Before World Vision came to Taveta, Jackson says his farmland was waterlogged and useless. There were food shortages and many families relied on handouts from the government.

Two years ago, several village chiefs in Chamba went through a training where they learned about children’s rights.

In Tunyo, World Vision is working to improve the quality of children's education. That includes making sure children have proper spaces to learn.

Questions raced through my mind as we got closer to the remote family farm. I was about to meet my sponsored child!!

Growing up in Senegal, I went to school with kids from all over the world. In that environment, surrounded by the poverty of our host country, my parents taught me to value the cultures and traditions of people from all walks of life, to practice compassion for all, and to celebrate the things that made each of us unique.

In early 2015, Vandervoort went on the journey of a lifetime to Kenya, to see the different projects that World Vision offers the community.

Sanitation is lacking in many parts of the Faridabad community, and Razia’s family was feeling the effects acutely. Day-to-day life has dramatically improved with a toilet. Photo: World Vision.   Her family of 12—including three adolescent...

“Since I began participating in World Vision activities in the Simba community, I feel more confident,” says Mr. Lea. He first came in contact with World Vision when a local staff member and health professional approached him about drilling a new...

Santos can’t read or write and doesn’t have much money, but she is passionate about improving her community. Learn her story.

​“I wasn’t interested in my classes,” says Jennifer. “At age ten I didn’t know how to read or write. I had been in the same grade for four years.”

Miguel, 10, is a sponsored child in Dulce Tierra Nuevo Sol. His dad is a bricklayer and until recently, his mom Leydi stayed at home.

Through artistic and cultural activities, youth like Karina are developing confidence and a stronger sense of identity in Bom Jardim. Read more.

Jesus' tender love for children was so beautifully reflected as we were welcomed to the El Prodigio community in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Children like Hamaad, Manal, Ahmed, Aman and Raqwa* have been through more terror before the age of 14 than most Canadians will endure in a lifetime. In fact, Iraq is now home to 3.3 million internally displaced people and 8.4 million people in need.

With the military offensive approaching Mosul, Iraq, scores of children and their families from outlying villages are already fleeing to an overcrowded Camp near Erbil in northern Iraq.

Ana’s kids aren’t being held being held back by poverty. That’s because Ana’s bakery is changing their family’s life. To take their business to the next level, she and her partner received training in pastry-making, marketing and business... 

"In our village, women are the ones who run the household, next to their husband,” says Sylvie. “As a handicapped [person], I had little chance to have a home, let alone a husband. But this is no longer the case.” Sylvia smiles with her son during...

Raising sons and daughters can be a complicated endeavor. In Costa Rica, family issues can sometimes be linked back to parents’ own upbringings that involved harsh discipline. When parents repeat these kinds of patterns with their own children, the...

Xiaohe’s family has always struggled. Her mom is disabled and her brother is paralyzed, leaving Xiaohe’s father with the significant burden of providing for their family. Xiaohe’s birth brought new hope to them, but when she reached Grade 3, tragedy... 

François, 53, is married and the father of five kids. The dad makes his living as a farmer, but for the past few years he’s been raising rabbits on the side to increase the family income.