Tag Archives: facts & stats

Fast facts on child health

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Rachael Dill Boyer in Causes

I’m at that phase in life when a lot of my friends are having babies. Within six weeks, I will have gone to three baby showers! I’m thinking about how many prenatal doctor appointments women have in the United States — and how many checkups and appointments most newborns have in their first year of life. But what if there was no doctor to visit? No hospital or nearby clinic? No family doctor or trained midwife? What would happen? Maternal and child mortality rates would go up....

From heartbreak to hope in Haiti: Two years in photos

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Heidi Isaza in Disaster Relief

From heartbreak to hope | World Vision blog

This week marks the two-year anniversary of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. It was the most powerful quake to hit the nation in more than 200 years. The impact was devastating, triggering an international relief and recovery response. Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere even before the 2010 quake. * * *...

FWD the facts: Day of Action for the Horn of Africa

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Disaster Relief

FWD > Day of Action for the Horn of Africa | World Vision blog

There are many goals we have for the future that help define our work as an organization: reducing global poverty, ending preventable child deaths, eradicating malaria, and so on. But just for today, we have another goal: to inspire 13.3 million Americans to FWD the facts about the drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa, spreading awareness to ensure that the tragedy no longer goes overlooked. In partnership with USAID and the FWD (Famine, War, Drought Relief) campaign, World Vision is asking supporters to participate in today’s FWD>Day of Action for the Horn of Africa. How? It’s as simple as this: FWD the facts....

World population reaches 7 billion: 7 things you should know

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kathryn Reid in Causes

World's population reaches 7 billion: 7 things you should know | World Vision Blog

For some time now, the UN has estimated that today, October 31, the world’s population is set to reach 7 billion. That’s a big number, but what does this mean for all of us? How much do we really know about how the rest of the world lives? If you’re asking yourself these questions, start here: 7 things you should know… 1. The highest rates of population growth are in less developed countries. Too many people are born in poverty and live out their days with little hope for better lives. 2. Good news! In developing regions, the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day dropped from 46 percent to 27 percent from 1990 to 2005. Even...

Marriage, miracles, and Micro

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Guest blogger in Microfinance

The following blog post was written by Timothy Hall, Africa’s regional field specialist for VisionFund International, the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision. On my final day in Rwanda, I attended a wedding. Weddings in this part of the world are a blend of the traditional and the modern. The celebrations begin in the morning with negotiations between the two families’ representatives. There are dancers, drums, and traditional costumes throughout. This is followed by lunch, and then progresses to a church where the ceremony is much closer to a typical Western wedding — complete with a white gown, attendants, candles, and a priest. The bride was a young woman who worked for one of VisionFund’s microfinance banks, translating and posting information...