Weyerhaeuser National Diaper Drive Nets More Than 630,000 Diapers for Babies in Need Across the U.S.
Over 100 volunteers in bright-colored volunteer t-shirts to load 175,000 diapers onto World Vision trucks for local distributions - -Weyerhaeuser Headquarters' ¼- mile Glass Walkway lined with boxes of donated diapers - -Across...Read more...
Furry Friends Help Raise Money for Charity at USC | ATVN
Furry Friends Help Raise Money for Charity at USC | ATVN: Net Impact teamed up with World Vision Acts to help the micro finance institution World Vision Micro. This organization helps fundraise loans for livestock business...Read more...
In U.S., Child Poverty and Hunger Rates Remain Alarmingly High
Alarming statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month revealed that hunger and poverty rates in the country remain high, particularly among African-American children....Read more...
Furry Friends Help Raise Money for Charity at USC
USC's Net Impact Undergraduate chapter brought in a flurry of furry friends to help raise money for livestock businesses in third world countries. Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | 3:25 p.m. PDT USC's Net Impact Undergraduate chapter...Read more...
World Vision chief challenges the world’s billionaires to give a little and do a lot
Richard Stearns, CEO of World Vision, is quick to say he’s not advocating the redistribution of wealth here. But he is talking about the global trend of wealth concentration, the growing gap between the super rich and the super...Read more...
Syria's “double refugees” face overcrowding and hardship in Lebanon
DEC reaches needs of Palestinian refugees, who risk missing out on vital help. Palestinians who have fled the violence in Syria are facing overcrowding, poor shelter and hardship in Lebanon, aid agencies from the UK's Disasters...Read more...
Desperate conditions in Syria fears girls as young as 12 being married off
World vision has voiced concern about the risk of Syrian girls as young as 12 being married off. Families forced to flee Syria are reverting to desperate means in order to protect and provide for their children as a result of...Read more...
Terry Brival supports children with World Vision France, the first ONG to sponsor children in the...
Page créée avec « [http://www.visiondumonde.fr/agissons-pour-elles @TerryBrival] Born in Paris to parents from Martinique, Brival to Terry spent his childhood in Saint-Gratien, a small town i… » Nouvelle page...Read more...
Beware the bunny: Easter chocolate's dark truth
A chocolate master prepares some sponge toffee at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in downtown Vancouver. The company is one of many committing to source cocoa that has not been harvested using forced child labour. (CTV/Jeff...Read more...
Elizabeth Payne: Canada’s foreign-aid goals are still unclear
Elizabeth Payne / Times Colonist If partnerships between charities and mining companies represent the future of foreign aid in Canada, some of the key players will need a clearer road map about what the federal government wants...Read more...
Syrian Arab Republic: Fear for girls in Syrian conflict
Source: World Vision Country: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic Aid agency World Vision is today voicing concerns that the risk of girls as young as 12 being married could increase, as parents who flee Syria struggle to...Read more...
Reflecting on the Live Life journey
Happy Easter Sunday! Jillian is the voice behind Live Life – from writing the challenges to tweeting for World Vision Youth. During her Live Life journey, Jillian adopted an old tradition to give up eating animal products...Read more...
Austerity Is Not Only A “Dangerous Idea,” It’s Bad For Our Health
Austerity is bad for our health, and many, like Mark Blyth, say that it’s a “dangerous idea.” Mark Blyth, author of Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, and faculty fellow at Brown University, shows us exactly how in...Read more...
Politics: Failed Senate bid turned into blessing for Ethuro
GLANCE FACTS WHAT HE HAS DONE OUTSIDE POLITICS In mid 1980s he worked with World Vision Kenya and Kenya Agricultural Research Institute in early 1990s Ethuro served as Oxfam Country Representative in 1994 He was at the...Read more...
Stream of refugees strains Syria's neighbors
As war rages in their country, thousands of Syrians seek shelter in neighboring nations, where they are helped by international organizations. But the rising number of refugees is stretching resources thin.Read more...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: VisionFund International, World Vision Use Microfinance to Supplement RIWASH...
