World Vision advocacy news and stories

The World Vision Advocate Network eNewsletter is published each month with stories and up-to-date information about opportunities to take meaningful action for those suffering from poverty, disease, and exploitation.

January 2012: Presidential primaries and global poverty

• Where do the presidential candidates stand when it comes to global poverty?
• "Baby showers" draw attention to global child health crisis
• Video: So you want to change the world

December 2011: From suburbanite to global advocate

• Advocate profile: "Global soccer mom" Shayne Moore
• The global AIDS fight: Zambian mother-to-be protects her baby from HIV

November 2011: You can help protect children from deadly hunger and disease

• Community voices save child from malnutrition
• Video: The boy who couldn't grow up

September 2011: Fighting modern-day child slavery

• Young man endures nine years forced labor at sea
• World Vision Blog: Keeping a law that works
• Prayer of the month: Remember victims of human trafficking

August 2011: Youth advocate for safer communities

• World Vison Blog: At-risk youth experience advocacy first-hand
• More than a budget battle: How U.S. budget cuts affect the global poor
• Advocacy works: Keys to communicating with Congress

July 2011: Change the world (and yourself), one activity at a time

• Change the world (and yourself) one activity at a time
• In Thailand, sponsored children speak out for clean water in their community
• World Vision Blog: Hard facts about labor trafficking

June 2011: Speaking out for the vulnerable

• World Vision submits testimony to Congress on 2012 budget
• Filipino youth journeys 17,000 miles to speak out
• Prophetic activism for a new generation

May 2011: Spotlight on child and maternal health

• A baby is rescued from malnutrition — and a devastating superstition
• Mother who overcame the odds feels called to fight maternal deaths
• A mother's excruciating choice — protect her children or feed them

April 2011: End Malaria Campaign update

• Advocacy in action: Mosquitoes: A threat no more for Zambian family
• Advocacy update from Capitol Hill: Shifting needs
• Advocacy in action: Church connects with next generation through bed nets

March 2011: Teens expose human trafficking in Romania

• Advocacy in action: Romanian teens use photography to expose trafficking
• Becoming an advocate: Meet Kathryn Anderson
• Issue alert: Protecting humanitarian funding in the federal budget
• Resource alert: A call to live simply during Lent

February 2011: The Human Wrong Initiative

• Human Wrong 2011: Bringing the battle to Bangladesh
• The new Congress: Outlook for the poor
• Sudan referendum: History in the making

January 2011: An advocacy year-in-review

• 2010 look back: Advocacy year-in-review
• Anti-trafficking bill update: Still fighting for the CPCA
• Keeping you informed: Sudan, a country at a crossroads
• Child trafficking report: 10 things you need to know (PDF)