News and Updates

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

How effective are World Vision's programmes?

07 May 2019
Latest Updates

In collaboration with leading market research companies, The Nielsen Company and IPSOS, we analysed over 250 programme reports covering a sample size of millions of people, and here are the results!

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A New Perspective from the Yaozhou Trip

29 Mar 2019
Trip Reflections

"Indeed, this trip is an unique one, for it shows that people can be poor, not just in material terms," writes 12-year-old Megdelene, who visited Yaozhou, China, on a World Vision trip with her mother after her PSLE. She sponsored a child after the trip with the study awards she received. See what happened on the trip through her eyes!

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Concern for Children Rapidly Mounting as Cyclone Idai Devastation Emerges

21 Mar 2019
Children in Disasters
Hunger Crisis

Orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children are the top priority one week after Cyclone Idai tore through Mozambique. World Vision continues to rush aid workers into disaster-ravaged areas across southeast Africa to respond to the Cyclone Idai catastrophe, which has affected millions and left as many as 1,000 people dead in Mozambique.  

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19 Reasons to Have Hope in 2019

12 Feb 2019
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Hope is infectious, even healing. But in a world that’s often dark, what is there to be hopeful for? Here are 19 reasons to have hope in 2019 — and how to pray for the needs that remain!

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Malaria Still a Major Threat to Children

02 Feb 2019
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According to the World Malaria Report released in November 2017, there were 216 million cases of malaria in 2016, up from 211 million cases in 2015. About 90% of cases occur in the African region. Children under 5 years of age are particularly susceptible to infection in areas with high malaria transmission. More than 70% of all malaria deaths occur in this age group.

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