannot have a better life.”</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Ata </span><span data-contrast="auto">arrived</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">with</span><span data-contrast="auto"> his wife in</span><span data-contrast="auto"> the </span><span data-contrast="auto">huge influx of </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rohingya</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">in the fall of 2017</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Crossing the </span><span data-contrast="auto">Naf</span><span data-contrast="auto"> River </span><span data-contrast="auto">by boat, he</span><span data-contrast="auto"> carried </span><span data-contrast="auto">his newborn son high over his head</span><span data-contrast="auto">, struggling</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">to </span><span data-contrast="auto">reach the shoreline of</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Bangladesh. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Around them</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">crescent-shaped boats loaded with too many passengers capsized</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in deeper waters</span><span data-contrast="auto">, drowning women and children. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Ata and his 23-year-old wife, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Sahnewaj</span><span data-contrast="auto">, recently welcomed their second child, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rahaena</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">“It was difficult,” says </span><span data-contrast="auto">Sahnewaj</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">about</span><span data-contrast="auto"> being pregnant in a refugee camp. “I fetched water from down the hill and climbed back up. I couldn’t breathe for a while. I felt really bad.” When she went into labor late at night, it was unsafe for </span><span data-contrast="auto">her </span><span data-contrast="auto">to leave the</span><span data-contrast="auto">ir shelter,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> so she </span><span data-contrast="auto">delivered </span><span data-contrast="auto">the baby at home, assisted by a neighbor</span><span data-contrast="auto"> rather than</span><span data-contrast="auto"> a nurse. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Despite the challenges, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Rahaena</span><span data-contrast="auto"> arrived at 2 a.m.</span><span data-contrast="auto">, and </span><span data-contrast="auto">she is adored by her parents. </span><span data-contrast="none">“She is beautiful,” gushes Ata. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Sahnewaj</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">has seen </span><span data-contrast="auto">a transformation</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in </span><span data-contrast="auto">her husband since he started </span><span data-contrast="auto">helping </span><span data-contrast="auto">other</span><span data-contrast="auto"> men to change the way they </span><span data-contrast="auto">view and behave</span><span data-contrast="auto"> toward women and girls. “Sometimes</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">he would get mad at me, but now he’s different,” she says. Ata </span><span data-contrast="auto">agrees</span><span data-contrast="auto">: “I didn’t treat my wife well earlier. I have learned to treat her equally. We have equal rights in our family.”</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Ata particularly wants to help boys in the camp change their attitudes toward the women in their families. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Thirteen-year-old </span><span data-contrast="auto">Sirajul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">is one of 80 boys who </span><span data-contrast="auto">recently finished World Vision</span><span data-contrast="auto">’s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">two-day </span><span data-contrast="auto">course on preventing gender-based violence</span><span data-contrast="auto">, led by Ata.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> They learned how <a href="/our-work/gender-equality">inequality between men and women and boys and girls</a> breeds injustice and physical and sexual violence. </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">“We are really concerned about our sisters,” </span><span data-contrast="auto">says </span><span data-contrast="auto">Sirajul</span><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><span data-contrast="auto">sitting next to his sister Samira</span><span data-contrast="auto">. “The women are not safe</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto">” He knows that Samira is vulnerable to abuse</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in the camp</span><span data-contrast="auto">. She leaves the house only to visit the latrine. At home, she steers clear of the front room, where she could be seen. “We are shy of men here,” she says. “That’s why we stay in the back.”</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">It was different for Samira in Myanmar. </span><span data-contrast="auto">While she </span><span data-contrast="auto">had to live by the norms of a culture that keeps girls at home from the time of their first period until they are married, there was space to </span><span data-contrast="auto">be </span><span data-contrast="auto">free. “I miss my home,” she says. “I could go outside of my home and run. Here, I just have to stay in this room.” She worries about the heat. “Summer is coming,” she says. “I don’t know what it will be like here.” She misses the flowers, especially the marigolds. “In our homestead, just before the fence, we planted many flowers and had fruit trees,” she says. </span><span data-contrast="auto">They would go out in the cool of the </span><span data-contrast="auto">evening</span><span data-contrast="auto"> to tend to the flowers and trees. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Now Samira is trapped inside.