This post is largely dictated from a World Vision joint report, Childhood Interrupted: Children’s Voices from the Rohingya Refugee Crisis authored by Eline Severijnen and Linda Ridwan Steinbock. “We live a captive life here. We cannot do anything we want to do. We cannot play here, there is no football and there is not enough … Read More
Half of the world’s children are affected by violence. Prayer is the strongest tool we have to protect children, followed by our voice — an expression of our will to not let any child be forgotten. In 1950, World Vision founder Bob Pierce joined pastors on the Korean peninsula. Together they prayed during the volatile … Read More
On February 12, the Administration released its budget proposal for FY19. While this budget is not binding, it does lay out the White House’s priorities and may influence the decisions Congress makes. To uphold World Vision’s mission, including to follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed, promote human transformation, … Read More
On February 13, World Vision supporters joined our advocacy conference call Hope for a World Without Hunger. Experts talked about the partnership between World Vision and the U.S. government to reduce global hunger and highlighted a simple way to encourage members of Congress to accelerate this progress! Listen to the call recording and read highlights … Read More
Thanks to advocates like you, the World Vision Advocacy community has been able to accomplish so much in the past two decades. Advocates helped improve educational opportunities for the 58 million children who are not in school by advocating for the passage of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act. By speaking out for the … Read More
Did you know? Over 90 percent of Congress publicly claims faith in Christ. This means that people of faith not only have significant influence with these leaders, but also an incredible opportunity to minister to them, connecting with their hearts as much as their minds. How do you do this? Through relational advocacy. Why It … Read More
At our team devotional this week, we reflected on one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution,” which he gave at the Morehouse College Commencement in Atlanta, GA on June 2, 1959. He starts by recalling the story of Rip Van Winkle, a man who slept through a revolution and woke to … Read More
We are mid-way through the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. In Zambia, 47 percent of women report having experienced physical violence by an intimate partner. World Vision, with a grant from USAID, is implementing One Stop Centers to help victims of gender-based violence get the care they need to recover. Watch this video to … Read More
It is estimated that 35 percent of women globally have experienced gender-based violence. The negative effects go beyond being just physical. Women can be impacted mentally, reproductive health can decline, and families can suffer economically and emotionally – unfortunately the list is long. But together, we can help end this atrocity. Today begins the 16 Days … Read More
Act Now It’s Easy to Make a Call Today, you can take action to show you support U.S. foreign assistance programs. Fill out your information below to use our easy tool that will provide you with a call script to reach your members of Congress. Hazel will show you how: Take Action Enter your info … Read More