World News & Stories

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

World Vision Canada’s CEO Michael Messenger reflects on a conversation with Therese Mounkoro, a community leader fighting against child marriage in Mali.

International Women’s Day, or IWD for short, was originally known as National Women’s Day and dates back to the 1908 protests by garment workers in New York City. Many women’s rights activists had rallied behind the idea and the first official celebration took place on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Germany. In 1975 IWD became officially recognized by The United Nations as an annual event, with yearly themes set by the organization as focal points.

Facts and updates on the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Learn how the situation is impacting thousands of people fleeing the country, including children.

From mental health to child protection, here is why the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes are a crisis on top of another crisis.

Here are facts and figures about what it takes to protect the right to education and what can be done to make sure all children have quality education.

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?

Why was World Vision a Canada Top 100 Employer in 2023? Hear directly from some of our team members—and apply to join us today!

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

Education is under crisis for over 200 million children globally. Michael Messenger talks with Yasmine Sheref, director of the UN’s Education Cannot Wait.

Climate refugees – or climate migrants – grow in number each year. While we all experience the effects of climate change, some groups suffer disproportionately. These include women and children in the most vulnerable regions in the world. Here’s how to help.

Long-time World Vision supporters Glen and Mae decided to continue to support the world’s most vulnerable children through a unique way: life insurance.

Storytellers Josephine, Lucy, and Andreea all work in different countries, but share something in a common: a love for humanitarian work.

The new Global Refugee Education Council will inform and strengthen the Government of Canada’s commitments to addressing the growing global displacement crisis.

The problem with low youth voter turnout isn't youth apathy—it's the lack of opportunities for youth to get involved in political engagement, according to World Vision's youth advocates.

Michael Messenger talks with Rebecca Richards of the World Food Programme about the effect of the conflict in Ukraine on world hunger.

How does healthy masculinity help further gender equality? World Vision’s MenCare program has answers—and evidence for how communities benefit.

What does it mean to give mental health support during a conflict? Michael Messenger speaks with Melinda, an emergency psychologist on the border of Romania.

From Kenya to Mongolia, on Earth Day, meet these four youth activists taking the charge in making climate action happen in their communities.

For the first time, many Ukrainians are celebrating Easter away from home for the first time. They share their memories of Easter from their home country.