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News & Stories
Education
From the Field
Hikes, bikes, and boats: A journey to school
Children in Asia and the Pacific make a daily trek that most Americans wouldn’t undertake without Gore-Tex gear and hiking boots.
Voices
Refugee girls deserve dreams and an education
In the midst of the massive refugee crisis along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, a 19-year-old woman found her calling as an interpreter for World Vision. Read how education empowered Tanjin and how she’s found a hidden strength in helping refugee voices be heard.
Voices
Clean water: Pouring a foundation for social justice
When you walk for clean water with World Vision’s Global 6K for Water, you help lay a foundation for fighting injustice all around the world. Here are three ways that access to clean water impacts other social issues.
Prayers
Covering the world in prayer: Pray for the Middle East
Pray with us for the Middle East — for Syrians displaced by civil war, refugee host communities throughout the region, and maternal and child health in Afghanistan.
Change Makers
Meghan Markle: Humanitarian and global citizen
Meghan Markle served as Global Ambassador for World Vision for two years. Now she’s preparing to wed Prince Harry and join the royal family. In that role, she’ll continue to care about humanitarian issues alongside her husband.
Voices
Out of the dark: Solar lamps shine brightly for reading
When children like Didier in Rwanda don’t have electricity at home, practicing reading at night becomes impossible. Find out how solar lamps help improve literacy!
Voices
Make your gift twice as personal on Giving Tuesday
On Giving Tuesday, Thirty-One Gifts matches contributions to World Vision with a product donation. Meet children who have received these items in Armenia and Zambia!
Voices
Universal Children’s Day: A reason to listen
As parents, it’s much easier to talk than to listen. But listening is what our children need us to do. It’s a hallmark of World Vision’s work to involve everyone in decision making — men, women, and children. Every year on November 20, Universal Children’s Day reminds us to listen to children around the world, children who see problems from a point of view that we adults have long forgotten.
From the Field
Child sponsorship and animals change lives in Bangladesh
Sonali’s family in Bangladesh went from shunned to shining as a result of World Vision child sponsorship and Gift Catalog goats and chickens.