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What happens when 100 girls are sponsored?

Here’s why your support matters, and how it creates lasting change in the lives of girls everywhere.

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Aden, Health and Nutrition officer, prepares Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUFT) boxes for distribution at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Somalia

World Humanitarian Day

Needs Haven’t Shrunk. 
But the Aid Has. 

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children in a classroom in lebanon

Restoring hope for a better future

In Akkar, Lebanon, hundreds of vulnerable children are receiving vital catch-up education after years of disruption. In this photo essay, meet the students and teachers reigniting a love for learning.

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Iman and her children

Hope Delivered in a Kit, a mother’s fight to keep going

In war-torn Syria, Iman’s story reflects the strength of countless single mothers battling poverty and displacement. Through World Vision’s emergency dignity and baby kits, she found not just essential supplies—but a renewed sense of hope and agency.

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Asala

Saving a Lifeline: How Asala and the Women of Umm al-Safa Stopped the Village Clinic’s Closure

When the only clinic in Umm al-Safa was set to close, Asala and a group of determined women led a peaceful campaign to save it. Their efforts protected vital healthcare for nearly 3,000 people—and proved the power of grassroots action in the face of crisis.

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Babodmas

Farmer with a disability defies hunger and inspires change in Karamoja

This is the inspiring story of Babodmas—a farmer living with a disability in Karamoja, Uganda. With support from the NOURISH project, funded by Irish Aid, Babodmas transformed his family's future through climate-smart farming and resilience.

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Smiling Sudanese boys with football

Children in South Sudan kick off World Refugee Day and Day of the African Child with “Sport for Peace”

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Child soldier: Lionel’s story

Girls and boys deserve to grow up free from abuse and exploitation. But in the world’s most dangerous places, childhood is frequently the first casualty. Here is Lionel’s story.

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Afghanistan

The deadly threat to Afghan children as mine action faces funding shortfalls

Two Afghan brothers, aged 12 and 10, were killed by a landmine while playing near their family’s farm. They are among the 40+ children killed or injured by unexploded ordnance each month in Afghanistan. Read their story and why mine action funding matters.