VisionFund International, a US-based nonprofit organization, and World Vision International, a US-based Christian humanitarian organization, have supplied microfinance loans to 400 families supplement initiatives to increase...Read more...
Toronto is Canadas Least Equitable City
According to World Vision Canada and Citizens for Public Justice report, Toronto has the greatest income disparity in Canada "Shopping" at a Toronto Food Bank. Image via Flickr . It probably doesn't come as much of a shock to...Read more...
Armenia recorded progress in children's rights defense sphere
Which country will to recognize first the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh? Armenia recorded progress in children's rights defense sphere YEREVAN, MARCH 28, ARMENPRESS. The European Commission along with the EU Foreign Affairs...Read more...
New poverty report shines light on growing disparities between Toronto neighbourhoods
MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 27, 2013 /CNW/ – Today, World Vision and Citizens for Public Justice released a joint report, Poverty at Your Doorstep, featuring detailed snapshots of poverty in five Canadian cities. According to the...Read more...
National CASA Association and the Toy Industry Foundation Launch National Partnership with...
LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Association and the Toy Industry Foundation (http://www2.toyassociation.org/AM/template.cfm'section=TIF_Home2) have partnered at the...Read more...
Hope Rising: Easter various artists album to benefit World Vision's Girl Rising project
Easter various artists album to benefit World Vision's Girl Rising project POP GOSPEL singer from Tennessee, Tanya Godsey, whose "White Page" was a Cross Rhythms turntable hit, has contributed a song to a new various artists...Read more...
Allstate Life Insurance New York 13.1 Marathon Announces 2014 Date, Discount Through Friday
The Allstate Life Insurance(SM) New York 13.1 Marathon® has announced March 22, 2014, for next year's date, as well as a 20% discount off registration through Friday. The event will return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park for...Read more...
New Numbers: Social Media Impact on Youth -- More Teens Embracing Social Media to Fight Hunger
World Vision Reports Big Jump in 30 Hour Famine Facebook Use and 30 Hour Famine April Signups100,000 Teens to Give up Food, Go Mobile - 30 Hour Famine April 26-27Contact: John Yeager, World Vision, 425-765-9845 SEATTLE, March...Read more...
Mission 500 announces winners of Humanitarian and Corporate Social Responsibility awards
Systems Integrator Convergint Technologies is being honoured with the 2013 Mission 500 CSR award Mission 500, a charitable organisation engaging security professionals to sponsor needy children through the World Vision...Read more...
Join us for the 4th annual Security 5K/2K
"The Security 5K/2K is a one-of-a-kind event for the industry. It's the chance for our industry to come together with a common goal in mindhelping children in need. All proceeds generated by the race will be contributed to...Read more...
YWCA: Training women of Sierra Leone for over five decades
In today’s global economy, tertiary education and practical training play a pivotal role and could help a poor nation like Sierra Leone assert its economic independence and complete freedom. Rather than being eternally...Read more...
Non-Profits and Governments Work Together to Develop Sri Lanka Water Project
World Vision and its microfinance arm, VisionFund International, help develop a clean water and sanitation project in Sri Lanka in 2010. The post Non-Profits and Governments Work Together to Develop Sri Lanka Water Project...Read more...
Head of international charity lauds Taiwan's generosity
Surf Taiwan News, Browse the World » Head of international charity lauds Taiwan's generosity Taipei, March 26 (CNA) Kevin Jenkins, president of World Vision International, on Tuesday praised Taiwanese for their generosity and...Read more...
Post-2015 MDGs: Children want louder voice in MDG agenda
Paper Edition | Page: 12 Paying more attention to children’s voices would help address the inequalities that many of them face, said young participants in a meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Monday....Read more...
New Numbers: Social Media Impact On Youth -- More Teens Embracing Social Media To Fight Hunger
WORLD VISION REPORTS BIG JUMP IN 30 HOUR FAMINE FACEBOOK USE AND 30 HOUR FAMINE APRIL SIGNUPS 100,000 Teens to Give up Food, Go Mobile - 30 Hour Famine April 26-27 SEATTLE, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the 30...Read more...
