News & Stories

13-year-old Nyein Mar's family lives in a cemetery in Myanmar with no hope for their children's future. See how her education is giving her hope!
Voices

The beautiful sound of the cemetery

From the Field

Videos: A glimpse into the lives of displaced and refugee children in Syria and South Sudan

Addie Zierman expected to see poverty in Armenia, but she found so much more.
Voices

Addie Zierman: To beat poverty, offer your ‘creative best’

How compassion compels church congregations to serve beyond their church walls.
Voices

Helping the church be the church

In a recent opinion piece in Christianity Today, World Vision U.S. President Richard Stearns shares his thoughts about fighting extreme poverty.
Voices

The future of fighting extreme poverty

Thirty years ago, when famine in Ethiopia shocked the world, U2 lead singer Bono spent a month working with World Vision staff.
Voices

30 years ago, U2’s Bono visited Ethiopia ‘on the quiet’

©2015 Sesame Street Workshop

New Sesame Street character Raya helps save lives with handwashing, hygiene

A former sponsored child in Armenia has devoted his life to encourage and equip Armenia’s vulnerable young people with faith and vision for a new future.
From the Field

Former sponsored child in Armenia leads a youth movement

Faith flourishes in Armenia after communism. ©2015 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt
From the Field

Faith set free in Armenia

A history lesson — and encouragement from their parents — inspired the Goodworth children to become young advocates for human rights.
Change Makers

Young advocates help support new U.S. anti-trafficking law

Since World Vision began in 1950, partnering with the local and global church has been at the core of our work around the world.
Change Makers

65 years: Engaging the body of Christ

We invite you to pray for children around the world. Pray with us for these requests that come directly from World Vision staff serving in the field.
Prayers

Pray for children around the world