World Vision

by Adel Sarkozi, World Vision communications officer in West Africa

You decide to start this story at the end. It's the place you're trying most to understand.

It finds you about to reach Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital. You pass by small makeshift camps in the desert: a mix of fluttering tents,...

As we prepare to celebrate International Women's Day, here are seven easy tips to make a big difference for daughters, sisters and mothers across our world and right in our own neighborhoods.

1. Save a woman's life in childbirth:

Did you know that in countries like Afghanistan, Sierra Leone...

Ryan Smith, World Vision USA's Assoc/Assign Editor, posted a photo-blog of children modeling fashions from around the world.

Oscar buzz often has less to do with film awards than with the pageantry of the event -- especially what the stars wear on the red carpet.

In honor of the...

You are in a small health clinic in southern Chad. It is 9 a.m. The air is hot, dry, and filled with cries.

You are amidst 40 mothers sitting on the ground or on the clinic's porch, babies in their laps. Under brightly colored headscarves, their faces look tired, drawn,...

by Crislyn Felisilda, World Vision Field Communications Officer

Over a week has passed since Typhoon Washi struck Northern Midanao -- my home. I feel I've had the busiest hours of my career as a worker with the non-profit organization World...

By Jesse Eaves, World Vision policy advisor for children in crisis

September 1, 2011 - When 16-year-old Kyaw left his home and a life of poverty in Myanmar five years ago, he vowed he would never return. He was on a quest to find a steady job, and he'd heard...

By Rachel Wolff, Sr. Director for World Vision News Bureau

Aug. 3, 2011, Port-au-Prince -- As Tropical Storm Emily approaches Haiti and the Dominican Republic today, World Vision is deeply concerned for vulnerable families, and particularly children, who are still living in temporary camps...

By Corryne Deliberto, Sr. Policy Advisor for World Vision

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill remain divided over federal budget talks, I'm welcoming today a group of 130 at-risk teens from across the country as they begin a five-day summit to advocate for an end to youth violence in...

By Davinah Nabirye, World Vision Uganda

Friday, April 29, 2011: This morning at 9:00 am I left my office on Nakesero Road in Kampala for a meeting in another office 300 meters away. As I got closer to the place of our meeting, a convoy of six armored troop vehicles...

By Miyon Kautz, World Vision Zambia

I have been paying taxes my entire adult life. But I never saw those tax dollars put to such good use until three years ago, when I moved to the large, land-locked African country of Zambia. The 12 million people here are beautiful, generous,...

Jeanette is five years old but unnaturally tiny for her age. A year ago, she could not stand, play with other children, eat solids or talk. The thin monotonous wail that convulsed her scrawny frame drove her mother, Esperance, to desperation.

"I desperately feared that she might die," says the...

• World Vision opens emergency health clinic in Lower Dir
• Growing number of children already reported to have skin diseases, eye infections
• Aid group to reach 150,000 people over three-month response

Islamabad, PAKISTAN, August 5, 2010: With evidence that waterborne disease is on the...

Threat of disease outbreaks, need for drinking water are greatest concerns;
-- Aid group warns death count could rise further; road access is still blocked in many areas

Islamabad, Pakistan (August 1, 2010) -- World Vision is planning a rapid response in Pakistan as unprecedented monsoon rains have triggered...

The G8 2010 is over and World Vision believes the summit should rightly be hailed for the launch of the Canadian-led Muskoka Initiative, but is tainted by low promises and low expectations.

Robert Zachritz, director of advocacy for World Vision in the United States, analyzes the results from Canada:...

• Commends creation of G20 Working Group on Development
• Concerned development continues to take back seat to heavy focus on economic growth
• Welcomes reaffirmation of MDG commitments
• Applauds the cancellation of Haiti's IFI debt

"The success of the G20 can't be measured by only economic...

World Vision to newly influential nations:"You can't be called a global leader if your own mothers and children are dying from preventable causes."

G8 support alone not enough to reach development targets, aid group warns

With the G20 summit opening today in Toronto, World...

Washington, June 21, 2010--World leaders must take bold leaps, not baby steps, toward accountability on pledges, says aid agency World Vision.

With the release of the first formal G8 Accountability Report on Sunday in Canada, the Group of Eight countries are to be commended for taking...

Gang Membership Up More than 42,000 Nationwide Since 2002. Will Struggling Economy Threaten Nation's Youth this Summer?

Teens Converge on Nation's Capitol Next Month to Voice Concerns

June 10, 2010 -- As gang numbers rise, most Americans agree that youth violence is increasing because of the recession. Almost seven out...

Lack of community focus and poor coordination hamper efforts, agency warns

Washington, DC, 7 June 2010 -- A new United Nations initiative designed to improve global maternal, newborn and child health is a welcome development but neglects to address some important action points, according to World Vision, the world's...

World Vision, a global leader in microfinance and poverty reduction, is launching a new microlending site (worldvisionmicro.org) which connects online visitors to individual entrepreneurs in Mexico, Philippines, Rwanda and Kenya, whom they can support with microloans.

"We know providing microloans to poor entrepreneurs is an effective way to reduce...