Despite continued heartbreak in the most difficult places in the world, over the past few decades there has been incredible progress in the fight against extreme poverty. In the Dominican Republic, Rich Stearns witnessed “the opposite of the usual story of global poverty.” See what this looks like!
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Latin America/Caribbean
From the Field
Scenes of everyday life in rural Bolivia
Small moments add up to a picture of what rural life is like for people living in Colomi and Soracachi, two towns where World Vision works in Bolivia.
Voices
Q&A: Hope at home in Honduras
In today’s Q&A, Matt Stephens — our senior adviser for child protection — answers the question of why children from Central America are leaving home and explores how World Vision is working to address the root causes of this crisis by promoting hope at home.
From the Field
Children in Peru thrive through child sponsorship
The sky’s the limit for children in Huanta, Peru, where 19 years of child sponsorship and community development have helped families overcome a violent past.
From the Field
High achiever: Former sponsored child aims for city’s hall of fame
In the highlands of Peru, a World Vision former sponsored child is now involved in local politics as an elected official in her hometown of Huanta.
Special Features
Peru’s moving past
MAY 1, 2015, PERU — Once, Quechua people were invisible. Then they were victims. Those who survived were marginalized. From 1980 to 2000, families in the Andean highlands were easy prey for Shining Path terrorists and the military. Both claimed to fight for them even while they killed them: peasant or terrorist — what’s the difference? Good has emerged from the horror. With World Vision standing with them, Quechua have become citizens. They’ve found the courage to speak truth. Today, they are part of Peru’s future.
From the Field
Playtime with Paolo: Former Boy Scout is changing children’s lives
Through games, music and education, World Vision staff in Bolivia are equipping children to overcome poverty, malnutrition, and child labor.
Special Features
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.
Voices
Opening our hearts to the little children
Reflecting on the humanitarian crisis of vulnerable children along the U. S. border, Rich Stearns — president of World Vision U.S. — writes that, following Jesus, “the best solutions come from a compassionate heart.”
From the Field
El Salvador father recalls sponsorship’s role in his spiritual life
Now the first and only professional in his family, a father of two in El Salvador reflects on the impact of child sponsorship in his spiritual life and career path.