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My walk with World Vision to give water to the thirsty: Part 1

Today’s post — the first of a two-part series — comes to us from Dr. Greg Allgood, founder and director of the Children’s Safe Drinking Water program at Procter & Gamble. The global water crisis is a silent killer that takes the lives of more children every year than HIV and malaria combined. More than 2,000 children die every day because of unclean water, poor hygiene, and lack of sanitation. But there is great hope. This is a crisis that we know how to address....
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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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