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Smiles, laughter in the midst of crisis

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Smiles, laughter in the midst of crisis | World Vision Blog
World Vision’s Mariana Chokaa reports from Niger, a country left reeling from the drought and hunger crisis that has devastated Africa’s Sahel region. At a local clinic, where one might expect to encounter the desperation of malnourished children, she instead observes a downright cheerful atmosphere. What explains this? World Vision’s early interventions amid increasingly dire conditions have helped save lives....
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[Infographic] Drought, food crisis, and famine: What’s the difference?

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Drought, food crisis, and famine: What's the difference? | World Vision Blog
Drought, food crisis, and famine: When the technicality of these terms is stripped away, we simply associate them with people not getting the food and water they need to survive. While this is easy enough to understand as a general concept, the “how,” “why,” and “what can I do” are a bit more complex. In order to make these concepts easier to understand, we’ve broken in them down into an easy-on-the-eyes infographic. Click the image below to get the full scoop!...
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Mauritania: A story of life or death

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Mauritania: A story of life or death | World Vision Blog
Rich Stearns, president of World Vision U.S., recently warned that we must take decisive action now to prevent the hunger crisis in West Africa’s Sahel region from devolving into outright famine, similar to what was seen in parts of the Horn of Africa last year. Today, World Vision’s Adel Sarkozi writes from Mauritania, confirming this message: West Africa may not be making headlines in the media, but the humanitarian situation there is dire, and we must act immediately....
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Fighting famine is ineffective aid

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Fighting famine is ineffective aid | World Vision Blog
It’s popular in the press to judge a charity by its efficiency. Donors want to know whether their money is being used effectively, and journalists play a valuable part in keeping organizations accountable. Without downplaying the important role the media play in this respect, I believe the public’s concerns about effective aid would be better served if the press also paid attention to slow-building disasters early on — before they begin claiming lives. Inefficient responses to disasters can cost as much as 80 times more than a well-planned early response....
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National Day of Prayer: Pray to end the West Africa hunger crisis

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National Day of Prayer: Pray to end the West Africa hunger crisis | World Vision Blog
Today is National Day of Prayer, a chance for Christians across the United States to come together around the belief that we serve a God who hears us when we pray. Join us today in lifting up families affected by the food crisis in West Africa. Failed rains have led to poor harvests across the region, affecting as many as 15 million people in six countries — Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Senegal, Chad, and Burkina Faso. Many families have exhausted their traditional means of coping and are cutting back on the number of meals they eat every day. Without access to basic nutrition, growing children may suffer developmental issues that can last a lifetime. Your prayers for these families already affected...
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