World Vision: helping us to build a brighter future for children living in poverty
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Building a Brighter Future for Children Living in Poverty
My partner and I have been supporting a child in Bogota, South America, for a couple of years now.
When I visited Catagena In Colombia (not far from Bogota) in 1997, I became acutely aware of the poverty of children in this country. It was a real culture shock to be sitting in a restaurant and having very young children begging for food as you ate.
I have nothing but admiration for what World Vision does and I am keen to support their endeavours through this lens.
I have certainly learnt a lot more about their great work through this process.
One of the most rewarding aspects of sponsoring a child through World Vision is to see their progress as they grow and develop.
Ron Passfield
World Vision Report - Weekly RSS Feed
World Vision Report is a weekly newsmagazine capturing the human drama of the world's poorest children and families. Hosted by Peggy Wehmeyer, who served for seven years as the first religion correspondent for ABC World News Tonight, the World Vision Report can be heard online and has aired on hundreds of public radio stations, such as WBUR (Boston), KPBS (San Diego), KXOT (Seattle), and WBEZ (Chicago).
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Changing Childhoods: Local and Global (Wiley & OU Childhood)
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At Home in the Street: Street Children of Northeast Brazil
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Who Cares for Our Children?: The Child Care Crisis in the Other America
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Poverty Begins At Home: The Mother-child Education Programme (MOCEP) In The Kingdom Of Bahrain
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World Vision Connect - Together We Can Save Lives
There are many ways to reach out and touch someone, and make a real difference in their lives, and yours.
Learn:
* how the things we do make an impact on the lives of others, especially those living in extreme poverty
* why poverty exists, and why we should care about it
* what actions you can take about things that really matter to you, that will have a positive impact on poverty
* how to make our voices heard, and how to listen to what others have to say
* how each of us as individuals - not just governments or businesses - can make a real difference when we act together
- Women's inequality
- From the moment they are born, women and girls around the world face discrimination. From issues like women having lower earnings than men in Australia, to tragedies like the killing of baby girls in China, women in every country are not treated equally to men.
- Disability, not inability
- Disability is not just a cause of poverty for those affected. It is also the result of poverty, because of its connections with disease, inadequate health care, conflict and discrimination.
- Child trafficking
- Child trafficking is one of the gravest forms of child abuse in the world today. It is a multi-billion dollar industry that involves an estimated 1.2 million children every year. It happens mainly to children who come from poor countries.
World Vision - Google Blog Posts
- Women's basketball finishes 1-2 at World Vision Invitational ...
- Heading North following the Thanksgiving holiday, Cal State Fullerton's women's basketball team was one of four teams who took part in the World Vision Invitational hosted by the University of Oregon. ...
- World Vision MEER » Loose change converts to another year of high ...
- Get an overview of World Vision's child-focused programmes and the poverty issues World Vision is responding to in the Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia & Middle East. Media resources, major donor opportunities, advocacy updates.
- World Vision Goes Around the World to Find the True Spirit of ...
- Team began quest in US two weeks ago, will travel to three more countries in next three weeks $25 million fundraising effort aims to fight poverty and help 625000 people around the world Contact: Laura Blank, World Vision, 646-245-2496, ...
- World Vision Classic Day 1: Baylor and Lamar win | Women Talk ...
- Louisiana 58 Lamar 66 The first day of the World Vision Classic featured a close match and a blowout. Lamar and Louisiana-Lafayette kicked off the Baylor-hosted tournament in Waco in a tumultuous game with several lead changes and nine ...
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- NotePromote NotePromote May 30, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
- Great! I have also always been a supporter of this cause!
I would love to have your voice heard in debate on my lens http://www.squidoo.com/worldhunger
Good luck!
John
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- Tipi Tipi May 21, 2009 @ 10:23 am
- Another wonderful lens which I will promote on my charity lenses.
Thank you for creating this and for having such a kind heart!
Susie
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- Christopher_Scott Christopher_Scott Oct 2, 2007 @ 7:56 pm
- Great lens and thanks for stopping by ?A Day of Hope? lens! You have lots of great information for all of us. Keep up the hard work. Come over to A DAY OF HOPE
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- SemperFidelis SemperFidelis Jul 29, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
- Great lens. We support World Vision as well. See our bio. A 5 from me. Check our Recycling lens out and rate it.
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jul 11, 2007 @ 1:59 am
- This is a nice lens, Ron. One of my cousins does a lot of work with World Vision. Every bit helps make the world a better place.
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