Tag Archives: child well-being

Afghanistan: Worst place to be a mother

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Rebecca Lyman in Causes

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

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Janice Evidente in Stories

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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Sponsorship Q&A with a Program Manager in India

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Annila Harris in Child Sponsorship

World Vision works with each community and its families to determine what is needed most to improve the lives of their children and fight poverty. Recently, our Facebook fans submitted questions about how this happens. With those questions in hand, World Vision’s Annila Harris interviewed Pratyush Das, our program manager in India. Pratyush’s background is originally in finance, and he has worked with World Vision for 13 years in a variety of different areas. His responses reflect his expertise in the South Delhi area development program....

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Redeeming what was once lost

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Annila Harris in Child Sponsorship

Today’s story comes from India, where Amit and his family have undergone a remarkable journey from the darkest depths of poverty to a sense of renewed hope and freedom from potentially tragic outcomes — like street begging and dangerous labor....

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The world through the eyes of a child

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Lindsey Minerva in Advocacy

Violence. Hunger. Lack of education. Abuse. Children are the most vulnerable to the consequences of global poverty — but often, they don’t have a platform by which to voice how these issues affect them. When children do speak out, they often aren’t taken seriously. Sometimes, they’re dismissed by the adults who are charged with caring for them. To address this problem, World Vision created a child journalist summit in India to give children the opportunity to have their voices heard....