World News & Stories

Facts and figures about child hunger across the world and in Canada. Learn how you can help.

For all children, but especially for girls, education provides stability for today and opportunities for tomorrow. Learn more about girls' education & how to help.

Giving a chicken for Christmas can go beyond holiday meals. Read more about the impact of chickens on these families in Cambodia.

In a matter of hours, refugee families watched their makeshift homes go up in flames – remnants of what they had built since being forced to flee their homes four years earlier.

The second wave in India is a sign that the pandemic battleground is shifting primarily to developing countries.

The world’s most vulnerable countries contribute very little to climate change, yet they often pay the highest price. Here are 5 green solutions to help the poor cope with climate change.

To mark World Water Day, Superfan Nav Bhatia talks with our President and CEO, Michael Messenger about his dedication to humanity, the power of gender equality and the creation of his Superfan Foundation which unites people through the love of sport.

How girl power groups are decreasing child marriage in this Bangladesh district.

Have you wondered how people celebrate Christmas around the world? We wanted to give you a glimpse of different traditions in places like Brazil and Georgia.

Making a reading corner in your home or classroom is as easy as A, B, C!

'Girls Power Groups' in India have helped to stop 13 child marriages in the first two months of the pandemic alone.

World Vision has a history of responding in a crisis. Meet six heroes from our history who had extraordinary impact.

The global pandemic has transformed millions of ordinary people into heroes, quietly stepping forward to help the most vulnerable in some of the toughest places. Meet four women having extraordinary impact.

Former sponsored child Lenny Lyn is part of the fight against her generation’s biggest threat yet: COVID-19.

Simple soap and water are one of the best defences against COVID-19. But, without soap, children aren’t amply armed to ward off deadly viruses like the novel coronavirus.

Funded by Global Affairs Canada, World Vision recently completed construction of a solar-powered water network in the world’s largest refugee camp. This innovation comes just as the COVID-19 pandemic is gripping the world. 

Working for equality is not something we can do alone; we each have a role to play. Meet some of the women and girls who are inspiring us as they work to create a gender equal world:

 

It’s the 31st anniversary of International Development Week and we’re celebrating the steps we’re taking together to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

When 16-year-old footballer Arpana, from Nawada, India, talks about the challenges of being excluded because of her gender, she’s referencing a reality for millions of Indian girls.

Small gifts bring big changes in the lives of mothers and their babies.