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

Water Trucks and Pipelines Quench Thirst and Bring Hope in Kenya

02 Feb 2019
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In Kenya, successive droughts and flash floods have destroyed infrastructure, leaving the locals and livestock struggling with serious water scarcity. While World Vision is building a new water pipeline to bring water to the area, we also provide temporary relief in the form of a 25,000 litre water truck that comes twice per week to the village.

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Early Childhood Education Changed Mrs Daw's Life

02 Feb 2019
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“Sometimes, I go to the centre to talk to other caregivers and also give my time to support the teachers in taking care of the children in the ECCD centre,” says Mrs Daw. “(The) children look so happy as they play, read poems, sing songs and learn. I am also happy to see my children and other (children) playing and learning happily in the ECCD centre.”

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Saving Rahila from Child Marriage

01 Feb 2019
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Rahila is 11. She lives in a traditional Afghan community where education for girls is often discouraged. Tremendous determination is needed to convince male family members to allow girls to attend school. Two of her sisters were married off when they were 14 and 16 years old.

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Felicia Chin's Mini Miracle

01 Feb 2019
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“The moment our eyes connected, when Kyine Kyine put her little hand into mine, my heart melted. When she looked into my eyes, I felt like she treated me like family. She held my hand tightly and was parading me around the village like I was her big sister, and really just opened her heart to me,” says Mediacorp actress Felicia Chin, our latest Goodwill Ambassador. Read on for more of her trip highlights!

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Khna Ny's Story

23 Jan 2019
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Overnight, Khna Ny and his two brothers became orphans. The youngest of them was only three. All three were at high risk of malnutrition, and were on the verge of not receiving an education. But this did not have to be. 

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