Carrying Home Clean Water
Mesrach Ayele, World Vision Ethiopia Mar 8, 2019 10:00:00 AM
Guale carries clean water home

“My life now and before is like heaven and the earth. Incomparable!” says Guale, a 15-year-old girl in 8th grade, who aspires to be a successful business woman. Guale and her...

Water Restores Hope
Mutinta Chiseko Feb 20, 2019 12:08:00 PM

The production of crops has been the mainstay for the people of Shunganu village, a small remote sandy area in Western Zambia. While many people grow cash crops as the main source of livelihood, Harriet Sikumbi, a...

Filled With Hope
Tamiru Chewaka Feb 16, 2019 12:00:00 PM
Shuda (left) and her friend Meskerem drawing water

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Bowolicho village is located in the Hula Area Program operation area, 231 miles south of Addis Abba, Ethiopia’s capital....

Finishing the job in Rwanda
Dr. Greg Allgood Jan 4, 2019 3:24:52 PM

Last year, we announced a new audacious goal of providing clean water to everyone, everywhere we work in Rwanda by 2022. This article provides an update on that effort. 

Our commitment to Rwanda is complementary and...

Dignity Restored
Jimmy Gahima Dec 6, 2018 6:19:05 PM
Nathalie works on an art project during school.

Abandoned by her parents at 3 days old, Nathalie (9) continues to thrive in so many difficult situations. She was born a twin with a rare neuro-muscular...

A borehole helps reduce calamities
Mutinta Chiseko Nov 19, 2018 4:13:59 PM

“I lost my pregnancy because my village had no proper water source,” says Kanyanga Muyenga, a 25-year-old woman from Western Zambia. Kanyanga is a young, single mother of two adorable children, a 10-year-old girl named...

From embarrassment to celebration in Malawi: Sanitary rooms help keep girls in school
Charles Kabena Aug 21, 2018 2:47:43 PM

Instead of celebrating adolescence, 19-year-old, mother of two, Malita, recalls days filled with pain and societal seclusion, which resulted in her dropping out of school. Malita remembers that she and her female peers...

Partnership with Grundfos to bring innovation to sustainable water solutions
Dr. Greg Allgood Jun 14, 2018 11:59:03 AM

Easy and sustainable access to clean water changes everything. Once World Vision provides a water source in a community, we want to make sure that the water continues to flow.

Through independent evaluations, we...

Isaiah's Story
Isaiah LaCombe Jun 13, 2018 8:10:38 AM

Isaiah is the son of Adele and Kevin LaCombe, members of World Vision's National Leadership Council. This is his story.

I am Isaiah LaCombe.

I'm a fourteen-year-old, which means I'm a part of generation Z, and I...

World Changer Profile: Lila and John Trull
Margot Starbuck May 29, 2018 7:46:50 PM

Lila and John Trull are members of World Vision's National Leadership Council. This is their story.

In 1999 Lila and John Trull, parents of three daughters, visited a Mexican orphanage with their church to...