Learn about the factors behind poor families having large families such as child mortality rates, lack of health services and forced early marriage.

Poverty refers to a lack of the necessities of life, food, shelter and clothing. In reality, poverty is more complex than that and includes other factors.

Almost three months ago she and her family of five were forced to leave their home province due to hunger and drought. Learn more about her story.

Choosing the best child sponsorship program in Canada involves many factors. Make the right decision by asking the right questions and getting all the facts.

See how Monira’s children overcame malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee camp.

South Sudan has been gripped by civil war for the past six years, affecting millions of people in so many ways. Learn what ignited the war and what you can do to help.

As drought wreaks havoc in Afghanistan, Gulbibi gently rocks a cradle inside of the small tent she now calls home. 

Chata no longer has to walk a long distance for her water. 

At 19, Smirna was a widow living in the world's largest refugee camp in southern Bangladesh.

Travel web sites describe Laos as a place of stunning beauty, filled with glistening monuments and breath-taking mountain vistas. It’s all true.
 

How do you prevent the spread of Ebola across borders? With people like Jackline, a World Vision health worker.
 

In Iraq, women often face challenges finding work. Goran is overcoming the odds to help citizens receive the medicine they need.

 

Every day, children face the risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation in the world’s largest refugee camp. Rachel is helping combat this.
 

Doris strives to create strong relationships between parents and children in Bolivia. See how.

Learn more about the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which sparked one of the most severe humanitarian crisis the country has faced to date.

Across southern Africa, more than 2.5 million people were affected Cyclone Idai when it struck Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in March 19 including Paulito, his mother and two siblings. In and around Beira, Mozambique, where the family home is located, torrential rains and flooding killed more than 600 people and orphaned thousands of children.

It’s not that Ban Xae village’s government in Soukhouma, Laos, is unaware of the community’s lack of resources for education and economic development.

What is food security and why is it important? Discover its links to health, agriculture, women's empowerment, climate change and how you can help.

For 32-year-old Dadiri Ramadhani Muya, who was forced to leave his home and settle in a new land, supporting others has helped him create a new normal.