In Phonexay, Laos, changing weather patterns have severely impacted agricultural productivity, leading to widespread undernutrition among children and families. In collaboration with the community, World Vision has equipped families with climate-smart agricultural practices and nutrition training to help keep children healthy.
News & Stories
From the Field
A photographer reflects on hunger and miracles in Laos
A photographer compares the feeding of the 5,000 in the Bible to a mother’s joy in Laos now that her child is no longer hungry thanks to World Vision’s nutrition and health programs.
From the Field
Fathers stand together to end child marriage in India
A men’s group in Agra, India, is determined to turn the tide on a human rights violation that is common in their community and around the world: child marriage. Through a World Vision program, they are learning how to create a loving environment for their families and protect girls’ childhoods.
From the Field
Rubber trees transform a family’s life in India
From start to finish, rubber trees change the lives of a family in India. View photos of how they tap their rubber trees to the finished product.
From the Field
Former sponsored child passes on his love of learning
In India, a former sponsored child was the first in his village to graduate from college — an accomplishment he credits to his World Vision sponsor.
From the Field
A dash of courage
Limitations defined Rekha’s very existence. From birth, she was diagnosed with polio — and deemed worthless. World Vision provided Rekha with a wheelchair, giving her a way to fight against immobility. Now, Rekha is galloping toward her aspiration of becoming a social worker.
Voices
A stitch in time empowers women in India
In India, there is a tradition that women serve men and do not go to school. But education for women is possible, especially through child sponsorship.