World News & Stories

Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to support a new mother.

Despite global achievements towards gender equality, girls continue to face barriers to full, equal participation both at home and in the world. Find out why we need Day of the Girl more than ever.

The reasons that a person decides to sponsor a child vary. We asked our community of sponsors their why. These are their stories.

Mary, 27, lives in Kenya and she’s a first-time mom to a baby boy born this past May. Even though caring for baby Festus is new to Mary, she is confident because she’s armed with the right knowledge to help Festus achieve his development and growth milestones.

Get into the giving spirit with a list of unique “random act of kindness” ideas for your family, community and around the world.

I first heard about World Vision through the media, decades ago. At the age of 40 I lost my mother from a heart attack. The grief was unbearable. I felt alone. I had no husband and was childless. But I had purchased a Bichon Frise the previous year with the option of breeding her. She became my best friend. I could not have loved a creature more and knew having a human child without a husband was nothing I wanted to handle. The decision to sponsor my first World Vision child was made the same year my mother passed.

Looking meaningful ways to make a difference? We’ve put together a list of easy, fun and innovative fundraising ideas to help you raise money for your cause.

Food crises have worsened around the world. If current trends continue, the world will be unable to deliver on its commitment to eradicate hunger by 2030. Learn more.

The World Bank forecast that in 2021, severe poverty would increase to between 143 million and 163 million people. Even here in Canada, poverty rates are on the rise.

World Vision is an international charitable organization working in nearly 100 countries. Learn about World Vision's work and impact in the lives of millions of people.

For centuries, the Darien Gap held the reputation of being virtually uncrossable. Yet in 2021, nearly 100,000 migrants bargained their lives to cross the gap on foot.

As armed conflict rages around across the world, children pay the highest price. In 2021, the number of countries experiencing armed conflict was the highest in 30 years.

Learn how Hofland has been making a difference by partnering with World Vision Canada - driving real positive impact in the lives of the most vulnerable children.

At Lupembe Health Centre in Malawi‘s Lupembe-Mlare sponsorship community, medical staff and community members were stuck in a longstanding struggle over a scarce but necessary resource: water.

Hamdani, 22, is a young Muslim from a Maranao tribe in Marawi City, Philippines. When Hamdani was in school, he was known by his classmates for being rebellious, and a bad example for other students.