article / January 8, 2018
My Children
"Within 10 years we were blessed with six children. I remember once that it was winter, cold, and the rain leaked on the couches and beds where we slept in the little room, that was barely standing. I do not know what got into me that made me ask my kids to go to the other side of the room.
article / April 14, 2006
Albania’s marginalised youth offered vocational opportunities at ‘one more dream’ centre
Within this program, 42 children who never attended high school are able to seek a brighter future with a scholarship at the ‘one more dream’ vocational skills centre. The lucky recipients were announced last month and will complete their training in July.
article / February 24, 2017
Dancing helps Tania escape reality of child labour
A song begins to play on an old CD player in a dark, one-room home in Khulna, Bangladesh, but Tania Akter hits the next button. Another song starts, but she shakes her head disapprovingly and again hits the skip button. And again. And again. And again.
article / August 14, 2015
Humanitarian: Tennis court swimmer from Jakarta
By Mulya Disurya, as told to Shintya Kurniawan. Illustration courtesy James Dimanarig
article / October 9, 2014
“We have nothing”- Displaced Yazidi communities fear the future
As a World Vision distribution takes shape, twine is used to cordon off the space where items are organized for pick-up. Then, in an assembly line fashion, each beneficiary, representatives from each family, file through. Each person shares their name, validates it with an ID card, and th
article / July 1, 2016
Storms, floods, and drought - El Niño rattles Asia
Since early 2015, an uptick in dry spells and prolonged droughts, as well as increased frequency and intensity of floods/cyclone have hit parts of the Asia-Pacific.
video / March 4, 2014
Nutrition and Income - Youth Voice 2014
Up to 40% of children in Cambodia are malnourished, which not only impacts individual children but also has significant economic consequences for Cambodia's development.
article / May 1, 2018
Families struggle for survival in drought-stricken Badghis province
Due to the extremely low rain and snowfall received during the 2017/18 winter season, households in Badghis are facing unprecedented food insecurity coupled with drinking water scarcity.
article / March 7, 2009
Small loans help Esmira find her place...
“We lost all our belongings. We had no house and no work, and my husband had serious heart problems”.
"My first loan was for US$300 in 1998. Thanks to you (World Vision’s microfinance institution Azercredit) I was able to expand my business”, says Esmira.
article / December 25, 2016
Typhoon Nock-ten Impact: Before and After Landfall
Typhoon Nock-ten (local name Nina) rapidly intensified as it made its way toward the Philippines over this Christmas weekend.