Stories
Help for desperately hungry children

See what World Vision is doing to save lives in Niger, where malnutrition rates are soaring and worried parents don’t have the means to feed their children.

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Food aid a must in
war-torn Uganda

In a country torn apart by war,
Maria and her seven children rely
on emergency food aid to survive.
Until they can stand on their own
one day, it is their only hope.

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A stark portrait
of what is at stake

World Vision’s Ann Birch gives a firsthand account of the nightmarish conditions in Niger, which is in the midst of a severe food crisis.

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One man’s struggle
to feed his family

His cattle are dying, and he has almost nothing to feed his children. Like millions of others in Niger, his family’s survival is on the line.

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Nutrition training
helps moms fight back

An intensive nutrition-training course in Mali is giving mothers what they need to fight malnutrition and restore their children to good health.

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Food at school makes
learning possible

Zimbabwean students plagued by chronic hunger can’t concentrate when their stomachs are empty. A World Vision school feeding program is helping change that.

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