News and Updates

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

Sold and Exploited: Of Slavery and Abuse

09 Jul 2019
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"For the next three years, I was enslaved to this family. The Chinese couple married me to their son. But I wasn't treated as a wife and this was not a marriage," says Hnin.

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9-Year-Old Khatema Fights Against Her Own Child Marriage

04 Jul 2019
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What started as a normal day for Khatema, 9, joyfully playing in the village with her friends quickly turned into one of the worst days of her life. Her world and her dream of becoming a teacher came crashing down when her brother interrupted their game with a message: Their father had decided to marry her off. 

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Cambodian Connections: An Eye-Opening Trip to Kirivong

04 Jul 2019
Trip Reflections

"This is the first trip I came back from with zero souvenirs for anyone and nothing for myself, but I am certainly richer from the experience," says Su Lin, who recently visited her sponsored child in Kirivong, Cambodia. 

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Sponsors' Reflections from #WVSPOP2019

26 Jun 2019
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As we celebrate our phase out in Uvurkhangai and hear powerful stories of transformation that has happened in the community, we asked sponsors to share their own personal sponsorship journies on social media. To make it even sweeter, we are giving sponsors who share their stories a chance to travel to Selenge, Mongolia with World Vision in 2020.

We are happy to see even more inspiring stories surfacing from this contest!

The contest closes on 30 June 2019. See how you can still participate with the details here.

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From being homeless, to being a sponsored child, and now an Anglican Archbishop: This is Jackson's story

10 May 2019
Faith and Development

His father died when he was young, and his mother and her three children were chased away from the family home by shrewd older brothers who understood the value of land. Jackson’s mother and her children became destitute. Through child sponsorship, his life was turned around. Today, he is the Archbishop of Kenya.

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