article / September 9, 2015
Working to achieve Millennium Development Goal 2 - Achieve Universal Primary Education
According to the United Nations, Lao PDR has “made steady progress towards universal primary education”. The Ministry of Education reports that the national net enrolment rate for children attending primary school has now reached 96.3 per cent.
article / April 3, 2015
Op-Ed: Innovative solutions are necessary to beat malnutrition
It took three days to walk to a village in the far western corner of Nepal. At the school playground, children age two to five were surprisingly chubby, their hair a brownish colour.
Globally, 3.5 million children under 5 die every year due to under nutrition.
article / September 12, 2011
North Korea: Waiting and working in the DPRK
Sixty years ago, World Vision founder Bob Pierce completed a tour in part of central Korea, days before it was annexed by the armed forces of what is now the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
article / Februar 16, 2017
The importance of learning to read in my mother language
Until I joined a reading programme[1] in Ghana, I used to think that teaching children in their mother tongue was not only a waste of their precious time but also out of fashion.
article / Februar 10, 2015
The lost boy finds his future
Myo, 17, who lost his left hand in an accident, is now a swimming champion. He represents his country – Myanmar and won one silver and two bronze medals in swimming at the ASEAN Para game 2014 held in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar.
publication / Dezember 22, 2017
Good Practices Guide for Putting WV's Development Programmes into Action
Les pratiques à suivre dans l'exécution des programmes de développement de VMBuenas prácticas para poner en acción en los programasde desarrollo de VM
article / Mai 24, 2010
Never-ending checkpoint frustration
JERUSALEM-WESTBANK-GAZA - An invitation to participate in important meetings at our head office in Jerusalem for three days meant that I would have to go through the West Bank checkpoint.
article / Januar 16, 2014
The story of my life …
This is Moisi's story, a young boy from a poor community of Albania, who lacked: freedom, food, love, and friends as a child. But, when he grew up, he found much more than he could imagine.
article / März 11, 2009
Family reunites thanks to their determination & World Vision support
The story of this family dates back to 2003 when a visibly happy couple with three young children, the youngest being only one-year-old, found their life together impossible.
article / März 3, 2016
Sponsorship Programme Prepares Alex, 14, for Life
Alex, 14 years old, is well-known in his school due to his good results and the time and energy he has dedicated to bring changes in his community. Life in his village, situated in southern Romania, has never been an easy one.