925 million around the world are hungry- that is one in seven. One in four people are undernourished, not receiving the amount of nutrients they need for energy, to work, learn or develop. Every 12 seconds, a child dies from…
From World Vision: “A huge gap in funding for aid projects aimed at preventing the deepening food crisis in the Sahel is threatening to leave millions of people hungry in the coming months… Chris Palusky, Response Manager for World Vision,…
We are excited to bring you a guest post today from Jessica at the WOV Helpdesk, who beautifully shares about the food crisis in Niger – encouraging us to remember those whose feet walk miles to search for water. My…
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…
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 The Guardian: “The role of women and adolescent girls is spelt out in a report…by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies (pdf). Its key point is that adolescent girls and women…
From The Washington Post: “Much has been written about the effect that rising food prices have had on poverty, starvation and civil unrest around the world, but Oxfam has just compiled an interactive map about what countries could become the…
Across the Horn of Africa, women and children are bearing the brunt of drought-related famine and humanitarian organizations need additional funding to deliver lifesaving supplies, writes Caryl Stern, president and CEO of the U.S. fund for UNICEF. Children are susceptible…
On July 26, The Huffington Post published a piece by World Vision President Rich Stearns in regard to the drought in the Horn of Africa. In the article, he expresses his concern that “many Americans — Christians and people of other…
From the Los Angeles Times, by Ban Ki-moon: “Across the Horn of Africa, people are starving. A catastrophic combination of conflict, high food prices and drought has left more than 11 million people in desperate need. The United Nations has…
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