Monthly Archives: August 2012

[Sri Lanka Bloggers] Married at 13

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Allison Olfelt in Child Sponsorship

World Vision Sri Lanka blogger Allison Olfelt shares about her remarkable encounter with a young women who was forced into marriage at the age of 13 — and became pregnant shortly thereafter. The girl’s story is a heart-wrenching one — but thanks to World Vision sponsorship, her daughters can avoid becoming trapped in a similar situation. This post originally appeared on Allison’s blog, O My Family....

Equipping U.S. children for success in challenging times

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Romanita Hairston in Causes

Early last month, I’d been enthralled each night watching the Olympics. Now that it’s September, my focus turns back to school and school shopping lists. You can’t miss the signs or commercials urging you to shop now while the specials are good. However, as I began shopping for my three children, my heart was somewhat pained. Our country is a world leader in many ways. The United States won an amazing 104 medals in the Olympics. But many American children who are seeking to take part in that greatness by learning and completing school face amazingly difficult conditions. Some don’t even have access to basic school supplies....

[Sri Lanka Bloggers] Giving locally, giving globally

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Laura Tremaine in Child Sponsorship

Giving locally, giving globally | World Vision Blog

Laura Tremaine is traveling with our team of eight bloggers in Sri Lanka this week, visiting children, families, and communities whose lives have been impacted by World Vision’s work through our sponsorship programs. Today, she discusses a provocative question: How do we make international assistance a priority when the need is so great right here in the United States? Read on for her thoughts — and then share your own! Laura’s post originally appeared on her blog, Hollywood Housewife....

[Sri Lanka Bloggers] When aid ends

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Roxanne Wieman in Child Sponsorship

Roxy Wieman, traveling this week with our team of eight bloggers in Sri Lanka, shares her experience with a question that’s not often considered but is equally important to World Vision’s work: What happens when our development efforts are complete — and how do we know when a community is ready to be self-sufficient? Read on to find out what she observed. This post originally appeared on Roxy’s blog, Roxy Composed....

Remembering Hurricane Katrina, responding to Hurricane Isaac

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Phyllis Freeman in Disaster Relief

After wreaking havoc across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, killing at least 21 people and forcing thousands to evacuate, Hurricane Isaac pounded the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and high winds on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Phyllis Freeman, World Vision’s domestic disaster response director, remembers that fateful day seven years ago and shares her thoughts on our current response to Isaac....