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Hunger in West Africa: Putting you in their shoes

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Adel Sarkozi in Disaster Relief, Stories

Health clinic for malnourished children | World Vision blog

You are in a small health clinic in southern Chad. It is 9 a.m. The air is hot, dry, and filled with cries. You are amidst 40 mothers sitting on the ground or on the clinic’s porch, babies in their laps. Under brightly colored headscarves, their faces look tired, drawn, sad. You catch glimpses of the babies. Their skin is stretched over their chests like paper over wire frames. Their legs are long and thin. Their bellies are protruding. Four of the mothers, clearly malnourished themselves but still trying to breastfeed their babies, are sitting on a wooden bench. In front of them is a row of tall, yellow roses. You have never seen so much color and sadness in...

South Sudan: Transformation, progress in the world’s newest nation

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Michael Arunga in Conversations, Stories

Juba, the capital city of South Sudan, has changed. Even before my plane from Kenya touched down here yesterday, I could tell that the world’s newest nation is undergoing transformation. It is definitely not where it was this time last year....

PHOTO BLOG: Tell it to the world

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Heidi Isaza in Stories

Tell it to the world | World Vision Blog

The high school dropout rate in Romania is unacceptable. According to a Romanian Ministry of Education report from 2009, 25 percent of teens in rural Romania do not attend high school. Recently, a group of nine youth, six of them sponsored, were invited to participate in a photography workshop. The children learned the basics of photography and then were loaned cameras to take pictures highlighting the problem of school dropout rates in their community. Their photos were used to create a local photo exhibition to raise awareness about the importance of education in their community. The show was called “Tell it to the World!” Here are some of their photos....

Freedom from poverty: The key to life in all its fullness

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Peter Warski in Child Sponsorship, Stories

This past August, I had the honor, for the first time, of visiting World Vision’s field programs in Guatemala. This Latin American country is a gorgeous place — a lush, beautiful landscape, and equally beautiful people. In stark contrast to such beauty, however, is the presence of poverty across much of the country. Malnutrition is a major problem here — 45 percent of Guatemala’s population is stunted. Particularly in rural areas, families struggle with limited access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. But poverty does not define the people of Guatemala. Nor, as I discovered, does it undermine their ability to find joy and hope. And World Vision is working to help families and communities overcome it — for good....

World Vision and sports-related product donations

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Carol, WVUS GIK Operations in Conversations

Over several years, World Vision U.S. has developed relationships with both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. From those relationships, World Vision programs have benefited from their donations of time, as well as funding and products. Those resources are allocated based on program needs in both the United States and in the developing world. More than 90 percent of our staff members come from the countries where they work, and, in many cases, reside in the communities where they serve. They are uniquely qualified to understand the needs of the children and families World Vision serves because of long-term relationships. Their understanding of a community’s needs and their ability to communicate those needs enable support offices, such as...