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Walking for water determines Ireen’s future in Malawi
MARCH 2, 2020, MALAWI — Walk in 8-year-old Ireen’s shoes and learn of her struggle to provide water for her family.
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From fragility to resilience: How World Vision is increasing livelihoods and building food security in Zimbabwe through ENSURE program
FEB. 1, 2020, ZIMBABWE — In rural Zimbabwe, women often live in poverty with no opportunities to better their lives. ENSURE, a USAID-funded program, helped change that by building resiliency and livelihoods.
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Goats bring blessings to family facing drought
OCT. 15, 2019, ZAMBIA — Nine-year-old Nathan takes care of his family’s goats. Because of drought, this year’s crops failed, but the animals give his family economic independence.
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Chosen: The power to choose in a child’s hands
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — Over our nearly 70-year history, we’ve seen how lives change when a child is empowered. This year, starting with a church in Chicago and a rural community in Kenya, we began to empower children with another choice. For the first time ever, the power to choose a sponsor is in the child’s hands.
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Yinka and Mary: A shared ambition
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — An American lawyer finds an unexpected connection with a child on the other side of the world.
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Shanda and Junior: A desire to help
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — A boy and his sponsor share the experience of childhood poverty and a desire to help others.
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Regis and Rosemary: A reminder of Jesus
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — Being chosen by 9-year-old Rosemary was a reminder of Jesus’ love for a man once adopted from an orphanage in India.
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Joel and Collins: A life-changing choice
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — When a former nightclub manager is chosen by an evangelist’s grandson, it confirms God’s call to a new life.
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Bri and Anna: A glimpse of joy
SEPT. 20, 2019, KENYA AND UNITED STATES — When a young woman from Silicon Valley is chosen by a girl in Kenya, they both encounter joy in the midst of hardship.