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title: "For you: February’s Insider Newsletter 🗞️"
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 friend, here’s a collection of news and stories highlighting how your involvement matters to our work.

| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here. View past editions of this newsletter here. Blessings to you in this new year! We’ve gathered a special collection of news and stories for you to enjoy as a member of our World Vision Philanthropy family. Take an inside look at some of the transformative work you’ve helped make possible. In this edition: Enjoy a heartwarming story of what children around the world say brings them joy. Learn about an exciting grant that will impact more than 1.6 million people in Ethiopia. Read about the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria and how World Vision is responding. Discover how donating with cryptocurrency can be a tax-efficient way to support vulnerable children and families. What children around the world say brings them joy For these friends, joy is spending time together during a break at school in Zimbabwe. Joyful children have hearts that burn with love. Their pure pleasure in the smallest of things, that sudden burst of happiness, fills us with delight, too. We asked children all over the world, “What is joy to you?” Here is what they said. Read more Announcement: World Vision receives $79 million grant for clean water in Ethiopia A new grant will help World Vision reach more than 1.6 million people with clean water. The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has granted World Vision $79 million to reach 700 schools, healthcare facilities, and neighboring communities in Ethiopia with clean water over five years. The CIFF–funded effort, called “Water4 Life+,” will reach 10 districts in eight regions of Ethiopia that were selected in consultation with the national government. The project is expected to benefit more than 1.6 million people. This is the largest water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) grant World Vision has received from a private foundation. It was made possible through the generosity of private donors who have invested in Ethiopia’s WASH program for many years, enabling the team to become a leader in the development of WASH services. This effort will promote transformation across Ethiopia, gather evidence and learnings for future work in schools and healthcare facilities, and play a leading role in solving the global water crisis. In focus: 2022 Strong Women Strong World™ event On December 2, World Vision hosted the 18th annual Strong Women Strong World™ event. Attendees gathered in New York City to learn, pray, and raise support for the most pressing humanitarian need of our time — the global hunger crisis. Hosted by Erin Johnson, executive producer of Entertainment Tonight, the event included powerful performances by musician Wé Ani McDonald and spoken word artist Gloria Umanah. Compelling speakers and videos immersed participants in the harsh realities of the global hunger crisis while also sharing the hope that’s rising — as World Vision seeks to reach more than 22 million people in 26 countries with the largest global response in our history. Watch the event Catastrophic earthquake devastates Turkey and Syria Freezing temperatures, snowfall, and damaged roads hindered frantic search and rescue efforts for survivors trapped under toppled buildings after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated southeastern Turkey (officially the Republic of Türkiye) and northwest Syria on February 6, 2023. Two weeks later, on February 20, 2023, an additional 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey, causing additional deaths and injuries. Please pray for children and families in Turkey and Syria whose lives have been upended by this disaster and for our staff who are responding to the needs. Learn more about the emergency and how World Vision is responding. Learn more Did you know you can donate a cryptocurrency gift? World Vision has partnered with The Giving Block to make donations of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies simple. Your gift of cryptocurrency can go directly to helping vulnerable children — and can even offer you tax benefits. This is an increasingly popular and fast-growing donation method that makes a meaningful impact. Learn more Share this email     © 2023 World Vision, Inc. All rights reserved. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.   In 2022, 89% of World Vision's total operating expenses were used for programs that benefit children, families, and communities in need. Learn More.  World Vision   P.O. Box 9716    Federal Way,  WA   98063    You received this email because you are subscribed to updates from World Vision. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from this email.   |
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