Youth empowerment
August 12, 2011
International Youth Day: 6 youth changing our world | World Vision Blog

Change our world — that’s this year’s International Youth Day theme. It seems more than appropriate in a year of ongoing economic struggle, debt ceilings, radiation leaks and famines. And …





July 18, 2011
The sound that changes everything | World Vision Blog

“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” The words from this 80s pop song by Whitney Houston have been looping through …





July 15, 2011
What makes an "advocate"? | World Vision Blog

What does it mean to be an advocate? Dictionary.com defines advocate as “a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc.” For me, that …





July 11, 2011
Your role in changing our world | World Vision Blog

Imagine for a moment that you woke up tomorrow and discovered you were on a different planet in a different part of the universe without any idea of how you …





February 25, 2011
30 Hour Famine chapel at World Vision U.S. headquarters on February 23, 2011.

The 30 Hour Famine began in the 1970s when World Vision New Zealand and World Vision Australia sought ways to engage youth on global issues. World Vision U.S. adopted the Famine in 1992 through partnerships with churches, youth groups, and students who desired to fight global hunger. Some 20 years later….