25 million people are in danger of starvation in East Africa. Listen to the voices of Ngikwasinyen, a community now called “dry sand.” Hear their cries.
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Hunger
Prayers
Matthew 25: Pray for the hungry
Hunger is a problem that has plagued humanity for millennia, and it continues to haunt us. Join us in prayer for the hungry and the people working to feed them.
Voices
Kelvin Beachum Jr. on faith, family, and football
NFL player Kelvin Beachum Jr. reflects on his priorities in life and his passion for servanthood — specifically ending hunger.
A better breed of cassava improves livelihoods in Tanzania
The Kayombo family was just barely getting by as cassava farmers, but a successful livelihoods project changed everything. Read their story.
Thanksgiving: Kids give thanks for vegetables
KidREACH — a World Vision afterschool, tutoring, and mentoring program — teaches kids about healthy eating and how to cultivate fruits and vegetables. Learn how the kids at Mount Vernon Elementary School in Brownton, West Virginia, are reading, writing, and gardening.
From the Field
South Sudan’s fifth birthday marred by conflict and hunger
At the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, conflict continues and the nation is experiencing the highest rate of hunger of its short history.
Medicine and nutrition training saves lives in South Sudan
In South Sudan this year, nearly a quarter-million children under age 5 will suffer from severe acute malnutrition. World Vision is there helping.
Who’s that girl? The story behind our Christmas Gift Catalog ‘cover girl’
Chania, 6, is the girl you see on the cover of the 2015 World Vision Christmas Gift Catalog. Her family doesn’t have an easy life, but they have big dreams.
Voices
The future of fighting extreme poverty
In a recent opinion piece in Christianity Today, World Vision U.S. President Richard Stearns writes: “After a generation of massive global progress, aid and mission efforts are pointing the same direction.”
Voices
30 years ago, U2’s Bono visited Ethiopia ‘on the quiet’
Thirty years ago, when famine in Ethiopia shocked the world, U2 lead singer Bono spent a month working with World Vision staff.