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Food and Agriculture
From the Field
Simple recipe changes help once-underweight Yesica to thrive
World Vision staff in Yesica’s community observed that she was underweight for her age. They connected her mother, Telma, with a nutrition training program so she could learn to make more nutritious food with local ingredients. Now Yesica falls into an appropriate weight for her age and height.
From the Field
Her family’s keeper
Zione has long struggled to care for her own extended family. Because of her participation in World Vision’s savings groups and THRIVE program, she has both a new outlook on her potential as well as tools she needed to achieve her dreams and support her loved ones.
From the Field
In the kitchen: Mukimo recipe
Mukimo is a healthy, traditional Kenyan main dish made from easy-to-find ingredients that you can serve your family. Preparing and eating mukimo is a way to remember and pray for those suffering from the drought in East Africa.
From the Field
Created in God’s image and thriving
After Darlington and Maria participated in World Vision’s Biblical Empowered Worldview training, they stopped seeing themselves as worthless and instead began viewing themselves as children of God. This transformed how they could envision and act on their future dreams and goals.
From the Field
Enhancing livelihoods through improved cassava cultivation
A transformative livelihoods project brought positive change to the Kayombo family’s cassava farm. Discover their story of triumph in agriculture.
From the Field
Maggie’s story: “Water to our doorsteps”
In a Zambian village, Maggie’s daily quest for water once hindered her education and exposed her to ridicule. As a result of World Vision’s work with her community, a borehole was installed, equipping families with easy access to water, which has improved their lives in a variety of ways. Now with more free time, Maggie is pursuing her dream of nursing while savoring childhood moments.
From the Field
A Kenyan girl champions farming to fight food insecurity
Anita is only 11 years old, but she’s making a big difference in the fight against food insecurity in her Kenyan village. She is learning about sustainable farming practices that are resistant to weather extremes and growing diverse crops for that are nourishing her family of 11. With her growing knowledge, she’s encouraging and equipping her siblings and peers to improve the lives of their families.
From the Field
Lost year, new hope: Margaret’s second chance at education
An aunt tried to rob 16-year-old Margaret of her dream of an education. Now, free from her aunt and with newfound confidence from a World Vision savings group and Biblical Empowered Worldview training, Margaret is seeing her dream resurrected.
From the Field
World Vision savings groups: Big returns on small investments
Prisca, a single mother in the Buyantanshi community in Zambia, is using money she saved through a World Vision savings group to fund her own education as well as meet the needs of her baby boy. Through mentorship, financial literacy training, and the Biblical Empowered Worldview program, she’s come to understand that even small savings can redirect her future.