{"id":15101,"date":"2020-01-29T10:31:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T18:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=15101"},"modified":"2020-01-29T11:39:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T19:39:04","slug":"best-dressed-list-not-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/sponsorship-news-stories\/best-dressed-list-not-red-carpet","title":{"rendered":"The best-dressed list you won\u2019t find on the red carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The red carpet at the Academy Awards is crowded with glamorous gowns and tailored tuxedos as Hollywood stars put their best foot forward. We&rsquo;ve got our own best-dressed list: children around the world wearing traditional dress, favorite gowns, and everyday attire that sweeps us off our feet.<\/p>\n<h2>Best-dressed in Africa<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61622 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Turkana girl harvests kale in traditional dress.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D200-0853-224-1280x854.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Nine-year-old Esther&rsquo;s garments belong in an art museum, alongside the handmade necklaces stacked around her neck. The elegance of her ensemble is breathtaking &mdash; and this is what she wears to harvest kale in her community garden in Turkana, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. In 2017, <a href=\"\/hunger-news-stories\/facing-famine-hunger-hope-east-africa\">drought and hunger swept across East Africa<\/a>. But thanks to World Vision&rsquo;s food-for-assets program, families in Turkana like Esther&rsquo;s received the food they needed to survive while preparing their land for future food security. (&copy;2017 World Vision\/photo by Jon Warren)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/hunger-news-stories\/facing-famine-hunger-hope-east-africa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61620 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Uganda girls dance in traditional dress.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-1280x809.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-1536x971.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-640x405.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-200x126.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-360x228.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-850x537.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-1140x721.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1020455-D395-0862-044_wordpress-1280x809.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Primary students in <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> use singing, music, dance, and beautiful traditional skirts to illustrate messages of empowerment to peers and community members. Each girl is part of the school&rsquo;s Life Skills Club, where World Vision teaches them invaluable skills, like how to make reusable sanitary pads. (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Laura Reinhardt)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61621 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"An African girl child wears a beautiful headscarf.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D087-0527-10jpg_1009786_wordpress-1280x854.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A young girl in the <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/democratic-republic-congo\">Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a> is breathtaking in a simple dress and elegantly wrapped headscarf. She benefits from World Vision&rsquo;s <a href=\"\/disaster-relief-news-stories\/drc-conflict-facts\">feeding programs and Child-Friendly Spaces in Kasai Central province<\/a>. (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Jon Warren)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61623 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Malawi girl child in yellow dress.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D232-0318-7_wordpress-1280x854.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Little Mary&rsquo;s buttery yellow dress clearly gives her a boost of confidence as she smiles for a photo in Chilenje, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a>. World Vision has worked in her area since 2007. The primary areas of focus are <a href=\"\/our-work\/child-sponsorship\">sponsorship<\/a>, <a href=\"\/our-work\/education\">education<\/a>, <a href=\"\/our-work\/hunger-food-security\">food security<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/our-work\/health\">health<\/a>. The area program manager, Mereena John, shares, &ldquo;People are healthy and have food in their homes. Before they ate only in the morning.&rdquo; (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Jon Warren)<\/p>\n<h2>Best-dressed in Asia<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61625 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young Bangladeshi girl holds a photo of her sponsor.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0938-088_wordpress-1280x853.jpg\">Five-year-old Millie in Tongi, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/bangladesh\">Bangladesh<\/a>, already knows how to dress up for a special occasion. On the day she got to <a href=\"\/chosen\">choose her sponsor<\/a>, she picked out her fluffiest, laciest pink dress for the choosing party. She wore it again when visitors from World Vision came to hear her story. Even more beautiful than her gown was her warm smile, readily available for all. (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Chris Huber)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61626 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Chinese mother and children in traditional dress.