Explore the struggles and challenging experiences of women and girls caught in the conflict in Sudan. Learn how World Vision’s Sudan relief efforts are offering hope amid violence, hunger, and displacement.
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Sudan crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Since even before the conflict began on April 15, 2023, Sudan has faced a severe humanitarian crisis. To date, thousands of lives have been lost and 13 million people displaced, including 7 million children — the largest number of children displaced globally, as result of the conflict in Sudan. Ongoing violence is compounding an existing hunger crisis, endangering millions and threatening famine. Explore key crisis facts and how World Vision is responding to support impacted children, their families, and communities.
A mother’s strength and an AIDS death sentence
Today in Africa, HIV and AIDS is no longer a death sentence due to antiretroviral medications. A World Vision communicator shares her perspective of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the 90s and 2000s, when it was a much different story — a tragic story for women like Grace.
In photos: 24 memorable moments from 2024
In 2024, the lives of millions were upended by war, disasters, and hunger. As World Vision responded, we witnessed courage and resilient hope through encounters with hardship. See incredible images captured by World Vision communicators throughout this year.
Life under a tree: A Celebrating Families story
A family in Rwanda, stuck in the cycle of poverty and dysfunction, ended up living under a tree. With the help of World Vision’s Celebrating Families program, they found hope and came back stronger than before.
From destruction to hope: 20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
In 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered colossal tsunamis that inundated coastal areas across the region, catching communities off-guard and causing widespread destruction. One of the most devastating natural disasters in recorded history, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami impacted multiple countries and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Read about how World Vision responded and our ongoing efforts in the region.
Crisis in Sudan: A deeper look
Read the stories of two small children and a father of newborn twins whose lives were upended when the conflict erupted in Sudan in 2023.
From the World Vision U.S. president: Bridge the distance
World Vision U.S. president and CEO visited Adré, Chad, where hundreds of people crowded under a bridge as they fled conflict in Sudan. Once they arrive at the border, World Vision is helping people as they go through the process of entering a new country and providing short-term assistance.
Irresistible: One family’s journey to change
A family who once lived in a termite-ridden hut received the gift of goats and changed their lives — to the delight of the man who believed in them.
Fueled by passion and purpose: Melissa Joan Hart shares her story of being a World Vision Celebrity Ambassador
Melissa Joan Hart shares her passion for helping communities both locally and internationally as a World Vision Celebrity Ambassador and child sponsor.