Mabuhay from Bohol: A Journey of Resilience, Hope, and Possibility
This journey was more than just a visit, it was a powerful reminder that none of us chooses where we are born. While any one individual may feel their ability to create change is limited, collective action can make a meaningful difference.
A school meal stopped Faith from becoming a child bride
The drought had stretched on for too long. The ground was dry. The harvests failed. At home, there were days when there was nothing to eat. 15-year-old Faith would go to school on an empty stomach.
From A Broken Piece of Clay to Changed Lives
Dorothy Chong’s journey of Child Sponsorship began in 2010, inspired by a conviction to sponsor 100 children, she started small with two sponsored children through World Vision. Her story shows how small acts of generosity, faith, and humility can create lasting change and transform lives.
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3 ways we can protect children in conflict zones
The scenes of heartbreak, chaos and ruin from conflict are gut-wrenching. It’s hard not to feel hopeless and helpless in the face of it. But, child sponsors around the world bring hope into some of humanity’s darkest hours – even when they don’t realise it. Here’s how. -
5 Reasons Not to Connect with Your Sponsored Child on Social Media
Social media – it’s never been easier to reach out to or stay in touch with anyone and everyone, no matter where in the world they are. Sounds perfect for connecting with your sponsored child, right? But, this might not be as perfect as you think. -
A child earthquake survivor rebuilds her life through abaca farming
Hope can sprout amid the ruins. A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Charice's community creating a disastrous havoc - flattening houses and destroying livelihoods. When she and family thought everything was lost, their abaca plantation helped them restore their lives. -
The choice no parent should have to make: which child will eat today?
If you were starving and you knew the sale of one of your children would prevent the rest of your children from dying, would you do it? -
Feeling the pulse of my children for signs of life - the heartbreaking reality of East Africa’s hunger crisis
A silent but deadly and urgent hunger crisis is unfolding in northern Kenya and across the East Africa Region. We often talk about this tragedy through data, but the heartbreaking reality is that every number is a person, and every statistic points to the impact on human life -
The Ripple Effect of Child Sponsorship Helps Children Fleeing Ukraine
Once a child enrolled in World Vision’s child sponsorship programme in Romania, 21-year-old Andreea is now giving back as a volunteer for World Vision where she is helping to give comfort and support to refugee children as they flee Ukraine. -
Crossing Borders with Ukrainian Refugees
The grief and mourning that each and everyone carried on their shoulders were visible. As I walked alongside them I felt how utterly unfair life was: we were crossing the same border, but my situation was entirely different. I hold a passport that allows me to travel almost everywhere, I had a hotel reservation waiting for me in Poland, and once my deployment finished, I would fly safely back to my home base. They were marching into the unknown and faced having to process profound feelings of loss, whether of a loved one, of a homeland, of social status, of well-being, of a future. -
Homes Lost. Dreams Dashed. Childhoods Destroyed.
17-year-old Oleksandr fled Ukraine with his mother and two younger brothers, Dmitri (11) and Iurii (6). His father is still in Ukraine. The rest of the family left when rockets started flying above their house -
Natural disasters prompt South Sudan’s women to be vigilant and resilient for climate shocks
It is becoming increasingly challenging to know when the next flood or drought will come. Single mothers like Ator in South Sudan are not letting disasters have a final say in their lives.
