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, they can earn enough income to feed their families and to continue their education. The … Continue reading »
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 February, our focus is Zambia. About half of Zambians are unemployed and more than 85 percent live below the poverty line. One of the poorest countries in … Continue reading »
From Zambia Daily Mail: “FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba has called on all Zambians to get involved in gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and take care of the victims. Dr Kaseba has observed that the worst manifestation of powerlessness for girls and women is when they experience physical and sexual abuse. “Experiences of abuse for married women … Continue reading »
Today we’re excited to share a story from www.endmalaria.org written by Cathy Kralik, World Vision International’s Partnership Communications Manager about an exciting distribution of mosquito nets in Zambia. Issue: How to get 1.5 million rural Zambians to use mosquito nets to help wipe out malaria. Answer: House calls. From March to November 2011, swarms of … Continue reading »
From the Zambia Daily Mail: First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba has urged Government to ensure effective implementation of the Anti-Gender Based Violence Act to curb gender based violence. “It is not enough to have the Anti-Gender Act passed, there is need by Government to ensure that the Act is effectively implemented to curb the vice … Continue reading »
From Christian Post: Since November 19, World Vision and thousands of people around the world have been traveling the globe in search of the Christmas spirit as part of the Christian humanitarian agency’s “Spirit of Christmas” tour. The month-long tour features interviews and stories with children and families in the United States, Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia … Continue reading »
The Women of Vision of Kittitas County are holding their second Annual Online Fundraising Auction during the month of September. Larger items up for bid include golfing and fishing packages, a week in Hawaii, vacations at the Sun Mountain Lodge and a cottage on Dover Bay. Smaller items include art work by Thomas Kinkade, restaurant … Continue reading »