Water Critical to COVID Response in Mwala
Samuel Gamusa Oct 2, 2020 5:00:00 AM

When news of a new virus hit the headlines of the world, 30-year-old Eunice Ngumbi’s (pictured center) medical intuition kicked in. She sensed in her spirit, that it would be only a matter of time before the contagious...

COVID-19: Safe At Home
Samuel Gamusa Sep 28, 2020 5:32:31 PM

Ann Ndululu is a 14-year-old sponsored child who started the year in high spirits and looked forward to transitioning to her new school. Mumbuni Girls Boarding School is a prestigious school in Machakos County that...

Nothing Will Stop Me
Tamiru Chewaka Sep 28, 2020 5:21:38 PM

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 with...

World Vision Lifts Up a Businesswoman
Mutinta Chiseko Jul 24, 2020 12:00:00 PM

“I was scared of losing my children to malnutrition,” says Charlotte Ka-bili, a 19-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which neighbors Zambia. Charlotte is an adorable young mother of three, two...

'Hope' Child Forum Teaches Community about Coronavirus—Ayesha is a Hidden Hero
George Sarkar Jul 24, 2020 12:00:00 PM

“When our first three coronavirus positive cases were detected and declared by our Bangladesh government, our program community people in the slums became very afraid of COVID-19. The first time they heard of the...

New Hope as Coronavirus Storm Lingers
Collins Kaumba Jul 17, 2020 12:00:00 PM

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 pleasantly...

Coronavirus Makes it a Double-Edged Sword
Collins Kaumba Jul 17, 2020 12:00:00 PM

The wave of fear remains as the coronavirus continues to impact many lives all over the world. Forty-two-year-old Florence Hachiyona of the Moyo community in southern Zambia likens the COVID-19 era as “facing a...

‘Miracle Borehole’ Saves Lives
Collins Kaumba Jul 10, 2020 12:00:00 PM

Just after 5 a.m. in the Mweebo community in southern Zambia, Nelly Mulavu began her lonely trek through the middle of thick bush to fetch water from the only stream in area. This was her first daily morning chore.

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Changing Hearts
Johnny Lopez Jul 10, 2020 12:00:00 PM

Karla, 14, and her father, Pastor Pedro, live in La Palmas, Honduras. Together they are making a difference in the lives of children in their neighborhood. “I’m part of the youth club [called] ‘Building friendships.’...

THRIVE Changed Everything
Johnny Lopez Jul 2, 2020 12:00:00 PM

Eight-year-old Alan runs quickly to the field, bends down and picks a big, beautiful carrot. His father, Gerardo Rodriguez (46), opens the irrigation system to water his crop, including the carrots, which is Alan´s...