Tag Archives: Education

World Vision promotes literacy through donated books

Did you know that today is World Book and Copyright Day? Probably not — but it’s a great opportunity for us to highlight World Vision’s commitment to education and literacy across the globe. Here’s a story from a World Vision area development program in Zambia, where we’ve distributed a total of 2,144 books and helped to promote literacy in communities there....
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A child’s daily journey to school: The face of reality in the Philippines

At the age of 9, Miljhon has already seen some of life’s harsh realities. Growing up in poverty, this young boy, his sister, and his classmates face significant hardships just to get to school every day. Despite their circumstances, Miljhon and the other children have such pure hearts that they share with their schoolmates — even though they too have almost nothing....
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Crisis in Syria, part 4: Education brings hope to refugee children

Today’s post — the fourth in our weekly series about the Syrian conflict and refugee crisis — is the story of an 8-year-old Syrian girl, Jouri, who loves learning but can’t go to school in Lebanon. But now, having been enrolled in a World Vision education program, Jouri has hope. If you missed them, check out the first, second, and third posts from this series....
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