article / November 26, 2013
The first visit of an American couple to a sponsored child in Vaslui 2
I first met George and Jane, an American couple, who sponsor two children in Romania, in the train station from where my colleague and I picked them up before taking them to their hotel.
article / März 19, 2013
Young, HIV positive, and out of work
Healthy and strong men cannot find work in Medgidia, a town in economic and social crisis. What are the chances for an HIV positive young person to find a permanent job in these conditions, moreover when he has health problems or comes from a divided family?
article / August 14, 2012
Thanks to mother action groups, Anno is a better mother and a missionary
World Vision Lebanon started a health project in North ADP in October 2010 and created Mother Action Groups (MAGs), training and mobilizing women to give maternal and child health sessions at the community level, benefitting the health of sponsored and non-sponsored children in the area, and their mothers.
article / Juni 23, 2006
Mountain tribes affected by quake finally receive aid
The dark-skinned pilot standing proudly astern in magnificent flowing cotton garments and loosely bound tribal head wrap fluttering in the light breeze set the ferry on course for the opposite bank, some 400 yards away, guiding the small craft against the strong current towards the group of villa
publication / Februar 11, 2012
Poverty Study Executive summary
Almost one third of the population lives below the poverty line. World Vision wanted to know who are these poor and where do they live?
article / Dezember 11, 2007
Meeting my Roma sister: a tale of two thirty-somethings
Today, Marta has six children, ages six to eighteen, and a granddaughter, almost a year old. All eight of them live in a one-room house (a former storage shed) with no electricity or running water.
article / August 15, 2007
Romanian child abandoned for months while parents search for work
“The most difficult periods of time are when my mom and dad are away and my brother and I need to go to school. I have to cook and do the laundry for us. But the most difficult thing is being without my mom’s guidance and warmth,” says Deea.