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Helping my homeland: Why I sponsor a girl in India
Aparna Sen, a World Vision sponsor, shares how growing up in Calcutta shaped her desire to help girls in India get an education, and about her recent opportunity to travel to India to meet 12-year-old Rebika, whom Aparna sponsored after becoming acquainted with World Vision and our work in her native country.
Special Features
From here to there
MAY 1, 2012, INDIA — Child sponsorship helped isolated villages in northeast India for more than a decade. Now, with programs winding down, World Vision helps people plan for what’s next.
Special Features
Confessions of a child sponsorship skeptic
MAY 1, 2012, Bolivia — When World Vision invited Rachel Held Evans to travel to Bolivia for a week to see our community-based worked up close and raise awareness about child sponsorship, she was skeptical. But that quickly changed.
From the Field
Former sponsored child in Eswatini graduates with distinction
A child from Eswatini (Swaziland) at one time went days without food. Then she became sponsored. Now that she has completed her education, she provides for her mother and family.
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Caring for God’s creation on Earth Day
Earth Day is a chance to look at how we can be a part of caring for God’s creation. See how caring for the planet by utilizing natural resources and innovative agricultural techniques can benefit people in need and the Earth at the same time!
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What’s “good” about Good Friday?
We usually associate “good” with positive emotions — love, joy, peace, etc. Certainly not tears of sadness. So, what’s good about Good Friday?
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A pig tale from Rwanda
How can the gift of a pig help keep a family out of poverty, while creating hope and opportunity? Read this inspiring story from the Kahi community of Rwanda to find out how pigs provided income for healthcare, education, and more for a family.
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Clean water is life: Improvements to wells in Zambia
Samuel is dedicated to improving the quality of life for vulnerable and marginalized people … through clean water! Today he shares a story of success he witnessed in a community in Zambia.
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Frog: The other, other white meat
In many parts of the world, frog meat is seen as a delicacy. In some areas where World Vision works, it is one of the only sources of protein within reach. See how a frog farm changed a family’s life!
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What does social justice really mean?
Social justice is a catch-all term that has gone through many seasons of being en vogue and then going out of favor, often suffering from competing definitions and vastly different interpretations. It’s like Silly Putty — that popular substance we used to play with as kids that can be twisted and contorted into whatever shape your heart desires.
Don’t be fooled or distracted by the word “social” in social justice. Many Christians are more comfortable with the word “justice,” but if Christ is truly Lord over every aspect of our lives, then clearly this must also include the social realm.
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Women of Vision: Change happens when women come together
Dr. Leslie Parrott, author and family therapist, shares some of her personal experiences and why she believes in the collective power of women to create positive, lasting change in the world.
