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Where kids’ books meet the real story: From malaria to microloans

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Lodiaís smiles because she is healthier now that she no longer suffers from malaria because she sleeps under a mosquito net from World Vision. ©2009 Collins Kaumba/World Vision
I had the privilege last month of traveling with World Vision to the district of Sinazongwe, Zambia, where rolling hills covered in acacia, cacti, and fruit trees look remarkably like parts of Southern California. But tucked among them are mud brick huts with thatched roofs, small vegetable gardens by muddy pools, and high racks where cobs of maize dry beyond the reach of animals. We pass a small roadside market, where women sell tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and stalks of sugar cane beside a banana grove. The statistics of this region belie the bucolic scene. Malaria plagues a quarter of children under 5, often fatally, and affects 9 percent of the overall population, according to Rose Zambezi, World Vision’s technical adviser...
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Fullness of life: A new father’s story

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Pato with his wife Karly and son Matias.
Editor’s note: In honor of Father’s Day, Pato Isquierdo, a communications officer in Ecuador (pictured above with his wife, Karly, and son, Matias), shares with us how becoming a new father has changed his perspective and lent new meaning to his work with World Vision. The bus was already entering Quito, Ecuador, at 9 p.m. I was fully loaded with cameras, a laptop, and back pain. But it was OK — I was finally arriving home. It was my first trip to a World Vision development community since I became a father. I just needed to get home and rest for the next day. But while riding the bus home, I found a whole new level of understanding of the...
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Through our lens: 5 videos worth watching

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Orphaned siblings care for each other. ©2010 World Vision
Two weeks before Christmas, I was sitting on a small wooden bench, filming an interview with a brother and sister. They had been left to take care of their family after their parents died. World Vision had sent staff members to their home to check on them regularly and to care for the family’s needs. After sharing their story, the sister looked at us and said, “If someone loses a parent, they are still human beings. We should help them with their needs.” Our small team of three tried to hold back our tears as the brother and sister broke down in front of the camera....
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The hope beyond what I saw in Sudan

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At a health clinic in Sudan, Heawa with her young sister Maka wait to be attended to. ©2010 Collins Kaumba/World Vision
Editor’s note: Three weeks ago, we asked Collins, a World Vision communicator in Zambia, to write about his recent experience in Sudan, supporting World Vision’s office there. His reply: “My experience in Sudan makes me feel as though I should write a book, because it is something I have never experienced in my life before. You have really asked for the blog at the right time.” As South Sudan prepares to celebrate its independence as Africa’s newest country on July 9, we continue to to offer assistance to this conflict-weary region. Indelible memories of the suffering I saw in Darfur have followed me since the day I left Sudan for Zambia. My mind and heart are still attached to the...
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Now, the work begins

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Eugene Lee and his mother in Sacramento, California, May 28, 2011. Photo courtesy of Eugene Lee.
Editor’s note: The World Vision family is comprised of thousands of staff members from various personal, professional, and spiritual backgrounds — each of whom has a unique story of being led to our ministry. To highlight this diversity, we’re starting a monthly series in which a different World Vision staff person will share “what working at World Vision means to me.” Growing up as one of the only Asian Americans in my predominately white neighborhood, I was often on the receiving end of racial slurs. This left me angry and confused. I often felt misplaced. In college, I began to ask questions about my family’s past. I hoped to find something that would explain all the childhood teasing and bullying....
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