After years of exchanging letters, an American teenager traveled to Sri Lanka with her family to meet her World Vision sponsored child, who shared the same birthday as her. While there, she learned that even with an ocean between them, the two girls are more similar than she thought.
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From the World Vision U.S. president: Standing tall
Edgar Sandoval Sr., met a boy in Malawi who was born without legs. Being born with a disability in rural Malawi often leads to shame and myriad challenges, but his parents have helped him thrive along with support from World Vision.
From the Field
Changes inspire new dreams for girls in Ecuador
In Riobamba, Ecuador, World Vision’s child sponsorship program is helping girls stay in school, dream for the future, and embrace sports, arts, and leadership opportunities. Adults are learning about improved nutrition and how to provide healthier meals as well as different communication and parenting techniques to improve family relationships.
From the Field
Reading club helps Alberta thrive in Ghana
Nine-year-old Alberta struggled to read and speak English at school in Ghana. A World Vision–supported reading club helped her gain confidence, literacy, and hope for the future.
From the Field
Spring 2026 magazine
Through our Spring 2026 digital issue of World Vision magazine, explore powerful stories of hope, resilience, and transformation from around the world — from a promise kept in Ghana to an update on the hunger crisis in Sudan to how child sponsorship is helping children grow up healthy in Ecuador to a young woman breaking barriers — as well as the U.S.
From the Field
Eyewitness to need: Keeping a promise in Ghana
A mother and her two daughters take an unusual vacation to Ghana. They not only see the beauty of God’s earth, but learn how not having clean water stops progress for mothers and daughters just like them.
From the Field
Haiti crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
The current situation in Haiti is dire, with escalating gang violence, sociopolitical instability, and a cholera epidemic, all endangering vulnerable populations. Learn more about the situation that is affecting millions of people in Haiti and how World Vision is responding to the crises.
From the Field
Hope stems from the cliffs of death
One young man in Ethiopia risked everything to rescue a child marked for death. World Vision is helping families let go of an ancient lie that has stolen thousands of children.
From the Field
From isolation to inclusion: After spending seven years hidden away, a child has a new future with opportunity ahead
For seven years, stigma kept 10-year-old Masresha hidden inside. Today, through World Vision support, she walks to school, plays with friends, and learns with joy. Her transformation inspires her family to defy harmful beliefs and nurture hope in their Ethiopian community.
From the Field
Fired in resilience: Raising children under stigma and scarcity in Ethiopia
Amarech and Asate are artisans whose craft also marks them as outcasts. They work to feed their three children, including newborn twins, while holding on to dreams of education and equality in a community slowly confronting generations-old stigma. World Vision recently began working in the area and is challenging the norm.