When Everything Was Swept Away: Stories of Survival from Nepal Flash Floods 2026
When the devastating flash floods swept through Nuwakot on 26th of August, lives changed within moments, it left no time for families to think, plan or prepare. Among them were Urmila, a pregnant mother of two, and Suveksha, a student whose dreams for the future were suddenly thrown into uncertainty.
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.
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.
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Myanmar-Bangladesh Refugee Crisis: Urgent Help Needed
More than 622,000 people fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh when violence broke out in Myanmar Rakhine State. World Vision is distributing emergency food packages that have reached some 15,000 people in 3,000 vulnerable households since 24 September in Cox’s Bazar. Help us reach another 115,000 people with a two-week supply of emergency food aid. Help us to prevent worsening malnutrition among children. -
A Goat Has Changed Samjhana's Life!
As Dalits in rural Nepal, Samjhana and her family faced discrimination and limited opportunities in life as members from the lowest caste. They accepted that their fate was to be landless and till land in others’ fields for a living. One day, they received a goat and their life has never been the same! -
Food Blogger is a Child Sponsor Who Wants To Feed The Hungry
Dr Leslie Tay is not an unfamiliar face to many Singaporeans. As the man behind Singaporean food blog “ieatishootipost”, many people know that Dr Leslie Tay is a doctor and a gastronomic adventurer. But did you know that he is also World Vision child sponsor? -
World Vision Calls for Global Push for Peace in Myanmar
Global children’s charity World Vision is urging world leaders to join forces at the UN General Assembly and press for peace in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
More than 400,000 people have fled the conflict in neighbouring Bangladesh, with children and families caught up in violence and cross-fire. Refugees World Vision has interviewed in Bangladesh have reported witnessing abominable brutality and arson. -
Why Zambia? A trip that opens your eyes, mind and heart
This is a trip like no other; insightful with first-hand experience in a gamut of development projects that range from water sanitation and healthcare to education and a glimpse of local life. -
East African Famine 2017
A combination of drought and conflict brews a dangerous recipe for a hunger crisis that leaves more than 25 million people in east Africa – South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia – in a fragile balance between life and death.
Severe and persistent drought has caused widespread deficits in water and pasture, contributing to declining livestock conditions, increased rate of disease outbreaks, rising mortalities and crop production losses. -
Youth for Change Conference 2016: From the Classroom to the World
On 8-11 December 2016, we participated in the Youth For Change Conference, organised by World Vision (WV), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This event aimed to equip youths with skills and knowledge to enact real change, and to connect like-minded youths all over the world.
