JULY 12, 2017 — Millions of people face famine if the current hunger crisis in East Africa continues to worsen. Read their stories and learn how World Vision is responding.
News & Stories
Kenya
Voices
The cost of hunger: A story that needs to change
Meet 9-month-old Akusi in Kenya. During the hunger crisis she has become severely malnourished. She’s receiving treatment, but her weight is still dropping.
From the Field
East Africa food crisis: Voices from Turkana
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.
Change Makers
Go global for dinner! 3 easy recipes to get your kids talking
These three recipes from around the world will get your kids talking at the dinner table and help inspire their compassion for the poor.
Special Features
Water within reach: Compare two 5-year-olds’ walk for water
APRIL 11, 2017, KENYA — Cheru and Kamama live in rural Kenya, and like millions of African children, they help their mothers carry water every day. Though the 5-year-olds live just 16 miles apart, for one, getting water is a three-hour struggle; for the other, it’s a seven-minute stroll. Walk with them.
From the Field
What’s in the water will make you sick
Monica is like millions of women in Africa who carry home dirty water from a waterhole. What’s in the water makes her children sick.
From the Field
Walk for water: Moms bear the burden when water is scarce
Two Kenyan mothers desire education, independence, and health for their daughters, but only one has assurance her daughter’s life can be better than her own.
Voices
A Kenya childhood: Growing up without clean water
Growing up in rural Kenya, Sam Irungu knew the daily struggle of collecting dirty water from the early age of 5. Today, he works as a software engineer for World Vision! He attributes this change to God: an answer to his mother’s prayer to redeem the life of God’s children for a better tomorrow.
Voices
Dennis The Prescott: I believe in a HungerFree world
Today, October 16, is World Food Day. We’re celebrating food because we believe that everyone deserves food for today and for tomorrow. After visiting Kenya with us this summer, food blogger Dennis The Prescott shares what this means to him.
Change Makers
These 5 kids grew up to be global citizens
Get inspired with these 5 stories of children around the world who grew up to be global citizens — using what God has blessed them with to pay it forward.