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Child sponsorship helped Elsa with her dream of becoming a teacher

Former sponsored child Elsa fulfils her promise to become a teacher

During her school years in the Philippines, Elsa made a promise to her World Vision sponsor ... that she would become a successful teacher one day. Fast forward almost 20 years, that promise has been fulfilled.

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Child sponsorship helped Elsa with her dream of becoming a teacher

Former sponsored child Elsa fulfils her promise to become a teacher

During her school years in the Philippines, Elsa made a promise to her World Vision sponsor ... that...

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 08:00

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Absa Bank & World Vision hand over new classroom block and COVID-19 materials to the Education Ministry

Absa Bank Zambia PLC and World Vision have handed over a newly constructed 1x3 classroom block valued...

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 20:39

Lida and Solin before the workshop

A refugee girl with a talent for languages and a serious sweet tooth

Solin is a cheerful 6-year old girl always sporting a smile on her face. Her hair is...

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 10:41

Education, Reading Clubs

Reading clubs turning new education page for Somali children

Somali children face many challenges in pursuit of education. In response, World Vision introduced reading clubs to encourage...

Friday, February 5, 2021 - 08:20

Focus in building a bright future through education, Joseph urges former child soldiers

In 2016, an armed group abducted 11-year-old Joseph* while on his way to his auntie’s place in...

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 12:13

Jolly loves to read to her mom Betty

Jolly “unlocks” her joy

Before nine-year-old Jolly started going to the reading camp, she could hardly read a word. Her grades...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 16:44

Children at Groupe Scholaire Kibirizi students enjoying new buildings

Children at Groupe Scolaire Kibirizi now enjoying quality learning

Groupe Scolaire Kibirizi school is a secondary school in Rubengera sector - Karongi District, in the Western province...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 16:13

Zahira has opportunities her mother did not

I am Zahira. I am a girl. I have a future!

How do you build a future when you are told you don’t have a right to one...

Monday, January 25, 2021 - 08:00

Ngariawang 2 Elementary School Students

Changing community's perspective through education

Ever heard of a school that built its own permanent classroom in only four days? Such is...

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 04:11

Souad studying on her phone

In Lebanon, a cell phone tethers Souad to her dreams

There is only one thing connecting 6-year-old Souad to her dream of becoming a doctor: her mother’s old...

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 11:39

Fawzia and her book

Education: the most powerful weapon

Most children underestimate the privilege they have in life such as going to school and the access...

Monday, January 18, 2021 - 14:35

Mounira with her worksheet and stationary

Remote learning paves the way for future dreams

COVID has put so many restraints on the daily lives of people everywhere. In addition to the...

Monday, January 18, 2021 - 12:33

Baraa, four-year-old Syrian refugee boy, enrolled in remote early childhood education session with WVL in Bekaa

Team work towards a promising future

Early childhood education is the building block in a child’s educational life. It lays the groundwork for the...

Friday, January 15, 2021 - 15:40

Khaled and Adnan

Psycho-Social Support kits distribution in South of Lebanon

As the conflict in Syria approaches its 10th year, It is estimated that around half of the...

Friday, January 8, 2021 - 09:40

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Caregivers on the Move: Keeping children engaged through home-based learning and psychosocial support in the wake of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause a sense of dread among parents as schools largely remain closed...

Friday, January 8, 2021 - 06:22

Education

World Vision breaks the cycle of absenteeism with a gift donation of 100 bicycles

In Sekyere East District, in a remote village located in the Ashanti region of Ghana, 100 school-going students...

Thursday, December 31, 2020 - 11:23

World Vision Rwanda P & C Director,Ag IPD, Director of ICT from REB and other guests

World Vision launches ProFuturo project to enhance digital education in schools

The project which began in Rwanda in march 2018 has so far equipped 96 primary schools in...

Friday, December 18, 2020 - 11:17

Regina learns how to make mats

Lockdown helps children learn entrepreneurial skills in a fun way

With primary schools still closed because of lockdown in Lesotho, many children find themselves frustrated by the...

Monday, November 30, 2020 - 14:27

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The connection between learning and access to potable water

For the children of the Poase Cement community, the idea of waking up before sunrise every morning and...

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 14:08

School girls East Nablus

Why children should get cell phones and TVs

Worried your children spend too much time on digital devices? Jasenko explains that research revealed that, for...

Monday, November 16, 2020 - 09:41

Collaborating to provide an alternative education system for children in Maradi during COVID-19

With Funding from Education Cannot Wait (ECW), World Vision is implementing the 'Support to Maradi Region for...

Friday, November 13, 2020 - 15:22

Kaltimou teaching in Inbelbelou reading camp

Providing an alternative education system to Maradi children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Located in the commune of Tibiri in Guidan Roumji department of Maradi region, the village of Inbelbelou is...

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 15:23

COVID-19: Children in South Sudan adjust to a new way of learning

“We were just starting to learn how to count from one to 20 and read the alphabet...

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 14:09

Pili water

Celebrating 16 years of building brighter futures for vulnerable children in Iramba District

When World Vision's Kisiriri Area Programme began in 2004, only 12.7% of households had access to water...

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 08:38

education

After School Reading camp improves children's literacy skills

Reading among children is seen as a challenge in the world especially in the sub-Saharan region. The issue...

Monday, October 26, 2020 - 20:09