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Disaster Relief
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Hurricane Harvey
Disaster Relief
Pray for those affected by the devastating hurricane, and send practical, immediate help today.
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FROM THE BLOG
5 signs of hunger I’ve never seen
“I started covering hunger stories for World Vision in 2005. Between Niger, Angola, the Horn of Africa food crisis, and other disasters, I thought I’d seen it all. But I was wrong.”
FROM THE BLOG
5 signs of hunger I’ve never seen
“I started covering hunger stories for World Vision in 2005. Between Niger, Angola, the Horn of Africa food crisis, and other disasters, I thought I’d seen it all. But I was wrong.”
FROM THE BLOG
5 signs of hunger I’ve never seen
“I started covering hunger stories for World Vision in 2005. Between Niger, Angola, the Horn of Africa food crisis, and other disasters, I thought I’d seen it all. But I was wrong.”
OVER 20 MILLION IN DANGER OF STARVATION
DONATE IMMEDIATE AID
Your gift will have 7 times the impact to help save the lives of kids in Africa — including South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Chad, Niger, and Uganda.
OVER 20 MILLION IN DANGER OF STARVATION
DONATE IMMEDIATE AID
Your gift will have 7 times the impact to help save the lives of kids in Africa — including South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Chad, Niger, and Uganda.
OVER 20 MILLION IN
DANGER OF STARVATION
DONATE IMMEDIATE AID
Your gift will have 7 times the impact to help save the lives of kids in Africa — including South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Chad, Niger, and Uganda.
6 Ways We Earn Your Trust
We’re a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.
Love Comes First
We aspire to be like Jesus. So we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.
Thriftiness
Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.
Targeting Root Causes
Going after poverty’s symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.
Transparency
You’re welcome behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain…because we're accountable to you, to the kids we serve, and ultimately to God.
Your Donation Multiplies
Your gift + grants + donated goods = WAY more impact.
Local Leadership
When community members lead change, the change lasts and lasts. That's why World Vision’s international staff is 95 percent local.
Thriftiness
Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.
Love Comes First
We aspire to be like Jesus. So we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.
Targeting Root Causes
Going after poverty’s symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.
Transparency
You’re welcome behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain…because we're accountable to you, to the kids we serve, and ultimately to God.
Your Donation Multiplies
Your gift + grants + donated goods = WAY more impact.
Local Leadership
When community members lead change, the change lasts and lasts. That’s why World Vision’s international staff is 95 percent local.
What's Happening in World News
News of big needs and great hope. Fair warning, we’re pretty biased towards hope.
From the Field
South Sudan: Conflict, hunger, and the threats to children
Conflict in South Sudan has uprooted families and led to hunger and suffering. The U.N. refugee agency announced August 17 that South Sudanese refugees in Uganda now exceed 1 million. World Vision is bringing healing and sustenance to children and families in need.
From the Field
Africa hunger, famine facts: What you need to know
In the midst of all the conflicting headlines you see each day, you’ve probably heard about the Africa hunger crisis. Here are a few basic facts about drought, famine, malnutrition, and hunger in Africa as well as how you can help World Vision respond.
Special Features
Life in urban India: 7 families, 7 journeys
AUG. 2, 2017, INDIA — Urbanization has changed the face of poverty and how World Vision works. We went to India to talk to seven families about their experiences.