The Child Labor Saga

June 5, 2017By Guest AuthorChild Protection No Comments

This is part two of a four-part series taking a deeper dive into child protection efforts in India. A group of concerned volunteers known as the child protection unit works together to protect children from child labor, child marriage, and child trafficking through education. By Annila Harris Whether it is because of where they were … Read More

Guardians of the Community

June 1, 2017By Guest AuthorChild Protection No Comments

This is part one of a four-part series taking a deeper dive into child protection efforts in India. A group of concerned volunteers known as the child protection unit works together to protect children from child labor, child marriage, and child trafficking through education. By Annila Harris  Against the backdrop of Siliguri, West Bengal’s manic train … Read More

Closer Steps to a Better Future

January 31, 2017By Guest AuthorChild Education 1 Comment

By Daniel Gin Sian Mung “It took an hour [long] walk to reach school. We had to [wade] through deep sewage during the rains. Stray dogs also followed us,” says 8-year-old Seema, who lives with her grandmother in a village in Tonk, Rajasthan, India. These were only some of the dangers she and her friends … Read More

Breaking from Convention: Hem’s Story

January 11, 2017By Guest AuthorChild Protection No Comments

Globally, 11 percent of girls are married before they are 15. This often means that they drop out of school, don’t work, and are at greater risk of complications due to pregnancy and childbirth. But World Vision is working to stop this through local advocacy programs that educate communities about the harm early marriage causes … Read More

Prayers for Clean Water

December 23, 2016By Guest AuthorBible Verses 1 Comment

This is part 11 of our 12-part series, 12 Prayers of Christmas. Check back and join us at we pray together leading up to Christmas. By Julie Stewart “But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to … Read More

Praying Around the Christmas Table

December 21, 2016By Guest AuthorBible Verses No Comments

This is part nine of our 12-part series, 12 Prayers of Christmas. Check back and join us as we pray together leading up to Christmas. By Julie Stewart  As we think of praying at Christmas, it is easy to think of our own families. We pray for health, happiness, and the ability to see each … Read More

Praying Over Fragile States

December 20, 2016By Guest AuthorBible Verses No Comments

This is part eight of our 12-part series, 12 Prayers of Christmas. Check back and join us as we pray together leading up to Christmas.  By Hillary Dotson ‘Fragile states’ are estimated to be the home of over 80 percent of the world’s extreme poor by 2030. Fragile state is a term with many drivers. … Read More