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At only 15, Salmina was forced to marry a 58-year-old man and leave school. Now she has escaped from child marriage and is back in school.
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Salmina escapes from child marriage

Last year, at only 15, Salmina felt that her life was at stake when she was forced to marry a 58-year-old man and leave school. Thanks to a community member who was trained in child protection issues by World Vision, she escaped from the nightmare. Now she is looking forward to going back to school and pursuing her dream of teaching mathematics.

In Uganda, child sacrifice is a real danger. 3-year-old Sharon's pierced ears may protect her, and an amber alert helps recover kids that have been taken.
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Child sacrifice: Protection through pierced ears in Uganda

In certain districts of Uganda, child sacrifice is a real danger. Today, Kari Costanza writes from Uganda about 3-year-old Sharon, whose pierced ears may protect her. Read how a World Vision-supported amber alert program is helping to recover children that have been taken.

For World Poetry Day, watch this video of spoken-word poet Propaganda performing Childhood Lost — “Childhood is worth saving, because once it’s gone, it’s gone.”
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World Poetry Day: “Childhood Lost” by Propaganda

In honor of World Poetry Day, we’re featuring our partner, spoken-word poet Propaganda, with a video of his poem “Childhood Lost”: “Childhood is worth saving, because once it’s gone, it’s gone.” Watch this powerful video, and learn more about Childhood Lost.

Together, World Vision and P&G have provided 1 billion liters of clean drinking water, with many miracles along the way and new plans for the future.
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Celebrating 1 billion liters of clean water

Dr. Greg Allgood, vice president for World Vision water, writes about the miracles he’s experienced along his journey with World Vision and P&G to provide 1 billion liters of clean drinking water. To mark this milestone, he announces new plans for the future of our work.

Haya's song: Rich Stearns, World Vision U.S. president, thinks of his own children when he meets Haya, a 10-year-old Syrian refugee in Jordan and listens to her story of bravery and loss.
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Our humanity brings us together

World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how we may seem worlds apart from our global neighbors, but we are not as different as we may think. He shares 10-year-old Haya’s song; the lyrics describe the loss, pain, and hope of Syrian refugees.

The children of Syria have have borne the brunt of violence and tragedy, while millions have fled. Meet Ola, a child whose laughter would give way to tears.
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My encounter with a child of Syria

For three years, the children of Syria have have borne the brunt of violence and tragedy, while millions have been forced to flee. Today, meet Ola, a child of Syria whose laughter would give way to tears without warning.

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