News & Stories

A man smiles with his arms stretched wide. He and others in the background wear Team World Vision shirts. The Chicago skyline is seen in the background.
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Lopez Lomong’s childhood story of terror

Lopez Lomong, Olympian and South Sudan native, helps bring hope to children who continue to struggle one year after the country's independence.
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Lopez Lomong: From Sudanese ‘Lost Boy’ to U.S. Olympian

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the largest piece of human rights legislation to pass Congress, is key to fighting human trafficking.
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Human trafficking: Consequences of congressional inaction

Hunger is all around us, even in the United States, and it affects more people than we like to believe. See 5 facts on how children face hunger in the USA.
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Hunger at home: 5 surprising facts on child hunger in America

When was the moment you decided to start fighting injustice? Well, I had an
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Snow White and the Huntsman: Fighting injustice with innocence

The fatherless epidemic in Bolivia can't be fixed overnight. But World Vision is working toward change — through education, counseling, and much more.
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The fatherless epidemic

In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked bloggers to share their thoughts on motherhood and the importance of caring for children who have lost of a parent.
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Mother’s day thoughts: Tiny for the wrong reason

These 10 staggering facts about global hunger speak for themselves. What will you do about them? Start your countdown to a HungerFree world.
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#HungerFree: 10 surprising facts about hunger

Aparna Sen shares how growing up in Calcutta shaped her desire to help girls in India get an education, and led her to sponsor a girl in India.
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Helping my homeland: Why I sponsor a girl in India

Children, many of them sponsored, play games and attend class at a school in India. World Vision provided the furniture for the school.
Special Features

From here to there

Rachel Held Evans saw how child sponsorship helps children and the entire community in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Special Features

Confessions of a child sponsorship skeptic

A former sponsored child, who at one time went days without food, completed her education and now provides for her mother and family.
From the Field

Former sponsored child in Eswatini graduates with distinction