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How youth in Jaipur are inspiring their community

How youth in Jaipur are inspiring their community

August 8, 2018By Guest AuthorChild Protection No Comments

Youth empowerment has created agents of change and social transformation in this Jaipur community. These young adults advocate for kids and families!

How 9,600 newborn lives were saved in Nepal

How 9,600 newborn lives were saved in Nepal

August 6, 2018By Guest AuthorForeign Assistance, Maternal and Child health No Comments

This gel, applied to the newborn’s newly cut umbilical cord, only costs 10 cents a tube. But only recently has its ability to fight infection been realized.

This family fled violence; now their garden provides peace

This family fled violence; now their garden provides peace

August 1, 2018By Guest AuthorFood and Nutrition, Refugees 1 Comment

The garden has been such a success that the family now employs 5 to 7 people. World Vision provided training, seeds, and a generator for irrigation.

This innovative program empowered Sajitha to expand her business

This innovative program empowered Sajitha to expand her business

July 30, 2018By Guest AuthorUncategorized No Comments

“The loans I got from IMPACT were a chance for me to get better at what I had been doing,” she says. Now she can offer her children a bright future!

Human trafficking in 2018 — and how you can fight it

Human trafficking in 2018 — and how you can fight it

July 26, 2018By Samantha Urban TarrantChild Protection, Take Action 1 Comment

Human trafficking is a global phenomenon to which no country is immune. But progress in the fight against it is being made.

How to push the ‘What Ifs’ away!

How to push the ‘What Ifs’ away!

July 25, 2018By Christina BradicTake Action No Comments

Read answers to questions we often receive when someone is hesitating to take action. See why it’s always a good idea to contact your elected officials!

Here’s what happens when women #PressForProgress

Here’s what happens when women #PressForProgress

July 18, 2018By Guest AuthorGender No Comments

In World Vision’s experience, enabling women to be catalysts for change can lead to increased female leadership at a village and even sub-national level.

Meeting your elected official in 4 easy steps

Meeting your elected official in 4 easy steps

July 17, 2018By Samantha Urban TarrantLearn About Advocacy 2 Comments

You don’t need to be a professional lobbyist to make a difference. Here are four steps that will have you meeting with Congress in no time.

This U.S.-backed clinic in Bangladesh is on the way to self-sufficiency

This U.S.-backed clinic in Bangladesh is on the way to self-sufficiency

July 6, 2018By Guest AuthorForeign Assistance, Maternal and Child health No Comments

Paramedic Shanta Das works at the clinic and helps pregnant women and new mothers. USAID is supporting the clinic, which will eventually operate on its own.

A safe space to breastfeed for refugee moms

A safe space to breastfeed for refugee moms

July 3, 2018By Guest AuthorMaternal and Child health, Refugees No Comments

“For a moment of time, I can forget about the pain we went through in Burma during the violence. Here I can talk and share my sufferings with other women.”

How USAID helped 76 million women and children in 2017

How USAID helped 76 million women and children in 2017

June 29, 2018By Samantha Urban TarrantMaternal and Child health 3 Comments

Progress is happening: 8.7 million mothers were able to give birth in a health facility, while 7.9 million babies were reached with care after delivery.

What is family separation at the U.S. border?

What is family separation at the U.S. border?

June 28, 2018By WV AdvocacyChild Protection, Refugees 43 Comments

Both family separation and detention — unaccompanied or as a family — have proven toxic for children’s overall development and long-term well-being.

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Jenny Yang
Jenny Yang is an External Relations Office for UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in Washington, DC, where she works to build U.S. government support for UNHCR's  mission and operations. She has worked over two decades in refugee protection, immigration policy, and human rights and was on an active deployment roster for the International Catholic Migration Commission. She is currently on the Advisory Board of Faith and Law, an organization for Congressional staffers to explore the intersection of faith and public policy, as well as the Land Center for Cultural Engagement. She is currently serving as the Catalyst for the Freedom and Justice Network for the Lausanne Movement. Jenny is co-author of “Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and Truth in the Immigration Debate" and contributing author to five other books
Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra
Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra is the Academic Dean of the Centro Latino at Fuller Theological Seminary as well as the Assistant Professor of Integral Mission and Global Transformation.  She is available for speaking, training and workshops in the areas of immigration, faith-rooted organizing, cross-cultural ministry and building vital holistic Christian community.