"While I was at school, I kept wondering if there would be food at home when I returned."

For children like Gatwech, hunger follows them everywhere: into the classroom, onto the playground and even into their dreams for the future.

A recent World Vision study found that globally across 8 hunger hotspots, refugee households are 1.7 times more likely to be food insecure. But it’s not just refugee households facing hunger. Globally, 1 in 13 people go to bed hungry every night.

Behind this statistic are children going to bed hungry, parents struggling to provide, and families going without their basic needs.

You can help fight hunger today.

Your gift will multiply 7X in value † to help deliver life-saving food and essentials to children and families who need it most.

With the arrival of food assistance from World Vision in partnership with the World Food Programme, Gatwech's life changed–he can now participate in class and hopes to become a doctor.

When families have reliable food, children can return to school with energy and caregivers can plan beyond the next meal.

World Vision is responding in about 25 of the hardest-hit countries, reaching families with food and support. In places like Ethiopia and Somalia, hunger is surging–and children are at greatest risk.

Just CA$792 a year can help feed a family of five in fragile communities, in partnership with the World Food Programme.†

Hear from children and families facing hunger

Across the world, children and families displaced by conflict and crisis are fighting to protect their future in the face of hunger, insecurity, and lost opportunity. Watch below to hear personal stories from Shufa, Hawa and Win:

How your dollars help fill bellies.

Last year, thanks to our partners, over 3 million people received food or cash assistance, with over 50 thousand metric tons of food providing immediate support. Your donation multiplies 7X in value to:

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Provide emergency food

Rush nutrient-packed food, rations and more to hungry children and families living in difficult areas affected by humanitarian crises. Every month, more than 1.6 million people receive food assistance through our partnership with the World Food Programme–nearly the population Montreal.

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Help children grow strong

Supporting parents and their children by providing ready to use therapeutic food, so they can grow up healthy and strong. A child's life is saved every week through our food-based community malnutrition programs.

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Teach food sustainability skills

Empower families to escape extreme poverty through food sustainability training and more. World Vision Canada trains over 94,000 people every year with skills to improve their livelihoods—double the student body of McGill University.

Your gifts in action

A young boy smiles while sitting in his classroom.
A boy smiles while standing with his mother in their home.
A young boy works alongside a family member to bundle straw.
A young child taking a bite of food that his mother made from food items received through World Food Programme and World Vision.
A group of 4 children play soccer and have fun together in the sunshine outside a home with a grass roof.
A young boy smiles while holding his little goat.
A family of four sits together to eat dinner.
A teenage boy sits next to his little sister outside.
A grandmother and granddaughter prepare food outside their home that has a grass roof.
A boy and his grandmother smile together outside their home.
A grandmother makes food over a fire with food items she received through partnership with World Vision and World Food Programme.
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Give today and your gift will Multiply 7x in value to help fill bellies.

To donate by phone, please call: 1-800-387-7722

How we use your generous donations

When you partner with us, you’re joining a bigger story—a story where children can experience life to its fullest. Here’s the five-year average of how we put your donations towards ending poverty for children.

85%

Field programs and advocacy

10%

Helps raise more funds

5%

Vital support and accountability

This chart is based on a five-year average of World Vision Canada’s annual statement of total expenditures. Read the 2025 Annual Results Report p. 94.