Around the world, community health workers are often unpaid yet continue to save and change lives.
Global Health
Celebrating World Water Day: The Ripple Effect of Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Clean water changes everything!
How U.S. foreign assistance makes a difference in the fight to end pediatric disease
Join us on World AIDS Day to speak up for PEPFAR: an extremely valuable program that saves lives around the world.
Historic MINDS Act To Provide Mental Health Support for Children in Need
In light of World Mental Health Day – in addition to the reality of a COVID-19 affected world – now is a critical moment to provide vulnerable children and their caregivers with the mental health and psychosocial support and care that they need. Help us pass the Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings (or MINDS Act) today.
Women and girls on the global stage: What do CSW65 and Generation Equality mean?
Written by Marta Galambos – a World Vision Strong Women Strong World NextGen leader and a graduate of civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University currently working in Colorado, USA. How can women and girls, in every society, participate effectively as full and equal members of their communities? I first became interested in this question as an undergraduate … Read More
5 ways the pandemic is affecting the world’s children
The world’s children are vulnerable to the secondary effects of COVID-19. Here’s what kids all over the world, including the U.S., are beginning to face.
What are children saying about COVID-19?
Children are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 because of school closures and loss of social safety nets. But they’re speaking out and taking action!
Vaccines: an essential lifeline for the most vulnerable
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and World Vision are committed to reaching vulnerable children with life-saving vaccines.
How community health workers keep people safe around the world
Health workers are heroes year-round. To combat COVID-19, health workers are responding creatively to reach the most vulnerable. Here are 3 stories honoring health workers around the world!
How COVID-19 is affecting children around the world
Kids in vulnerable communities face unique challenges in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Without strong coping mechanisms, secondary effects of the virus may create permanent disruption to kids’ lives.