World News & Stories

Child sponsors are fueling a cycle of generosity around the world, equipping parents to provide for their kids and kids to give back to their communities.

Education gives children a chance to learn, grow, and make their dreams a reality. Without it, children may face social and functional barriers. They are less likely to participate in decision-making, stripping away their ability to carve a better future for themselves and their communities. This is especially true for vulnerable children.

It’s safe to say that physical and language barriers are felt between sponsored child and sponsor. Though letters and emails are often translated into corresponding languages, there is one type of communication that requires no interpretation, bridging the gaps of physical and linguistic separation.

Every child is unique, but they all have the same right to go to school and receive an education. And a huge part of a child’s positive educational journey lies in the hands of their teachers.

Two continents and 7,000 miles can't break the bond between these women who believe in the life-changing power of educating girls.

Child sponsorship was a key part of Milena’s journey out of poverty as a child. How did this early childhood educator in Canada become who she is today?

Children all over the world celebrate Christmas. Learn more about different Christmas traditions in different countries.

COVID-19 has impacted the lives of vulnerable children around the world. However, the pandemic is driving a new generation of youth working to become leaders.

Across the globe, COVID-19 is increasing the problem of child poverty, and threatening to undo 20 years of significant progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

For children living in the world’s most desperate places, COVID-19 is a serious threat to their already fragile situation. But the community skills, knowledge, infrastructure and relationships that child sponsorship has invested into year-after-year has created a lifesaving line of defense.

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

After a trip with World Vision to Honduras in 2015, mother-daughter duo Monica and Carolyn embarked on a mission to bring ethically-crafted items to the Canadian market. 

She led a life dedicated to making the world a better place. Though I never met Alex, I still consider her a role model of mine. Because of this experience, I've become inspired to make a difference in our world- and you can too. 

Kaitlyn Weaver talks about her experience as a child sponsor and the impact her trip to Cambodia will have on her work for children in the future.

Because of World Vision’s community-focused solutions, for every child you help, four more children benefit, too. Debby and her friends are all benefiting thanks to the fact that she’s sponsored.

One young girl whose broken past inspired her bright future.

Gustavo spends his Saturdays teaching the next generation how to play the violin and viola at World Vision’s music school.

Karen Ng didn’t set out to become a leader, but through her involvement with the Toronto Multicultural Youth Council she has impacted the lives of 15 sponsored children.

A reading camp in rural Nepal is using games, song and dance to improve literacy levels of children, like Milan

A mother only wants a chance for a better future for her children. For Shamsa and her seven children, it came at a cost.