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World Vision sponsored child Macharia hugs a letter that he just received from his sponsor. Travel along with a letter to a sponsored child to learn all the steps involved in getting it from your desk to the child’s hands and then the child’s response back to you.

Writing your sponsored child: What happens behind the scenes

Travel along with a letter to a sponsored child to learn all the steps involved in getting it from your desk to the child’s hands and then the child’s response back to you.

Child Sponsorship
KenyaUnited States

Coronavirus prayer: A new coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world. As infections and the death toll rise, we turn to God for wisdom and comfort.

Prayers

Prayers for people affected by the new coronavirus

A new coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world. As infections and the death toll rise, we turn to God for wisdom and comfort.

Disaster Relief
AfricaAsiaEastern EuropeLatin America/CaribbeanMiddle East

New York City has been worst-affected by the Coronavirus in the United States.World Vision’s Family Emergency Kits are distributed at Iglesia Sol De Justicia church in Brooklyn. The local school district identified vulnerable families to receive aid during the COVID-19 crisis.

From the Field

What is the coronavirus? Facts, symptoms, and how to help

Coronavirus is a family of viruses, which can cause the common cold or more severe diseases such as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), and the new coronavirus disease called COVID-19. Learn more about the coronavirus-caused disease pandemic and how World Vision is responding worldwide.

Disaster Relief
ChinaAfricaAsiaEastern EuropeLatin America/CaribbeanMiddle East

Seventeen-year-old Akhi makes and sells low-cost masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in her community in Bangladesh. People around the world are using their talents, skills, and possessions to overcome obstacles so they can serve others in the time of COVID-19.

Change Makers

Overcoming needs by using God-given talents to serve

People around the world are using their time, talents, and treasures to overcome obstacles so they can serve others in the time of COVID-19.

Disaster Relief
UgandaBangladeshUnited States

World Vision partners with Soul City Church in Chicago to distribute essential supplies to community members in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the Field

Coronavirus response: Collaborating and advocating for vulnerable children

To protect the most vulnerable children from the secondary effects of COVID-19, World Vision is partnering with community groups, faith-based organizations, United Nations agencies, other aid groups, and all levels of governments. Collaboration and advocacy are not new for us, but where our community access is limited, they’re vital. That’s why they form one of four key objectives in our global coronavirus response.

Disaster Relief
BangladeshUnited States

World Vision in China delivers protective gear to healthcare workers in China.

From the Field

Coronavirus response: Strengthening healthcare systems and workers

Everywhere World Vision works, a priority for us is strengthening healthcare systems and workers, with partnerships ranging from one-room health clinics to national ministries of health. It’s also one of the four key objectives of our global coronavirus response.

Disaster Relief
China

World Vision volunteers scales up prevention efforts during pandemic

From the Field

Coronavirus response: Scaling up prevention to slow the spread

As COVID-19 began to rage in China, World Vision staff jumped into action. Decades of experience in combating infectious diseases told them that scaling up prevention would be key to protecting children and families in World Vision program areas. That’s why it’s one of the four key objectives in our global coronavirus response.

Disaster Relief
Kenya

In São Paulo, Brazil, World Vision provided a family with household goods and activities for the kids while they’re out of school during the coronavirus pandemic.

From the Field

Coronavirus response: Supporting at-risk children

World Vision’s experience responding to disease outbreaks began in the early 2000s with the HIV and AIDS crisis in Africa. We’ve learned that infectious diseases like these put children at risk, even when they don’t get ill themselves. As COVID-19 has spread, children and families are facing new challenges: scarce food and healthcare resources, barriers to education, and lost income. That’s why supporting children impacted by the secondary effects of the pandemic is one of four key objectives of our coronavirus response.

Disaster Relief
EcuadorUnited States

People wave with signs outside the U.S. Capitol building

Change Makers

4 ways the 2020 U.S. election matters in fighting poverty

The U.S. election issues we’re watching this year are unlikely to be the same as those debated on television, but they will affect how World Vision and other organizations are able to work to end extreme poverty. Our partnership with the U.S. government strengthens and scales our work, and that partnership depends on support from our leaders. The greater the support for wise, compassionate policies that value all people, the better we can work alongside government leaders to help communities lift themselves out of poverty.