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Education
Back-to-school supplies power students, teachers for successful year
As millions of students head back to school, World Vision and its partners equip thousands of them with the supplies they need to succeed.
Training children to teach others to read
Giduma taught his siblings to read. How? Reading Buddies, a World Vision program that trains children how to read with and teach other kids how to read.
From the Field
From binding books to reading them
Tutoring at an informal education center prepared Mohsin, a child laborer in India, to enroll in school.
Change Makers
How to spiritually equip your children as they head back to school
Parenting resources from World Vision and Focus on the Family about how you can spiritually equip your children for what they’ll face at school.
From the Field
Education: Removing obstacles to knowledge
A father’s options are limited by his lack of education — but he won’t let that happen to his children. Plus, five ways World Vision equips non-traditional students.
From the Field
Can you guess where in the world these 16 photos were taken?
Can you guess where in the world each of these 16 photos were taken? Hint: They’re all from places where World Vision works around the globe alongside local staff and partners. Find an answer key at the bottom with links to our country profiles…
From the Field
Impact of Ebola on education in Sierra Leone
When the World Health Organization declared the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak an “international health concern,” Sierra Leone closed schools, disrupting the education of about 1.7 million children. It would take nine months for schools to reopen.
From the Field
Thai students’ innovations reap ripe rewards
Through student innovations and school support, a World Vision-funded lunch program became an award-winning farm with endless learning and income prospects.
When hunger, poverty undermine education for children
Poverty often keeps children like 11-year-old Kham out of school. He used to skip school to look for food, and he was embarrassed about his dirty clothes.