This month our country of focus is Ethiopia, where World Vision’s Strong Women, Strong World initiative is working to provide change as a response to the needs of women and girls living in poverty in developing nations. The following story…
Editor’s note: Maternal health, including the issue of fistula, will be the focus of the next Strong Women, Strong World luncheon (December 2013). Women of Vision is excited to partner with the Campaign to End Fistula. For more information, contact…
Worldwide, more than 350,00 women die each year – one every 90 seconds – from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths are in developing countries. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by…
We’ve been following Angela Mason, Women of Vision’s Senior Advisor, who is currently in Sierra Leone with ABC 7 News finding stories on World Vision sponsorship, maternal health and water. Read Angela’s previous reports: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 and…
Part of Women of Vision is educating ourselves about the issues that affect our global community. We keep a list of recommended books and movies on this blog. Many chapters have watched the compelling documentary “A Walk to Beautiful,” an…