Kenya Big Dream: God’s power to transform
At World Vision, we’re committed to prioritizing women and girls in all our work because everyone benefits when women and girls can reach their full potential.
But in many cultures around the world,...
Savvy Savings Groups Make a Great Investment
If you are one of the 689 million people living in extreme poverty, you most likely live in a rural area in a developing country. If you’re a woman living here, the burden of poverty falls heaviest on you and your...
World Health Day
WORLD HEALTH DAY: Celebrating a milestone and not letting upThe global rates for mother and child mortality are unacceptable and heartbreaking. But progress is being made. On this World Health Day, we celebrate that...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: 15 million reasons to celebrate
World Vision has been a leader in gender equality work for decades. It’s integrated into everything we do, because we know that when women and girls gain equal access and opportunity, everyone wins. Thanks to our...
Leaving A Mark
The road narrows, lined by several small homes, wide eyes follow our every move. Children, recruited and placed on the busy street corners by gangs, act as lookouts to report unwelcome movement in the community.
The end of poverty begins with her.
Girls face unique obstacles to reaching their full potential, especially in the developing world. On October 11, we acknowledge the International Day of the Girl Child by shining a light on one girl’s tragically common...
Restarting Businesses In The Wake Of Covid-19
A year ago, the entire world was gripped by COVID-19 challenges. Today, many Americans are optimistic as new cases drop significantly, businesses and churches reopen, and life begins to resume. For some of us, it can...
WOMEN AND GIRLS ON THE GLOBAL STAGE: WHAT DO CSW65 AND GENERATION EQUALITY MEAN?
How can women and girls, in every society, participate effectively as full and equal members of their communities?
I first became interested in this question as an undergraduate partnering with global communities to...
This International Women’s Day, help turn the tide for women and girls — with clean water
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
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.
