Against All Odds - Kathryn’s Story
Alfonsias Haamanjanji Jun 29, 2019 1:07:00 PM

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 haste...

The Rise of Daniel
Samuel Gamusa Jun 13, 2019 11:25:00 AM

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
Alfonsias Haamanjanji Mar 13, 2019 12:07:00 PM

“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 program,...

The Tiny Pioneer
Samuel Gamusa Dec 6, 2018 6:09:18 PM
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 survival...

A Light of Hope: The Loveness Story
Alfonsias Haamanjanji Dec 6, 2018 6:00:36 PM
Loveness at home

At only 17, Loveness has had her share of suffering. Having lost her father when she was only five, her mother has struggled to make ends meet, especially after her health began to decline....

EdTech Digest: The right to read
World Vision Staff Jan 24, 2017 11:15:00 AM

Two-hundred-and-fifty million children across the globe are not learning basic literacy and numeracy skills. Of these, 57 million children—a disproportionate number of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds, live in...

World Vision uses technology to help bring hope to families
Heather Klinger Oct 14, 2016 10:41:00 PM

Mobile apps, computers, and solar energy are commonplace in the U.S., but World Vision is using this same technology to transform remote communities around the world.

"I never thought I could be able to read"
World Vision Staff Mar 30, 2016 4:36:06 PM

Regatu said she never dreamed she would be able to read and understand a story on her own. That is, until World Vision implemented a Literacy Boost program near her home in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.

Regatu...