article / November 25, 2014
"I am able to pay school fees for my grandchildren, thanks to Vision Fund"
By Charlotte Muhwezi, Donor Liaison officer World Vision.
article / August 31, 2010
Village breathes easier thanks to carbon project
A community reforestion project over the mountain of Abala Longena Gamosalwa is flourishing after four years.
press release / August 10, 2012
South Sudanese Lost Boy goes for gold
Editor's note: Lopez Lomong will run with Team USA in the London 2012 Olympics this month. But behind his remarkable accomplishment is a turbulent — and inspiring — life story of danger, poverty, and ultimate redemption.
article / November 16, 2014
Writing for Rights: Tenaaz, 17, Canada
For most of my life, I had never realised how tremendously fortunate I was. I was (and remain) immensely idealistic, one of those 'glass half full' types, always believing that the world is inherently good.
article / July 20, 2012
Students mobilize community for blood donations
Armenia - Some 80 people in Aparan town, in the Aragatsotn region of Armenia, volunteered for non-remunerated blood donation with the hope of saving somebody’s life, after children and youth made a call to the community.
publication / January 24, 2014
Kathika Newsletter - Dec 2013
Our cover story focuses on a very simple yet innovative project that took place in Kuragamanna in Bibile a rural village in Sri Lanka.
article / February 14, 2014
Indonesia: Mt. Kelud’s Huge Eruptions Shower Gravel and Ash on Neighboring Cities
Mount Kelud, one of the most active mountains in Indonesia, began erupting again at 10:50 p.m. (GMT +7) on Thursday, February 13, showering volcanic ash and rocks on towns up to 30 kilometers away. The first eruption was followed by scores of other eruptions throughout the night.
article / May 26, 2016
Changing children’s lives by changing business
In a cramped settlement in a large city in northeast India,
article / March 12, 2015
World Vision Vanuatu bunkers down for Tropical Cyclone Pam
The skies have turned greyer, the winds have become more agitated and rain has started to fall.We’ve boarded up the windows of our Country Office in Port Vila, removed important equipment and have literally nailed the building closed.
article / March 22, 2021
Motorised water system relieves more than 34,000 people including refugees with disabilities
Imagine competing for contaminated river water with animals. Now imagine trying to do it with a disability. Two years ago, that was life for some South Sudanese refugees in Omugo Settlement in Terego District. In 2019, World Vision, with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, constructed a motorised water system relieving more than 34,000 people from the burden of looking for water. Sixty-six percent of these are refugees.