Posts Tagged "World Vision"

India: Tuberculosis stalks the young

With an estimated 2 million cases annually, India has the world’s highest burden of tuberculosis, about 20 percent of the world’s infections. The World Health Organization estimates that each year, as many as 320,000 people there die of the disease….

April Focus: Bolivia

We’re continuing our Strong Women, Strong World country series, focusing on one country a month. We’ll share stories and World Vision projects from that country throughout the month. For April, our focus is Bolivia. Bolivia is one of the poorest…

Zambia: Hearing the Silent Cry of a Widow

This month our country of focus is Zambia, where World Vision’s Strong Women, Strong World initiative includes Zambia’s Empowerment, Respect and Equality (ERE) program providing small grants to get women started in small businesses or agricultural enterprises. As a result,…

Cindy Breilh talks gender equality

The current issue of the World Vision Magazine is devoted to women and girls issues and features Women of Vision. In a powerful “Ask the Expert” article, Women of Vision’s National Director Cindy Breilh talks about gender equality, why it’s important,…

Stories from the Dominican Republic

Gail Reynolds, part of the Women of Vision Fairfield County chapter, has been travelling in the Dominican Republic this week with Cindy Breilh, Women of Vision National Director, and other Women of Vision. They are seeing first-hand the difference World…

India: From Basket-Making To School

This month our country of focus is India, where World Vision’s Strong Women, Strong World initiative is focusing on child protection. The following story was contributed by Annila Harris, World Vision. Shivani started making baskets out of bamboo with her…

Join Us in Prayer on January 16th!

Women of Vision is delighted to announce our upcoming prayer conference call where you can dial in toll-free and join with other women of prayer from all over the country. Marilee Pierce Dunker, World Vision advocate, will guide us in…