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ADWEEK

Children in Poverty Pick Their Own Sponsors in This Sweet Video That Flips Fundraising

Choice is a powerful thing, one that most of us take for granted. And when we choose a recipient for our charitable dollars, we feel a rush of benevolence from the knowledge we’ve helped shape a life.

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE

World Vision US president says ‘all hands on deck’ for pandemic

World Vision U.S. President Edgar Sandoval Sr., like many Americans, has been working from home in recent weeks. But he continues his mission to help vulnerable children and families across the globe during the coronavirus epidemic.

RELEVANT

The Crisis You Haven’t Heard About

“Jefferson broke down and cried as I prayed for him. The young father, 21 years old, had been bearing the heavy weight of responsibility for his young wife and their infant, as well as the grandmother he’d left behind in Venezuela.”

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Education Cannot Wait, Activate Series

The Global Citizen Movement is a six-part multi-platform documentary series. Each episode delves into a different issue connected to the root causes of extreme poverty, following a specific Global Citizen campaign and the organizers, amplifiers, grassroots activists, action takers and people whose lives are being changed.

FOX

Edgar Sandoval: Americans can’t ignore Venezuela humanitarian crisis

“It was a surreal moment as I stood on the Simon Bolivar bridge in Colombia, watching people from Venezuela stream past. I saw parents juggling babies, toilet paper, and groceries. Older women in wheelchairs and students in school uniforms and backpacks.”

RELEVANT

The Real-Life Miracle of Clean Water

The global water crisis might seem like one of those huge, stubborn problems that can’t be fixed. One in nine people around the world lacks access to clean water, triggering lots of other problems: disease, poor nutrition, loss of schooling for kids and loss of productivity for adults. Reaching everyone in the world with sustainable water – well, that might take a miracle.

WASHINGTON POST

Opinion: This nightmare is what Venezuela has become

The walkers come in a steady flow, individually and in small groups, through most of the day. The serpentine mountain road they take often has little room at the sides, leaving refugees in the path of traffic. The 350-mile journey to Bogota is part forced march and part pilgrimage — impelled by hunger and desperation in Venezuela, but also drawn toward a new start in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru or beyond.

Learn more about Edgar Sandoval Sr. >

Learn more about Edgar Sandoval Sr. >