World News & Stories

Hundreds of women took hold of their education by learning how to care for themselves and their children while pregnant and breastfeeding.

Imagine being without one of your five senses. Valentina, deaf from birth, hears for the first time with the help of hearing aids.

Alice’s nursing career led her to the child health centre where World Vision works. With the new equipment, she has everything she needs.

As a mother myself, I can tell you that I don’t need bubble bath, a box of chocolates or any more candles. But I would love to know that another mother’s life has been changed, even just a little, because of me. And that’s why I’m asking you to consider honouring a woman in your life this Mother’s Day, by helping a mother in need.

Hope shines a light in the darkness. It’s infectious, even healing. But what is there to be hopeful for? Let’s look at the year ahead with 17 reasons to have hope in 2017.

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.

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.

 

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

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

Because of COVID-19, the need for clean water is even more crucial. Learn more about how World Vision is evolving programming to keep our communities safe.

A young mother’s struggle with her malnourished child takes a turn when she meets a World Vision healthcare worker.

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

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.

Lettuce, chilis, cucumbers, long beans, corns - Chansamone’s garden abounds of fresh and appetizing vegetables. A fence made of cactus protects the rich flora grown with natural, non-chemical fertilizers. A garden that will provide food for her and the 13 members of her household.

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.