Category Archives: Causes

GIVEN: The new line of apparel inspired by World Vision

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Guest blogger in Causes, Partnerships

GIVEN: Inspired by World Vision | World Vision Blog

When I interviewed Kevin back in April, he spoke of Jedidiah’s unique ability to connect fashion with social causes, his heart for the child trafficking issue, and how combined, these two things have fueled a partnership between Jedidiah and World Vision. At the tail end of our chat, he mentioned Jedidiah’s newest venture — creating a brand consortium that will leverage the Made For Good mission statement and embedded generosity model. Today, he guest blogs to let us know exactly what he’s been up to the last six months…. -Lindsey, managing editor, WV Blog * * * A lot has been happening since the last time I interviewed on this blog. We recently wrapped up our spring/summer partnership with World...

World Food Day in a time of famine (Blog Action Day)

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Guest blogger in Causes

World Food Day in a time of famine | World Vision blog

World Vision New Zealand’s nutrition specialist Briony Stevens has just returned from East Africa. She blogs about her experience as part of today’s Blog Action Day, dedicated this year to discussion on the topic of food given that today is also World Food Day. * * * World Food Day seems such a bizarre concept when you’re standing in an over-crowded refugee camp in East Africa where there is a distinct lack of anything edible. When you’re measuring the circumference of a child’s upper arm as a means of determining how malnourished they are. When you watch a mother continue to clutch her baby to her, long after he or she has passed away....

Anatomy of a 100-mile race

Posted on October 10, 2011 by James Addis in Causes

Fourteen hours before the start of yesterday’s Chicago Marathon, four friends set off to run a total of 100 miles (74 miles to the start of the Chicago Marathon) in a bid to secure sponsors for 400 children. World Vision writer James Addis followed their progress on his own little adventure through part of the night and during the marathon itself — sometimes by taxi, sometimes by bicycle, and sometimes by train… The assignment What a mission! Our four runners will run 74 miles mostly along the Chicago lakefront all through the night, before reaching the Chicago Marathon starting line in time for the beginning of the official race. The four runners are: Paul Jansen Van Rensburg, 37, a pastor...

Train. Pray. Run. (6 questions with a 100-mile runner)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Causes, Child Sponsorship

Superman can defy gravity. Captain America has superhuman speed and endurance. Spider-Man can scale walls. For practically every law of nature, there is a superhero who can break that natural law. Michael Chitwood is one of those guys. Where no single person in their human physical condition should be able to do what he is about to do, Chitwood and three others are going to do just that. They’re going to run 100 miles in 21 straight hours — 74 miles through the night starting this afternoon, October 8, and then they will join 1,000 Team World Vision teammates for the final 26.2 miles of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. When Michael first told me he was running 100 miles,...

Where are they from? A World Teachers’ Day pop quiz

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Heidi Isaza in Causes

My grandmother was a teacher. My mom taught special education. My brother teaches middle school math. My sister is on the school board. Clearly, the importance of a good education was instilled in me from a young age. Still, the teacher gene is not dominant in my DNA. I think it might have something to do with my patience — or lack thereof. Although teaching is not in my vocation, I understand and value the work of teachers across the United States and around the world. These dedicated servants are molding the future generations, often in difficult circumstances. In my time working with World Vision, I have had the privilege of meeting and interacting with many teachers around the world....