World News & Stories

International development happens when we collaborate, learn, and share to foster thriving communities. Sponsorship can achieve this by connecting with children in need around the world.

It’s safe to say that physical and language barriers are felt between sponsored child and sponsor. Though letters and emails are often translated into corresponding languages, there is one type of communication that requires no interpretation, bridging the gaps of physical and linguistic separation.

Kindness and generosity seem simple enough, but what might seem like effortless gestures are actually life-changing for vulnerable children and families by presenting them with opportunities to receive life’s essential needs, leading to a brighter future.

Every child is unique, but they all have the same right to go to school and receive an education. And a huge part of a child’s positive educational journey lies in the hands of their teachers.

Learn more about child sponsorship done differently. World Vision Canada’s award-winning child sponsorship event Chosen returns after a hiatus.

Child sponsorship has a profound impact on many lives. Discover the incredible journey sponsored children take through the support and care of their sponsors.

This is the inspiring story of Patricia, a special education teacher who found her calling in helping children who need extra support in the classroom.

Two continents and 7,000 miles can't break the bond between these women who believe in the life-changing power of educating girls.

Child sponsorship was a key part of Milena’s journey out of poverty as a child. How did this early childhood educator in Canada become who she is today?

At World Vision, we’ve seen time and time again how generous acts can uplift and transform lives in beautiful ways. With the help of sponsorship, the needs of countless children across the world have been met. What’s more, our vision for all the world’s children can grow closer to reality.

Long-time World Vision supporters Glen and Mae decided to continue to support the world’s most vulnerable children through a unique way: life insurance.

Six stories drive home the ways child sponsorship transforms lives, futures and communities.

The climate crisis impacts those who contribute the least to the problem. Here are three major ways children are impacted by climate change.

COVID-19 has impacted the lives of vulnerable children around the world. However, the pandemic is driving a new generation of youth working to become leaders.

For children living in the world’s most desperate places, COVID-19 is a serious threat to their already fragile situation. But the community skills, knowledge, infrastructure and relationships that child sponsorship has invested into year-after-year has created a lifesaving line of defense.

As people grapple with how to create a more livable world, there are simple steps each one of us can take. Learn more about how you can help bring about change in the world.

Because of World Vision’s community-focused solutions, for every child you help, four more children benefit, too. Debby and her friends are all benefiting thanks to the fact that she’s sponsored.

The improbable friendship between Fred Penner and former sponsored child Edgar Gonzales inspired the newly-released, "Somebody Believes".

In Guwahati, the community you partner with, a young girl’s passion for martial arts paves the way for her to attend college.

In Alwar, the community you partner with, children are working together to break down social barriers in a village once marked by division.