“Since I began participating in World Vision activities in the Simba community, I feel more confident,” says Mr. Lea. He first came in contact with World Vision when a local staff member and health professional approached him about drilling a new...

Santos can’t read or write and doesn’t have much money, but she is passionate about improving her community. Learn her story.

​“I wasn’t interested in my classes,” says Jennifer. “At age ten I didn’t know how to read or write. I had been in the same grade for four years.”

Miguel, 10, is a sponsored child in Dulce Tierra Nuevo Sol. His dad is a bricklayer and until recently, his mom Leydi stayed at home.

Through artistic and cultural activities, youth like Karina are developing confidence and a stronger sense of identity in Bom Jardim. Read more.

Jesus' tender love for children was so beautifully reflected as we were welcomed to the El Prodigio community in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Children like Hamaad, Manal, Ahmed, Aman and Raqwa* have been through more terror before the age of 14 than most Canadians will endure in a lifetime. In fact, Iraq is now home to 3.3 million internally displaced people and 8.4 million people in need.

With the military offensive approaching Mosul, Iraq, scores of children and their families from outlying villages are already fleeing to an overcrowded Camp near Erbil in northern Iraq.

Ana’s kids aren’t being held being held back by poverty. That’s because Ana’s bakery is changing their family’s life. To take their business to the next level, she and her partner received training in pastry-making, marketing and business... 

"In our village, women are the ones who run the household, next to their husband,” says Sylvie. “As a handicapped [person], I had little chance to have a home, let alone a husband. But this is no longer the case.” Sylvia smiles with her son during...

Raising sons and daughters can be a complicated endeavor. In Costa Rica, family issues can sometimes be linked back to parents’ own upbringings that involved harsh discipline. When parents repeat these kinds of patterns with their own children, the...

Xiaohe’s family has always struggled. Her mom is disabled and her brother is paralyzed, leaving Xiaohe’s father with the significant burden of providing for their family. Xiaohe’s birth brought new hope to them, but when she reached Grade 3, tragedy... 

François, 53, is married and the father of five kids. The dad makes his living as a farmer, but for the past few years he’s been raising rabbits on the side to increase the family income.

​The topic of illegal immigration is often in our news cycles, and even more so in recent months. Migration between countries in Central American is an issue, and when Mexico pushed for stronger border enforcement last year, the number of unaccompanied children being deported or sent back increased by over 50 per cent.

Dariko, 65, remembers a time when her family didn’t have water for their land. Like everyone in the community, their only source of water was 30 km away—a river up in the mountains.

World Vision continues to monitor the effects of Hurricane Matthew across Haiti and in communities where Canadians sponsor children. In Cobocol, the homes of 22 sponsored children have been damaged. Thankfully, none of the children were hurt. “Our...

Joel Victor, 17, is from Renacer. He recently went through an entrepreneurship course with World Vision’s support. Learn about his newly “planted” business venture. I am 17 years old, living with my parents and two sisters. Since I was very young, I...

World Vision continues to monitor the effects of Hurricane Matthew across Haiti and in communities where Canadians sponsor children. In UDICC, the homes of 26 sponsored children have been damaged. Thankfully, none of the children were hurt. “Our...

Margaret stands in the field near her home where she and her family grow cassava, papaya, tamarind and mango. A few years ago, World Vision provided the community with a new well, pipeline and water system.

Meet law student Oscar Zamora, age 24. He’s been volunteering with World Vision since 2012, raising awareness about important issues like hunger and child abuse. Abuse of children—particularly domestic abuse—is a problem in Nicaragua that Oscar is...