The Syrian refugee crisis is now the largest refugee and displacement crisis of our time. Because of the Syrian civil war, 5.6 million people have fled Syria as refugees, putting a strain on the region’s ability to cope. And another 6.1 million people are displaced within Syria.
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Joy Travels Both Ways
The things that make us happy are also the things that make the world a better place. And giving to others makes us happier than spending on ourselves.
Here are 4 big ways to spread joy:
Give to where it's most needed:
Help take on the biggest challenges at the toughest times.
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Syrian Refugee Crisis
Amani with her son Rami and daughter, Baylasan. Amani and her family fled to Lebanon from their home in Syria when militants took over the area in 2015. Rami attends a World Vision Early Childhood Education Program and is learning to read. Baylasan participates an Early Childhood Development Program at the same center where her brother studies.
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Sponsoring a child is the most powerful way you can fight poverty
A child receiving care at Kanchomba Community Health Centre in Southern Zambia. The health center serves over 15,000 people with only one provider, and no electricity. World Vision is building a new clinic to serve the Kanchomba Community with brand new rooms, solar electricity, piped water, and houses for staff.
Heroes wanted:
Host a walk for clean water on May 6th
Heroes Wanted
(no experience necessary)
Host a walk for clean water on May 6th
Be a hero
Use your voice to advocate on behalf of the poor
6 Ways We Earn Your Trust
We’re a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.
Love Comes First
We aspire to be like Jesus. So we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.
Thriftiness
Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.
Targeting Root Causes
Going after poverty’s symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.
Transparency
You’re welcome behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain…because we're accountable to you, to the kids we serve, and ultimately to God.
Your Donation Multiplies
Your gift + grants + donated goods
= WAY more impact.
Local Leadership
When community members lead change, the change lasts and lasts. That's why World Vision’s international staff is 95 percent local.
Thriftiness
Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.
Love Comes First
We aspire to be like Jesus. So we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.
Targeting Root Causes
Going after poverty’s symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.
Transparency
You’re welcome behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain…because we're accountable to you, to the kids we serve, and ultimately to God.
Your Donation Multiplies
Your gift + grants + donated goods = WAY more impact.
Local Leadership
When community members lead change, the change lasts and lasts. That’s why World Vision’s international staff is 95 percent local.
What’s Happening in World News
News of big needs and great hope. Fair warning, we’re pretty biased towards hope.
Special Features
The long path to clean water
FEB. 15, 2018, UGANDA — In eastern Uganda, a community is still reeling from the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency more than a decade ago. Children like 5-year-old Grace must walk a long way for dirty water while parents are still walking an emotional path of healing. Through it all, access to clean water would help everyone heal and have a fuller life.
Change Makers
Watermill Express: ‘Seeing hope and a better future’ for children
In the 1980s, Lani Dolifka learned the water flowing through the faucet in her Colorado home had been declared unsafe. It inspired Lani and her husband, Don, to develop an automated small-scale purification plant that converted their tap water into pure drinking water. Today, their company, Watermill Express, is the largest drive-up pure drinking water company in the U.S.
From the Field
Photos: Communities’ journeys to clean water
World Vision brings clean water solutions to communities around the world. See photos of communities at various stages in their journeys to clean water.