AUG. 1, 2015, SOUTH SUDAN — Four years after joyously celebrating its independence, South Sudan has plunged into violence. Listen to a special audio report about the complex needs of this fragile country.
News & Stories
From the Field
Child trafficking survivor begins new life at trauma recovery center
Kolab is a child trafficking survivor in Cambodia, now on the road to a full life; but millions of other children like Kolab are still vulnerable.
Voices
Sponsoring a child turns skeptic into a believer
A skeptic in Texas was inspired to sponsor a child. Years later, she had a ‘divine appointment’ in Uganda, making her a believer in child sponsorship forever.
Voices
World Vision child sponsorship works
Does child sponsorship work? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to not focus on individual children? Marilee Pierce Dunker finds answers in surprising places.
From the Field
Sponsorship’s lasting impact on urban families in Bangladesh
How do you change the world for girls in Bangladesh? Sponsorship is a big part of the answer, combatting poverty’s effects by enabling children to pursue education.
Voices
In the Dominican Republic, good news on extreme poverty
Despite continued heartbreak in the most difficult places in the world, over the past few decades there has been incredible progress in the fight against extreme poverty. In the Dominican Republic, Rich Stearns witnessed “the opposite of the usual story of global poverty.” See what this looks like!
From the Field
Killing worms, gaining weight
Underweight and suffering from worms, 2-year-old Hnin needed more than a home remedy. The malnourished child needed medicine, nutrition, and hygiene help.
Voices
Rainbows and water in Zambia
For people like Molly in Zambia, water is life … and a challenge. As blogger Rachel Teodoro walks in Molly’s shoes, learn how God’s “heart breaks for the challenges that these people face” but how he is there and the transformation already underway.
From the Field
Campaign For Every Child: Finishing the race
In 2010, we embarked on a mission unlike any we’d undertaken before. In the midst of the worst economic crisis of our day, we launched World Vision’s Campaign For Every Child. Our audacious goal was to raise $500 million and change the lives of 20 million people worldwide. We felt God calling us to make this bold move — and many of you felt the same call.
From the Field
Scenes of everyday life in rural Bolivia
Small moments add up to a picture of what rural life is like for people living in Colomi and Soracachi, two towns where World Vision works in Bolivia.
From the Field
Evolution of child sponsorship through the years
Follow the evolution of child sponsorship at World Vision from caring for orphans in the 1950s to transforming whole communities today.
Voices
Our mother died because she ran too slow
Our team recently traveled to South Sudan, where they met a family of four siblings, orphaned and displaced by war, having recently lost their mother.
