News & Stories

Former sponsored child reflects on fulfilled dreams: Child sponsorship opened doors for a Bangladeshi child to pursue his dream of a career in education and impact his community.
From the Field

Former sponsored child reflects on fulfilled dreams

When you partner with World Vision, you are walking with the poor. Mothers, fathers, and children feel your love and support across the miles. And with that comes a sense of God’s love. Knowing they’re not alone in their struggles lightens their load.
Voices

Walking with the poor: Solving the global water crisis

Children run across a field as stormy cumulonimbus clouds pour rain to a village in Magoye, Zambia.
From the Field

10 awe-inspiring weather photos for World Meteorological Day

On World Water Day, World Vision celebrates reaching one person with clean water every 10 seconds and Margarita's village anticipates its new pipeline.
From the Field

World Water Day: Every 10 seconds one person gets clean water

For International Day of Happiness, we’re celebrating children around the world with the name Happy, and helping to bring happiness to the world.
Voices

Bringing happiness to a child named Happy

In 2013, Rich Stearns met Haya, a refugee in Jordan. The poem she read to him became a pivotal moment in his life. Three years later, we reconnect with her.
Voices

Facing responsibility: The face of a refugee child

Syrian refugee children use art to express their feelings.
From the Field

Syrian refugee children use art to express pain and loss

Contraptions called tip taps, which provide clean water for handwashing, are simple to build with easy-to-find materials. Try making one with your family!
From the Field

How’d they do that: Make a tip tap for handwashing

A Seattle software programmer found herself on a collision course with one of the millions of Syrian families caught in the crossfire of Syria's civil war.
Change Makers

From Syria to Seattle: When worlds collide

In this podcast, hear about a trip with members of Foster the People and MTV's 'Scream' to see the moment when water arrived in a Ugandan community.
Voices

Podcast with members of Foster the People, MTV’s ‘Scream’

In 2015, 760 mothers-to-be died every day. What happens when a mother dies? In poorer parts of the world, a mother's death can be devastating to her family.
Voices

When a mother dies

Real faces of the global water crisis: 663 million people don't have clean water. It's time to start putting real faces to this number, and one by one we can bring water to children worldwide.
Voices

Seeing the real faces of the global water crisis