On 23 February 2019, around 40 students and young professionals joined Reverend Andrew Morley, President and CEO of World Vision International, for an exposition of Micah 6:8 and a dialogue on his experience of juggling and reconciling his professional responsibilities in the marketplace with deepening involvement in holistic ministry before joining World Vision. Deborah Wee and Christabel Chan, both students from the National University of Singapore, share their reflections.

On the evening of 22 February 2019, members of the Graduates’ Christian Fellowship (GCF) gathered for an up-close-and-personal dialogue with Reverend Andrew Morley, President and CEO of World Vision International. Andrew spoke about his experience of serving God in the commercial sector, and how God brought him from the realm of media and digital business into the humanitarian space.

On 22 February 2019, 55 representatives from 19 churches and 16 parachurch organisations in Singapore came together at Bible House for a forum organised by World Vision on how the Church in Singapore can strengthen our collective efforts at engaging youth and young adults and nurturing them spiritually.

On 19-22 March 2018, four representatives from Singapore Youth For Christ (SYFC) visited World Vision's Area Development Programme (ADP) in Mae Taeng District in northern Chiang Mai. They learnt about child protection initiatives carried out by a local Church-School-Community Network facilitated by World Vision, and shared encouragement and prayer with the church leaders, youth and families whom they met. 

As a frequent traveller to Vietnam and a Sponsor of World Vision Singapore, I knew I had to make this trip to Son Tra to see my sponsored child and to witness the various initiatives World Vision has been working for this community. 

This World Humanitarian Day, we celebrate the passion and dedication of humanitarians like Shampa. 

“Being a humanitarian means working for the protection and the rights of these most vulnerable people,” says Shampa. “I want Rohingya children to know they have human rights and a right to enjoy their lives.”

At the Youth For Change Conference, we got to learn about the challenges of confronting child rights violations in both humanitarian and development settings, and how rigorous evidence-based approaches can be implemented to tackle the diverse causes of violence against children.

When Esnart’s husband passed on, she was left to look after her children and her elderly mother. Through the Gift Catalogue, her family received five chickens that have now multiplied to 332! "I am a great example of what chickens can do," says Esnart.

Tarina* works in the brick fields to support her family. She is 12 years old. Each day, she earns 50 to 60 taka (S$0.80 to S$1) by breaking bricks. “If I stop breaking bricks, how will [my family] pay off our loans?” she says.