News & Stories

Hovhannes used to only have a jean jacket to wear during Armenia’s harsh winters.
Voices

Winter isn’t so wonderful without warm clothes

These six Instagram posts of 2018 embody the theme of courage: children, families, World Vision staff, and our amazing supporters stepping out in faith and believing that God will provide even in the midst of trials and tribulations.
Voices

A year of courage: 6 Instagram posts of 2018

Refugees from Myanmar walk among a landscape of makeshift shelters and tents in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. The refugee crisis in Bangladesh is one of the worst disasters of 2018.
From the Field

7 of the worst disasters in 2018

In an excerpt from one of his Christmas radio broadcasts, World Vision founder Bob Pierce shares the story of the first orphanage he supported in Korea.
Voices

1957 radio broadcast highlights story of Korea orphanage

When children in West Pokot, Kenya, began to do handstands, World Vision water engineer Charles Kakiti, wearing his Global 6K for Water T-shirt, joined right in. He told me, “I know the struggle and stress on young children and women who carry water that ends up making them sick,” so he not only supervised the building of a clean water system for the village, but he also ran the Global 6K to personally raise money for clean water. I love how our staff around the world pour themselves into the lives of communities they serve.
From the Field

Life frames: Our favorite photos of 2018

Why do you give? In this video, hear what people on the streets of Seattle say about why they’re giving back this Christmas season. Whatever your reason, thank you!
Voices

Video: Learn why people give

Martin Luther started the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree.
Voices

The origins of decorating the Christmas tree

Can you spot World Vision's Give-back Gift Shop? Look for the orange! World Vision hosted its second-ever interactive pop-up shop in New York City's Bryant Park Nov. 25-27.
Change Makers

Give-back Gift Shop lights up New York City with generosity

For Giving Tuesday, Nov. 27, World Vision is partnering with Thirty-One Gifts again, which means a product match of up to $2 million! Find out how last year’s partnership supported kids.
Voices

Giving Tuesday: Shine twice as bright for kids in school

Find out what draws major donors to World Vision and why they feel led to make significant investments in ending extreme poverty worldwide.
Change Makers

Philanthropic investments advance efforts to end extreme poverty

Two children sit on a pile of maize in Zambia.
From the Field

Thanksgiving: Celebrating abundant harvests around the world

This Christmas season, see how you can give an entire wish list, the good kind of sweater, or the feeling of being safe. Here are 2018’s top five Christmas gifts that may surprise you!
Voices

Top 5 Christmas gifts that may surprise you (2018 edition)