Jolly “Unlocks” Her Joy
Before 9-year-old Jolly started going to the reading camp, she could hardly read a word. Her grades were poor and this affected her results for her various subjects at school. Just like many children in her community...
Hope for Honduras
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, World Vision staff traveled to Honduras to see how World Vision is addressing the root causes of emigration from Honduras to the United States, and empowering families to have hope...
Nothing Will Stop Me
Jamaya High School is located in the Shashogo district of Ethiopia, 260 miles south of Addis Ababa. Built five years ago, the school serves 785 students, half of which are girls. The school had four latrines...
New Hope as Coronavirus Storm Lingers
Seated on the ground, 13-year-old Ivy eloquently reads a book in her mother tongue as she leans against the wall of a small mudbrick house in southern Zambia’s Moyo community. In the day’s twilight, the sun...
Empowering kids with choices
When we’re kids, it’s natural to wonder about what the future may hold. Kids who feel supported and safe have fun dreaming about what they’ll do when they grow up. But for those who don’t know their rights, the...
International Literacy Day: Recognizing the Critical Role of Reading
| Lightwell is engrossed in reading his bookwhile sitting in a sun-drenched field. (©2018 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt) |
What would your life be like if you never learned how to read? If these words...
Against All Odds - Kathryn’s Story
We had no sooner pulled into her village compound, when Kathryn rushed out of the vehicle to embrace the four little girls she now calls her sisters. Her aunt dropped a bundle of small sweeping sticks and in her...
The Rise of Daniel
It’s exactly 12:00 noon and I can feel the heat wave from the scorching sun as we make our way to Wetaa Primary School in Machakos County.
Our mission is to meet Daniel Katunga Mutuku (13), a grade 7 student, who is...
Mukkuli is a Shining Example
“It is unbelievable that my dream of becoming a teacher has finally come true,” says Mukkuli Zimana, 24. Mukkuli believes that without the financial help she received from World Vision through their Education...
The Tiny Pioneer
| Dominica leads her students in a lesson on social studies. |
Dominica Chelatan (24) displays a rare trait, she has a photographic memory of her childhood. Her recollection of her upbringing speaks to the...
