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

Myanmar: A magical and heart-warming journey

20 Jan 2015
Trip Reflections

After the orientation and briefing at World Vision's office, I started racking my brain for gifts for my dear little brother (my sponsored child). What size should I get for him? How tall is he? Will he enjoy some eduational toys?

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Typhoon Hagupit Relief Response

07 Dec 2014
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Typhoon Hagupit -- its name means "lash" in Filipino -- moved west-northwest and targeted the city of Legazpi, just north of where the storm made landfall on Saturday, 6 December. World Vision assessment teams are on the ground in Tacloban, just hours after powerful Typhoon Hagupit slammed the region still reeling from last year’s deadly Typhoon Haiyan.

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Mongolia: Meeting My Sponsored Child

11 Nov 2014
Trip Reflections

Mongolia – an exotic and faraway land; a country that I knew very little about. So when our Human Resources department presented World Vision’s list of children up for sponsorship*, I chose to sponsor a child from Mongolia; out of curiosity more than anything else. That was 4 years ago. Little did I know then that this decision would lead to an eventual trip (company sponsored!) to that very country to meet with my sponsored child.

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#whyisponsor Stories From Child Sponsors

01 Oct 2014
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We're celebrating our Child Sponsors who help make the dreams of many children possible!

We're heartened by the many #whyisponsor stories shared by our child sponsors and compiled in this post are only a handful of all who have shared.

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Trip to Tien Lu: A Child Sponsor’s Diary

14 Aug 2014
Trip Reflections

A group of 13 strangers embarked on a journey to Tien Lu earlier this year in April. They met with different stories but ended with a shared inspiration – that it is not so much about what they can give to the poor but what being among them can do to enrich their lives.

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