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September
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Going for gold: Sports and sponsorship changing lives in Bangladesh
Giving girls access to sport is a great way of building confidence and a sense of empowerment. With the help of a World Vision football project, 14-year-old sponsored child Kolpona has hit the ground running, winning trophies and medals and dreaming of becoming a world-class footballer. Despite living in a poor community in central Bangladesh, Kolpona is optimistic about her future and sees new opportunities emerging…
sponsorship has helped support her education and provide essential materials like
Breaking the rules | Improving nutrition and encouraging girls into sport in Nepal
Sumina’s mother was adamant: football was not for girls who should be doing household chores. But once she changed her mind, the benefits of the game and the World Vision-recommended diet were clear for her daughter and many other girls in the community...
When tragedy struck Justine and her children, hope was almost lost
are now studying and are able to have an education. If it wasn’t for the community’s
From insecurity to confidence
continue attending school to gain a good education. They also began to understand the role of …
From homelessness to a family house and renewed hope
continue my education like my …
For the love of the game: increasing girls' access to sport in India
At a stadium in northern India, home to many successful athletes, Arshdeep dreams of one day competing in the Olympics. The 15-year-old discovered her love for badminton at a World Vision children’s club, and now, feels much more confident about her future…
Soccer for Syrians: Bringing football to the children of Azraq
Simple things like giving children a safe place to run around and express themselves makes a huge amount of difference to refugees living far from home. From the exhilaration of scoring a goal and working as a team, to the comfort of finding emotional support, children and staff share the ways they’re benefitting from the football pitches we’ve built in Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp…
we've been providing remedial education for
Statement on World Vision's Staff Arrest
On June 15th, 2016, Mohammad El Halabi, the manager of operations for World Vision in Gaza, was arrested on his way home from routine meetings.
May - the young footballer | A rising female star in Myanmar
13-year-old May was introduced to football at age nine – little did she know that she would be enrolled in an academy and winning prizes for her regional team just a few years later! Living in an impoverished community in Myanmar, World Vision supports May’s family by helping them with school materials, rice and mosquito nets.
education and skills training to children living in
Our week in Tanzania: Tears, Laughter and Inspiration
In the summer of 2016, Michael and Janet Butler travelled to Tanzania with a group of sponsors, to meet Ester, their sponsored child and to see how their monthly donations are bring put to good use.
the vital component of education for all children. Of all these …
August
protection and care services with health and education support in order to promote
Joan escaped early marriage to continue her education
forced early marriage to continue an education
From earth-shaking to high-flying | Helping Nepal's children to stand up and move on
When disaster hits, children are always among the most vulnerable, and not only in the initial crisis. In the days, weeks and months following an emergency, children can be disproportionately hit by after effects such as hunger, disease, emotional trauma and exploitation - particularly if they've lost their home or caregivers...
livelihoods and education. Donate now to support families as they
August
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a tailoring business. In addition to educational
Seeing the fruits of sponsorship in Uganda
Seeing gorillas, hippos and elephants in their natural habitat was special, but for Lady Louisa Gordon Lennox and her family, the high point of a recent safari in Uganda was meeting Teopista, the teenager they sponsor through World Vision UK.
and where education is free. We learnt how powerful education is …
Goodwood festival comes fashionably to life as event puts World Vision project on spotlight
One of the most exciting and glamorous days on the horse racing calendar, is now just a day away.
Girls Education Challenge project
How bicycles have rescued girls in Zimbabwe
Our Saramine Mukute was excited to be visiting Zimbabwe. Not just because she grew up in such a beautiful country, but because of the challenge that lay ahead of her - she was going to see how World Vision is helping thousands of girls in rural Zimbabwe access education and it involved a bicycle ride…
thousands of girls in rural Zimbabwe access education and it involved a bicycle ride. To the …
Bikes, chickens, and menstrual pads | Educating girls in Zimbabwe
Bikes, chickens, and menstrual pads - just a few of the things improving life in Sanzukwi ADP in Zimbabwe. When sponsor Claire Bardsley visited, she saw signs of drought and hardship, but also signs of encouragement and hope...
abuse or lack of access to education. Funds are dispersed throughout the …
A burden no more | Preventing child marriage in Bangladesh
After overcoming epilepsy and avoiding an arranged marriage when she was just 14, Sonia is determined to work for World Vision one day. Now 22, Sonia credits the NGO with supporting her and her family while she was young. This is her story...