Monthly Archives: October 2012

Educate a girl, change the world

“What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, September 1995, remarks for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women...
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Securing the future of Turkana

Having witnessed ghastly scenes of malnourished and hungry children and mothers in Turkana, Kenya, in 2011, I returned a year later and witnessed a total transformation. World Vision is busy working on recovery and resilience-building programs that are rapidly changing the picture of this region of East Africa....
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Lopez Lomong: Still running

U.S. Olympic long-distance runner Lopez Lomong trotted down the aisle at Grace Community Church in Auburn, Washington, high-fiving cheering World Vision employees as the Olympic theme blared over the speakers. He bounded up the stage toward moderator Steve Haas, who was interviewing him for World Vision’s annual Day of Prayer....
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