News and Updates

We feature write-ups from supporters and staff who are hungry for change and want their voices to be heard.

The Struggles of South Asia

14 Jul 2020
Child Sponsorship Stories

South Asia is home to about 33% of the world’s population who lives on less than USD$1.90 per day. In hopes to extend support to the most vulnerable children in South Asia, World Vision Singapore has actively implemented our child sponsorship programme in certain communities in these three countries - Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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Former sponsored child, now battling in the frontline

14 Jul 2020
Child Sponsorship Stories

Growing up Lenny did not know for certain if she’d be able to graduate from school, let alone secure a position in the health sector. Today, she's on the frontline battling COVID-19 with the rest of her community. 
 

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A Sponsor’s Life-Changing Journey to Lindula, Sri Lanka

02 Jul 2020
Child Sponsorship Stories

“Being there was new. Beings there were new. It was a moment of body-mind-soul connection...” This is a story about Mr Paranthaman Chinniah and his experience as a World Vision child sponsor and tripper. 

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From Sponsored Child to a Lawyer For Children’s Rights

26 Jun 2020
Child Sponsorship Stories

As a sponsored child, Minas was also able to undergo World Vision’s holistically transformative and community-focused programme model, empowering her and children like her to various opportunities, tools and platforms that enabled them to experience the fullness of life despite their everyday struggles.

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Myanmar-Bangladesh: Protect Rohingya Child Refugees

19 Jun 2020

The Rohingya refugees living in the world’s largest refugee camp in southern Bangladesh are fearful of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents want to keep their children safe from the deadly virus. But extreme overpopulation in the camp’s small area, inadequate knowledge about prevention and limited access to medical facilities make the refugees especially vulnerable to the virus.

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