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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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Enough To Get Through the Day: Sambath’s Story
Read moreSambath and her family had to face the storms of hunger and malnutrition alone. But everything changed with the help of World Vision. -
School Lunches - Recipes for Smiles & Hope
Read moreAkili is a 6-year-old boy who lost both his parents in a flood. The school canteen is the only place where he finds comfort. He gets to eat his one meal for the day and also laugh and play with his friends. -
From Struggle to Strength
Read moreEi, a young girl in a village, witnesses the struggles of children facing hunger and a lack of education. Through support from World Vision, her family learns financial management, receives food aid, and rebuilds their lives. Ei dreams of becoming a doctor to help others in similar situations. -
World Vision Singapore Launches Public Fundraising Appeal in Response To the Escalating Global Hunger Crisis
Read moreWorld Vision Singapore commits to raise a total of $230,000 to provide aid to vulnerable children and families experiencing acute food insecurity in these three countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Myanmar. Targets to reach a total of more than 30,000 people including over 21,000 children in the three countries with the funds raised. -
Food Prices Continue to Rise in Poorest Countries
Read moreA price shocks report released today by World Vision reveals that for the most vulnerable, food prices are still higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of food prices from September 2023 shows that a food basket that would cost 1.5 hours of work in Australia, Ireland, or Singapore would take the average worker 36 days to earn the money to purchase in Burundi and 25 days in the Central African Republic. -
The impossible choice between family or food: Maryam’s story
Read moreAt just 15 years old, she was forced to make the difficult decision of leaving her childhood home in search of food. The hardest part? Her mother was too sick to make the journey, so she was forced to flee with her 10 younger siblings alone. All in hopes of finding enough food and water to survive. -
The Search For Food - The Story of Sunday & Blue
Read moreEvery day, nine-year-old Blue carries his four-year-old brother Sunday to school so that he can get his one meal of the day. -
The Battle of Rohingya Refugees for Food - Story of One-Year-Old Saiful & His Mother Khadija
Read moreEvery day, Khadija’s heart aches as she sees her one-year-old son, Saiful, losing weight. All that she can feed him is some soggy rice and bland vegetables. Each time he struggles to eat, she carefully saves the leftover because wasting even a grain of rice is not an option for them. -
Towards a Climate Resilient Future at Youth For Change Conference 2023
Read moreOn 28 October 2023, youths and young adults from nine countries (Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam) gathered at the Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore for the eighth edition of our annual Youth For Change Conference (YFCC).