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The </span><span data-contrast="auto">workshop </span><span data-contrast="auto">helped </span><span data-contrast="auto">Sirajul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> see his sisters, including 16-year-old </span><span data-contrast="auto">Fatema</span><span data-contrast="auto">, in a new light. “Earlier, when I asked for food and they couldn’t make it, I scolded them,” he says. “Now I don’t. They asked me, ‘What happened to you? What did you learn at that center?</span><span data-contrast="auto">’</span><span data-contrast="auto">”</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Sirajul</span><span data-contrast="auto"> loved the classes and the teachers, like Ata. “We like World Vision. They gave us an opportunity to learn,” he says.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As a teacher, Ata is</span><span data-contrast="auto"> concern</span><span data-contrast="auto">ed</span><span data-contrast="auto"> for the boys</span><span data-contrast="auto"> like </span><span data-contrast="auto">Sirajul</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">The curious, talkative, thoughtful boy was in the top quarter of his class of 80 in Myanmar and misses going to school. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Formal education is not permitted for the 540,000 children and youth living in the camps. Almost half of the children age</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> 3</span><span data-contrast="auto"> to </span><span data-contrast="auto">14 years do not have access to any kind of learning, nor do 97% of </span><span data-contrast="auto">adolescents and youth age</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> 15 to 24</span><span data-contrast="auto"> — </span><span data-contrast="auto">leaving them vulnerable to child marriage, child labor, human trafficking, abuse, and exploitation. </span><span data-contrast="auto">World Vision is opening 21 learning centers for adolescent boys and girls — the first will be in Camp 13.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">“Without education, they must learn something to earn a living</span><span data-contrast="auto">,” </span><span data-contrast="auto">says</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Ata</span><span data-contrast="auto">. “If they don’t have education, they may be involved with theft or robbery.”</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">With his skills, experience, and passion for people, </span><span data-contrast="auto">Ata </span><span data-contrast="auto">is wasting no time in </span><span data-contrast="auto">addressing th</span><span data-contrast="auto">is urgent</span><span data-contrast="auto"> need</span><span data-contrast="auto">. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Learning</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is</span><span data-contrast="auto"> critical for the next generation of Rohingya</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Ata stays</span><span data-contrast="auto"> focused on what matters — youth and his family. “When I have time, I visit my relatives,” he says, smiling. “There are many in Camp 13.” </span><span data-contrast="auto">A</span><span data-contrast="auto"> breeze blows through the family’s small house, rustling a red curtain</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and</span><span data-contrast="auto"> creating a rosy glow that dances across his wife’s face</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">H</span><span data-contrast="auto">er beauty shin</span><span data-contrast="auto">es</span><span data-contrast="auto"> through the darkness. Camp 13 may not be heaven, but for now, it is home.</span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center wpb_content_element"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <div class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="586" height="880" src="https://wvusstatic.com/email/met3/spacer.gif" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-full lazy" alt="" title="D030-0884-86-sidebar-min" srcset="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min.jpg 586w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min-426x640.jpg 426w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min-166x250.jpg 166w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min-160x240.jpg 160w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min-377x566.jpg 377w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min-506x760.jpg 506w, https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min-18x27.jpg 18w" sizes="(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px" data-src="https://wvusstatic.com/www/uploads/2019/06/D030-0884-86-sidebar-min.jpg"></div><figcaption class="vc_figure-caption"> Learning is critical for teens like Sirajul, the next generation of Rohingya.</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element sidebar-text"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><strong style="font-size: 18px">Help refugees in need:</strong></p> <p>Help provide life-saving care for others like Salima and Jannatul by giving to the Refugee Children’s Crisis Fund.</p> </div> </div> <div class="btn-container btn-center"><a class="vc_general btn btn-primary btn-normal btn-classic btn-color-primary" data-gtm="true" data-internal-promotion="false" data-btn-region="" href="https://donate.worldvision.org/give/refugee-childrens-crisis-fund" title="">Give Now</a></div> <div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 32px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div data-vc-full-width="true" data-vc-full-width-init="false" data-vc-stretch-content="true" class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row-no-padding"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-has-fill"><div class="vc_column-inner vc_custom_1560536554843"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element zeta"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><em><strong>Video Library:</strong></em></p> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"></div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-5"><div class="vc_column-inner vc_custom_1560536665667"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-el-width-100 vc_video-align-center"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_video_wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Jannatul's Story, Part 2" width="413" height="310" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OcyV7kUJaa8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; 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