The Voice is a new Bible translation from Thomas Nelson, Inc., the world’s largest Christian publisher. To celebrate its release, Thomas Nelson, Inc. is partnering with World Vision to offer the chance of a lifetime to the grand prize winner of an exciting…
You are invited to the roundtable discussion “When Women Lead Africa” hosted by the Vital Voices Global Partnership featuring Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Eva Muraya, and Kah Walla. This discussion will take place on Monday, May 21, 5:30-7:30pm (EST). You may attend in…
From World Vision: NIAMEY, Niger 29 February 2012 – The insecurity in Mali has World Vision aid workers concerned about the effects of the conflict on both the refugees and families currently living along the border in “host communities.” In preliminary surveys, World Vision staff…
From Voice of America: “In many countries in Africa, a shortage of qualified medical professionals has been a barrier to broad and equitable access to quality health care. Expanding public health services is vital to addressing the widespread incidence of…
Sudanese-born model Alek Wek, now living in Brooklyn, knows both worlds of hungry Africa and overabundant America. Wek is an advocate for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and author of the book Alek: My Life from…
From CNN International: “In a small village in Togo, local teenagers are producing a radio show to educate other youngsters about the very real dangers of child trafficking. Villagers in Sakode regularly gather around their radios to listen to a…
From AllAfrica.com: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is putting a spotlight on food security and partnerships as she makes her first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa, a region that the international nongovernmental organization (NGO) World Vision says is “riddled…
In advance of World Malaria Day next week, World Vision warns that malaria is sapping Africa’s economic and human potential at a time when the global recession and ongoing hunger crises already threaten the continent’s economic future. “Malaria’s toll is…