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W075-0221-004jpg_976515_wordpress-1280x853.jpg\">A mother fixes her son&rsquo;s paper crown at a World Vision birthday celebration in Wuding, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/china\">China<\/a>. Both sponsored and non-sponsored children, like this child, benefit from the work &mdash; and parties &mdash; of a World Vision area program. (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Ben Adams)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61627 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"An Indian woman sits elegantly on blue steps.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-1280x876.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-640x438.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-351x240.jpg 351w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-827x566.jpg 827w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-1111x760.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-850x581.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-1140x780.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W165-0379-019_wordpress-1280x876.jpg\">Rajkumari, a mother of two, is the picture of style and elegance &mdash; perched on a step outside her family home in Lalitpur District, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/india\">India<\/a>. Beside her is a fuel-efficient stove provided by World Vision. These stoves are not only reducing harmful indoor smoke pollution but also combating deforestation and environmental pollutions. And they&rsquo;ve given Rajkumari the gift of time. She no longer has to walk 4-5 kilometers to gather firewood in the forest. (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Jim Wungramyao Kasom)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61624 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Three Bangladeshi girls in traditional dress smile.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D030-0754-002_wordpress-1280x854.jpg\">Children who attend World Vision&rsquo;s Child Learning Center in Kamalapur, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/bangladesh\">Bangladesh<\/a>, don traditional costumes and makeup to perform songs and dances for visitors from the United States. (&copy;2017 World Vision\/photo by Laura Reinhardt)<\/p>\n<h2>Best-dressed in Latin America<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61629 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young girl dances outside her home in a long colorful skirt.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0179-013_wordpress-1280x853.jpg\">Dancing in front of her home in Rocafuerte, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/ecuador\">Ecuador<\/a>, Yeisy dreamily lifts the billowing fabric of her handmade skirt. She loves to dance. Yeisy&rsquo;s parents abandoned her, but her grandparents raised her from infancy, helping her through significant health issues. Now, she&rsquo;s thriving because of her grandma and grandpa&rsquo;s tender love and because of her new World Vision sponsor, <a href=\"\/chosen\">whom she got to choose<\/a>. (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Chris Huber)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-61631 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A young girl is all dressed up for a school dance performance.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033-377x566.jpg 377w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033-507x760.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/W035-0042-003JPG_963033.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A young girl in Fortaleza de Tarija, <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/bolivia\">Bolivia<\/a>, is all dressed up for a school dance performance. (&copy;2018 World Vision\/photo by Jose Luis Roca)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61630 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248.jpg 864w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248-512x640.jpg 512w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248-192x240.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248-453x566.jpg 453w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248-608x760.jpg 608w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248-850x1063.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2017\/02\/D095-0187-248.jpg\">Eight-year-old Edison, who lives in <a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/ecuador\">Ecuador<\/a>&rsquo;s Andean highlands, loves playing with his ball and studying math at school. But <em>we<\/em> love his handmade leather chaps, thick wool poncho, and traditional wool hat &mdash; not to mention his beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/alpaca\">alpaca<\/a>. Located at about 13,000 feet above sea level, <a href=\"\/economic-empowerment-news-stories\/gift-catalog-alpacas-improve-income-health-ecuador\">Edison&rsquo;s community collectively cultivates more than 100 alpacas<\/a>, provided through World Vision&rsquo;s Gift Catalog. The families use alpacas for their milk and to produce high-quality clothing and accessories from their wool. The animals improve children&rsquo;s health and nutrition in addition to their families&rsquo; livelihoods. They also help promote land conservation and a rebalance of the region&rsquo;s indigenous ecosystem.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The red carpet at the Academy Awards is crowded with glamorous gowns and tailored tuxedos as Hollywood stars put their best foot forward. We\u2019ve got our own best-dressed list: children around the world who celebrate their cultural pageantry with traditional clothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":61619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[188],"country":[656,657,658],"filter":[176],"leader":[],"class_list":["post-15101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sponsorship-news-stories","country-africa","country-asia","country-latin-america-caribbean","filter-from-the-field","tags-photos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The best-dressed list you won\u2019t 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