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Crisis in Syria, part 1: Memories of summer camp

Today, we’re kicking off a weekly series about the two-year conflict in Syria and the region’s subsequent refugee crisis. Every Wednesday for the next several weeks, we’ll have a new story or perspective on this situation, so check back! Today’s post is by Andrea Peer, World Vision communications manager, who remembers a different Syria from a visit 11 years ago — and wonders about its future....
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Afghanistan: Worst place to be a mother

Today’s story comes from western Afghanistan, a region with one of the highest under-5 mortality rates and where maternal death in childbirth is a serious concern. The 10×10 film Girl Rising shows how these issues affect women in Afghanistan, and how education can help them....
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Only a child, but already a man

More than 10,000 Cambodians cross the border into Thailand every day to earn a living. Among the throng of workers and peddlers are children like Horm, who gathers recyclable trash and sells his gleanings at Rong Kluea market. He is only 10, but he already works like a man. Between his rounds, he drops by a World Vision learning center to play. It is at this center where he experiences just a few moments of being a child....
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