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We feature write-ups from supporters and staff who are hungry for change and want their voices to be heard.

From being homeless, to being a sponsored child, and now an Anglican Archbishop: This is Jackson's story

10 May 2019
Faith and Development

His father died when he was young, and his mother and her three children were chased away from the family home by shrewd older brothers who understood the value of land. Jackson’s mother and her children became destitute. Through child sponsorship, his life was turned around. Today, he is the Archbishop of Kenya.

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How effective are World Vision's programmes?

07 May 2019
Latest Updates

In collaboration with leading market research companies, The Nielsen Company and IPSOS, we analysed over 250 programme reports covering a sample size of millions of people, and here are the results!

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A New Perspective from the Yaozhou Trip

29 Mar 2019
Trip Reflections

"Indeed, this trip is an unique one, for it shows that people can be poor, not just in material terms," writes 12-year-old Megdelene, who visited Yaozhou, China, on a World Vision trip with her mother after her PSLE. She sponsored a child after the trip with the study awards she received. See what happened on the trip through her eyes!

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Concern for Children Rapidly Mounting as Cyclone Idai Devastation Emerges

21 Mar 2019
Children in Disasters
Hunger Crisis

Orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children are the top priority one week after Cyclone Idai tore through Mozambique. World Vision continues to rush aid workers into disaster-ravaged areas across southeast Africa to respond to the Cyclone Idai catastrophe, which has affected millions and left as many as 1,000 people dead in Mozambique.  

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19 Reasons to Have Hope in 2019

12 Feb 2019
Latest Updates

Hope is infectious, even healing. But in a world that’s often dark, what is there to be hopeful for? Here are 19 reasons to have hope in 2019 — and how to pray for the needs that remain!

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