News & Stories

Mohammed is a loving dad who teaches at a World Vision Child Friendly Space for refugee children. ©2016 Jon Warren | World Vision
From the Field

Love, loss, and the joy of fatherhood in a Syrian refugee camp

Felix Kansapato, 13, pushes a toy truck made out of wire and cardboard down a road in Kapululwe, Zambia. Felix created something from nothing, using only the materials available: scrap pieces of wire, cardboard, and old wooden wheels. ©2015 Eugene Lee/World Vision
From the Field

Life frames: When kids make their own joy

The Brissettes lived in Syria working for the Foreign Service. They discuss pre-war Syria, their inspiration to help refugees, and their hopes for tomorrow.
Voices

Syria: Yesterday, today, tomorrow

3 ways you can fight malnutrition in your sphere

The Syrian refugee crisis is now the largest refugee and displacement crisis of our time. Because of the Syrian civil war, 5.5 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.
From the Field

Google map perspective: A refugee’s journey walking from Syria to Serbia

syrian mother and daughter
Voices

A refugee mom’s to-do list

Joyce West and Doug Lee, center, with the group of widows who inspired their church’s commitment to prayer. (Photo courtesy of Grace Fellowship Community Church)
Change Makers

A California church commits to praying for refugees

n Zambia and Malawi, World Vision’s THRIVE program offers six techniques as the keys to success for farmers, their families and their communities.
From the Field

THRIVE: 6 ways farmers can change their communities

From Honduras to Bangladesh, we’re wishing a happy Mother’s Day to all kinds of moms around the world.
From the Field

Mother’s Day: Celebrating moms around the world

Are you the protagonist in your own life story … with God as the Author? Join blogger Elayna Fernandez as she meets youth in the Dominican Republic.
Voices

Are you the protagonist of your life story?

Families that plan to space out pregnancies improve the health of both the mothers and children. Meet two moms in India who chose plans for their families.
Voices

‘I explored, I understood, and I chose’

Sok Ouk’s family was hungry and in debt. World Vision sponsorship and other programs helped transform them into shining examples of what God can do.
From the Field

A life transformed from burden to example