In a remote Maasai village in rural Kenya, Naomi used to walk and wait for hours to gather unsafe water from a spring they shared with livestock and wild baboons.
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Google map perspective: A refugee’s journey walking from Syria to Serbia
Thousands of families are fleeing war and violence in Syria in hope of finding peace. Check out this interactive Google map of the refugee journey.
Child mortality: Top causes, best solutions
While the number of preventable child deaths has dropped dramatically, child mortality is still a problem. A few simple solutions can save even more lives.
6 of the worst disasters in 2015
Floods, drought, heat waves, earthquakes and monsoons top of the list for the worst natural disasters in 2015. Learn more about how World Vision responded.
Young Syrian refugee dreams of becoming a doctor
Twelve-year-old Ahmad is among thousands of Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon. He loves school, and his dream is to become a doctor.
World Vision supports firefighters, families affected by Washington state wildfires
World Vision distributed relief supplies to support workers fighting wildfires and families affected throughout central and northeastern Washington.
The new duck dynasty
A family sells rubber ducks in Alaska so they can purchase live ducks through World Vision’s Gift Catalog, which are given to families in need around the world.
5 of the worst disasters in 2014
Natural disasters affected millions of people worldwide in 2014. Here are five of the worst ones and how World Vision responded.
7 hungry places
NOV. 1, 2014 — Around the globe, a quarter of children younger than 5 fail to grow because they do not have enough food to eat. Here are seven of those hungry places and how World Vision is helping to change that.
30 years later, World Vision pilots talk of Ethiopia famine, BBC’s famous report
Two pilots for the World Vision relief operation during the 1980s Ethiopian famine share the story of flying a BBC film crew to the crisis zone.