In times of emergencies and disasters, including the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, earthquakes in Afghanistan, and the war in Ukraine, children bear the heaviest burden. Join us in praying for places with critical humanitarian needs, where daily struggles for basic necessities affect children, families, and communities.
Protect kids from threats
like the global hunger crisis
Over 45 million children are dangerously malnourished.
Protect kids from threats like the global hunger crisis
Over 45 million children are dangerously malnourished.
Together we’re making progress
Here are just a few highlights of our impact over the last several years.*
Improved access
to food
11,913,572 people reached with food assistance
Increased access to emergency health and nutrition services
633,072 children treated for severe and moderate acute malnutrition
Improved access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
2,207,286 people reached with access to clean water
*Reporting as of September 2023
Our impact is significant
Our partnerships and commitment to proven solutions set our response apart.
World Vision is the
World Food Programme’s
largest food distribution partner.
Over the last 10 years,
89%
of the severely malnourished children we treated made a full recovery.
World Vision is the
leading non-governmental provider of clean water in the developing world.
Three ways you can help fight global hunger
We’re responding in 28 of the hardest-hit countries, aiming to reach 30 million people with life-saving aid through the largest humanitarian response in our history.
Donate to our crisis response
Your one-time donation or monthly support can provide life-saving resources for kids and families, including things like:
Pray to end global hunger
Your prayers for kids and families affected by the global hunger crisis can work miracles. Please pray for:
Real families are experiencing real hunger
Displaced children are forced to weigh the odds of which life-threatening situation they will be subjected to. Sometimes the risk of going out to find food is too dangerous, but the risk of suffering malnutrition is just as worrying.
“I don’t eat every day because my mother has no money.”
Conflict, economic shocks, rising costs, and lasting pandemic effects continue to drive food insecurity. Sometimes families are faced with impossible choices.
“If you were starving and you knew that selling one of your kids could prevent the others from dying, would you do it?”
Tens of millions of children and their families are currently confronted with the real-life impacts of acute hunger.
“I feel deeply saddened by the number of children around me who are unable to attend school while struggling to secure their daily meals. For them, going to school is like a golden ticket.”
Edgar Sandoval Sr., president and CEO of World Vision, visits the hunger-impacted country of Kenya in July 2022.
Hi, we’re World Vision.
We’re a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.
High impact
We keep costs down. In 2022, 89% of World Vision’s total operating expenses were used for programs that benefit children, families, and communities in need.
Child focused and community based
We tackle poverty at its roots. Our integrated approach includes water, healthcare, education, child protection, and income generation, so every child can grow into who God created them to be.
Loving
We serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people. World Vision serves every child we can, of any faith or none.
News and Stories
7 ways to empower women and girls
Women’s empowerment helps creates a world where women and girls have equal rights to engage in society, education, politics, and the economy. Discover seven impactful ways to foster women’s equality and empowerment, both locally and around the world.
What you need to know about the global water crisis in photos and videos
The global water crisis is far-reaching, as 703 million people lack access to clean water. Explore this critical topic through powerful photos and videos captured by World Vision communicators, and learn how World Vision is responding.
The sound of new dreams: Finishing the job in Rwanda
Thirty years after the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a Rwandan family, once focused on survival, is able to dream again due to World Vision child sponsorship, a remarkable economic development program, and clean water near their home.