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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Joey’s story: A wheelchair providing new hope for the future

"Joey caught my eye because of his contagious smile and positive attitude; and the fact that he walked on his elbows and knees. For the last 25 years, this is all he has known." ~ Meldred Matol, World Vision Typhoon Haiyan Response, Philippines Read more about Joey's story

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Hope for Tongtong in rural China

“I hope she can take care of herself when she grows up,” says Tongtong’s mother.Tongtong, 7, is a happy child who always grins. She was born in 2007 in a poor rural family in Jingyuan county, Gansu province. Her family has six people, her parents, two elder sisters, her grandmother, and her. Her father works away to earn income, while her mother takes of the family.

Singing his way into the Blue Sky

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January 26th 2015

All you need is a dash of courage

January 10th 2015

First Impressions

By: Toai, as told to Tran My Hang, Communications, World Vision Vietnam

November 14th 2014

Xiaode Keeps Running and Running

September 29th 2014

Transcending Barriers

March 27th 2014

Sponsored child dreams of running with her friends

Day in schoolThe best days of my childhood,I spend in school.Reading, Calculating,Everything goes well,For me, there are no obstacles.I draw, count, multiply and divide,Nothing scares me. When physical educationClasses come, I can’t run,But I can create rhyme.I watch my friends run after ball,With hope that one day,I will run with them too.

December 4th 2013

A Chance for a Normal Life: One Boy’s Struggle

December 3rd 2013

Marking Universal Children’s Day with meaning in Albania

November 22nd 2013

A Voice of Hope

Fatjona is only one of thousands of children with disabilities living in Albania. According to the Observation Office in Albania, there are 17,786 children with different abilities. For a number of different reasons, most of them live in poor conditions. In general, people see their disabilities and not their abilities. In many cases, they are lonely because they don’t have any friends. Oftentimes they are mostly confined to the home as their families are often ashamed to be seen with them in public.

Courage and hope - Powerpoints for Midula

Boy with disability learns how to communicate

December 3rd 2012

Isabella,13, from Western Kenya participates actively in class, thanks to the wheelchair that was donated to her by World Vision. ©2018 World Vision/Photo by Sarah Ooko

Wheelchairs Improve Access to Education for Children with Disability

By Sarah Ooko, Senior Communications & Media Officer, World Vision KenyaAt a primary school in Western Kenya, Isabella, a 13-year-old grade six pupil listens keenly to her teacher during a mathematics lesson.

December 20th 2018

Living with the disability

December 3rd 2018

Farming in the land of landmines

October 29th 2018

A single mother’s resilience and entrepreneurial skills get a boost from cash program

Lisi Emmanuel Alex, Communications OfficerIt was late in the afternoon when Roda Nema was out picking cassava leaves for dinner. Meanwhile, she was nursing her three-year-old daughter, Hadiya.A single mother of two, Roda struggled to provide food on the table for her own children and for the children of her late sister. But that wasn’t the only setback for her. As a mom who has been deaf all her life, her opportunities to go into business were limited, including her own financial resources.

October 11th 2018

Eugent Bushpepa - Ambassador of "Hello...Life", World Vision Albania & Kosovo

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August 20th 2018

Landmine survivors: recovery and reintegration in Bosnia and Herzegovina twenty two years after the war

Disabled refugees receive decent shelters

By Moses Mukitale, Communication Coordinator, West Nile Refugee ResponseAsk me for a definition of a hero, and I’ll point you to 39-year-old David Koruk. I met this father of four recently in a refugee settlement in northern Uganda and he shared his harrowing tale of escaping gunfire to flee his homeland and protect his family. In November 2016, David’s home in Central Equatorial State in South Sudan witnessed heavy shelling, and David acted.

Alex’s escape to victory

February 20th 2018

Children in Uganda play together

From Intimidated to Integrated

December 1st 2017

“This helps him feel he's equal”

story and photos by Sacha Myers, Communications SpecialistAli was doing what he loves when he was hit by a car. One quiet afternoon when he was four, Ali was playing football with his friends when the ball rolled out on to the street. Ali chased the ball and the car didn’t stop in time.

August 22nd 2017

Against all odds

A Chair of opportunities

April 27th 2017

Within the love walls