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6 Characteristics of a Faith-Rooted Advocate
Written by Hayley Struzik, Grassroots Organizer for the Advocacy teamEstimated read time: Seven minutes When I was first exposed to the world of advocacy, I was living in Washington, D.C. — the hub of...
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Issues to advocate for in 2023
Estimated read time: Seven minutes As we settle into 2023 and into a new congressional session, the World Vision Advocacy team is reflecting on all the impact made in the past year. It’s been a banner...
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Ending Child Labor in Honduras: Listening to the community
Estimated read time: Two minutes World Vision’s Bright Futures project is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (part of U.S. foreign assistance), and is working to improve labor rights, educate...
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Child-friendly mental health bill introduced to House and Senate
Estimated read time: Two minutes World Vision welcomes today’s introduction of the Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings (MINDS) Act into the House and Senate. For more...
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From Scotland to Capitol Hill: An Advocate Story
Story contributed by Vicki Bentley, a World Vision Advocate in New York.Estimated read time: Seven minutes “Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That’s...
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The current reality of child marriage around the world
Estimated read time: Five minutes Sumaiya, a 17-year-old girl from a marginalized family from Jamalpur, Bangladesh, is determined not to become a child bride. In Jamalpur, more than 52% of girls are...
View ArticleLegislation introduced to end violence against children
Estimated read time: Two minutes “He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.” — Psalm 72:14 Violence against children, in all its forms, takes a...
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Teen baker helps end child labor in his community
Estimated read time: Four minutes José was only 14 when the Bright Futures project came to his coffee farming community in La Florida, Marcala, in the western part of Honduras. Families in La Florida...
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Eliminating Hunger for Girls: A Pathway to a Bright Future
Estimated read time: Five minutes Globally, 345 million people suffer from severe hunger and struggle to get the proper nutrition and substance they need to live and thrive. Hunger impacts some of the...
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How U.S. foreign assistance makes a difference in the fight to end pediatric...
Estimated read time: Three minutes Twenty years ago, it was almost inevitable that if you were pregnant and HIV positive, your baby would be born HIV positive with a slim chance of living to age 5....
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Youth Advocates from Texas pray with their member of Congress
Estimated read time: Three minutes The Bible calls Christians to pray for their government leaders. And at this year’s Advocacy Summit, four high school students from Texas had the opportunity to...
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3 ways child marriage impacts a girl and her world
Estimated read time: 4 minutes 1 in 5 girls globally are married before they turn 18 – that is approximately 640 million women and girls alive today who were married as children. When a girl is...
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Celebrating World Water Day: The Ripple Effect of Clean Water, Sanitation,...
Estimated read time: 4 minutes Water is seemingly simple yet essential and too often taken for granted. This World Water Day is our chance to pause and reflect on the impact this life-giving and...
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World Health Worker Week: The unsung heroes changing children’s lives
Estimated read time: 4 minutes World Health Worker Week celebrates and acknowledges the invaluable contributions made by frontline health workers worldwide. Who are these unsung heroes? Frontline...
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Answers to 6 FAQ about the MINDs Act
Estimated read time: 3 minutes This May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re reminding our leaders about harmful impact of violent conflict, extreme poverty, and displacement have on...
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Sasha’s dream shines bright: “I hope to see our home again”
Estimated read time: 7 minutes On a frigid January morning, six-year-old Sasha, and her mother rush through the doorway of the pale-colored room. The contrast between the air outside and within the...
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When healing feels like play
Estimated read time: 6 minutes This Mental Health Awareness Month Help Us Pass Critical Mental Health Legislation When the war started in Ukraine two years ago, six-year-old Yehor and his pregnant...
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Advocates meet with WVUS leaders, celebrate 3 key advocacy wins
A group of our longest-serving World Vision Advocates visited D.C. last week for a special event to recognize their 5+ years of volunteer advocacy and two days of in-depth learning opportunities with...
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For the first time we have data! New info sheds light on how to end child...
In early 2023, we shared that World Vision’s Bright Futures project was undertaking an ambitious task: conducting a nationwide survey on child labor in Honduras. The goal was to have a complete...
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