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News & Stories
HIV and AIDS
From the Field
What is HIV and AIDS? Facts, symptoms, and how to help
The AIDS pandemic has devastated families, leaving children without the care and support they need to grow, survive, and thrive. Find out what’s being done to prevent and end the spread of HIV and AIDS.
Change Makers
Rich Stearns’ leadership through the years
World Vision scored major victories in the war against poverty during Rich Stearns’ 20-year presidency. He will retire effective Oct. 1, 2018.
From the Field
World Human Rights Day: Worst places to be a child
What are the worst places in the world to be a child? Explore human rights progress around the world.
Voices
Ending the HIV epidemic: Leaving no young woman behind
As a former physician practicing in a busy maternity ward in a hospital in Africa, Gloria Ekpo has seen the devastation of HIV and AIDS up close. But she’s also seen progress. Learn how World Vision is working to leave no young woman behind and empower them toward an AIDS-free generation!
Special Features
5 Gift Catalog goats equal renewed lives
OCT. 25, 2016, ZAMBIA — Gift Catalog goats and child sponsorship work together to provide a girl from Zambia with plenty of food, clean water, and an opportunity for education.
From the Field
From heartbreak to hope: 65 years of disaster response
Starting in 1950 with the Korean War, World Vision has responded to the most urgent disasters and humanitarian crises around the world, providing immediate aid.
Voices
Tidings of great joy: Calling and equipping the disadvantaged
More than 2,000 years ago, God chose humble shepherds to be the first to greet the newborn Christ. Today, in places where World Vision works, God still calls and equips those who are disadvantaged to demonstrate his love and build his kingdom.
Special Features
Pride and prejudice
FEB. 1, 2013, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa’s patriarchal society denies women a voice on issues affecting them most: gender equality, child abuse, rape, and high HIV rates. But now many are standing against the denial and prejudice associated with HIV by learning to live productive lives.
Voices
I’ve met the face of AIDS
Some 33 million people are living with HIV right now. No longer does this statistic seem foreign to me, because I’ve met one of those 33 million. The World Vision Experience: AIDS tour brings those real faces to life.