World Water Day
Lisa M. Anderson Mar 19, 2021 1:08:00 PM

Imagine a world where everyone has access to safe, clean water. That’s a world we’re getting closer to every day.

This World Water Day, March 22, World Vision is celebrating a significant milestone: Since 2016,...

This International Women’s Day, help turn the tide for women and girls — with clean water
Lisa M. Anderson Mar 3, 2021 1:02:18 PM

Don’t let March 8 slip by this year — it’s simply too important to overlook. International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women and their the incredible social, economic, cultural, and political achievements globally.

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Elisabeth Rickard Feb 5, 2021 4:19:19 PM

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Learn how we’re uniting to end this harmful practice that holds girls back from achieving their potential.

5 Reasons to share your blessings on Giving Tuesday
Elisabeth Rickard Nov 30, 2020 2:01:05 PM

At World Vision, we’re big fans of Giving Tuesday. This “global generosity movement,” started in 2012 as a day for doing good, occurs the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year, that’s December 1. It’s a chance to flex...

Hunger pushes children to extremes as pandemic continues
World Vision Staff Nov 20, 2020 5:58:42 AM

World Children’s Day is a time to promote and celebrate children’s rights. But this year, the rights of children are in greater jeopardy than they’ve been in decades. The economic impact of COVID-19 will double the...

FIVE International Days about Poverty and ONE World Vision Solution
Elisabeth Rickard Oct 9, 2020 5:03:28 PM

Welcome to THRIVE week, where we honor five national and international days that all connect to our efforts to end extreme poverty. From World Food Day to the International Day of Rural Women, World Vision has one...

Celebrating International Day of the Girl on October 11
World Vision Staff Oct 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM

Shining a light in the darkness.

Heroes are rising up to shine light into their communities, and it’s girls and women who are leading the charge. Let’s celebrate them this October 11, on International Day of the Girl.

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Hunger: The devastating fallout from COVID-19
Andrea Peer Oct 6, 2020 11:03:01 AM
For many of us, COVID-19 has brought new realities that feel nearly impossible to navigate. Simple things we took for granted now feel like distant memories. But for many families at home and worldwide, their new...
World Refugee Day: When life is upended
Elisabeth Rickard Jun 19, 2020 2:25:23 PM

We’ve likely all had an experience of life changing in an instant. Maybe it was the birth of a first child, the unexpected loss of a loved one, or bad news about a job. Whatever it was, life was irrevocably altered...

What Every Mother Wants
World Vision Staff May 8, 2020 7:23:37 AM

Ask any mother what she wants more than anything in the world, and she’ll likely say, “for my children to be safe, healthy, and happy.” For mothers living in extreme poverty, this gift is hard to come by … especially...