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The votes are in….

Posted on November 30, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Gift Catalog

We asked if you would rather see Kris Allen attempt to make a bracelet with the artisans at Zakale creations or learn a dance from his new friends in Kenya. You voted — now watch the video to find out the result!...

World AIDS day: Why do headstones outnumber headlines?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Dean R. Owen in Stories

World AIDS Day: Headlines and headstones | World Vision Blog

World AIDS Day is December 1. Dean Owen, senior adviser for communications at World Vision International, shares his experience with how AIDS has affected a community in South Africa — and how this pandemic has shaped humanity since its discovery in the 1980s....

[Video] An American Idol in Nairobi

Posted on November 29, 2012 by World Vision social media team in Gift Catalog

In Nairobi, Kenya, on the first day of this year’s True Spirit of Christmas tour, host Kris Allen met John Mucheru, founder of Zakale Creations. John has founded a business that gives at-risk youth a chance to learn job skills, earn money, and most importantly, have the opportunity to live a better life. Watch this video to see how Kris spent the day with John and some of the people whose lives have been impacted by Zakale Creations....

Giving new purpose to youth amid desperate need

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Kris Allen in Gift Catalog

American Idol’s Kris Allen, host of this year’s True Spirit of Christmas tour, writes about his experiences on his first day in Nairobi, Kenya, as he travels with World Vision to see how gifts donated through our Gift Catalog help change the lives of children and families in need....

Zakale: a new creation

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Lindsey Minerva in Gift Catalog

Zakale is the Swahili word for what has been thrown away being made new again. John Mucheru is a living example of this word. As a young man, John says he engaged in activities that were not pleasing to God. After turning his life over to the Lord, however, he discovered that he possessed a gift in art and handcrafts....