World News & Stories

We are committed to empowering entrepreneurs and fostering innovation. Here are some of the initiatives and individuals making a difference.

International development happens when we collaborate, learn, and share to foster thriving communities. Sponsorship can achieve this by connecting with children in need around the world.

These mothers in South Sudan are leading the charge on gender equality in their community. Read all about their inspiring story.

Learn about the work World Vision has done to support the livelihoods of people in South Sudan through farming programs.

Meet these amazing people in Laos. World Vision has been supporting communities across the world through sustainability projects. See the impact we made in Laos.

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.

We look back at the year that was and the stories you read most in 2020. Find out how they reflected our lives in a tough year.

When you donate through the Gift Catalogue, you join a hive of people committed to helping families around the world make their dreams for their children reality.

Microfinance offers key financial services to some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Millions of women and men are not viewed as valuable clients by traditional banks and consequently, lack access to services.

Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are facing a [deadly] locust infestation that is threatening food supplies and decimating agricultural lands.

Get to know Bethlehem, the little girl with the infectious smile on the cover of this year's Gift Catalogue.

Goats are a popular pick with Canadians when it comes to charitable giving. Goats nourish children, grow gardens, start businesses and even save lives. Learn more.

In a community where gang violence is prevalent, a chicken coop gives youth a chance to dream of a better future. 

In Khan Uul, the community you partner with, a hardworking mother starts over in a new city and builds a brighter future for her four sons.

Real-life aid workers do far more than distribute aid to “people in other countries.” Many of the world’s humanitarians hail from the very countries, or communities they serve. Luna is one of them.

Samuel Omoll has come a long way from living on the streets at just 11 years-old. Given a hand up, he’s now giving back.

Julio’s friends and family loved his baking so much, he formed a small company. Now, he’s creating jobs for youth like him.
 

“I was unmotivated and idle when I was an unemployed,” says Dulamjav. Today, she’s anything but idle, thanks to a busy sewing operation

Awa’s husband didn’t earn enough to support their family, so she seized an opportunity, ran with it, and is now a “working woman.”