A new global Ipsos study conducted on behalf of World Vision International in 16 countries reveals that 2 in 10 children have gone to bed hungry in the last 30 days. 

Derartu's community in Ethiopia is facing the worst hunger crisis in a generation but sponsors are a lifeline in keeping malnutrition at bay. Sponsors don’t just impact a single child, but invest in an entire community.

64-year-old Mae Tui no longer struggles to provide food for her children and grandchildren. She no longer needs to go out looking for food in the water streams like before. After receiving training and fingerlings to grow her own, her pond is flourishing with fish. Her family no longer needs to worry about when their next meal would be. 

As the Ukraine conflict, climate shocks, and ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic converge to undermine food supplies and economies, the risk of famine continues to intensify for children and families worldwide. Approximately 50 million girls, boys and their families in 45 countries are on the brink of starvation.

If you were starving and you knew the sale of one of your children would prevent the rest of your children from dying, would you do it?

A silent but deadly and urgent hunger crisis is unfolding in northern Kenya and across the East Africa Region. We often talk about this tragedy through data, but the heartbreaking reality is that every number is a person, and every statistic points to the impact on human life

10-year-old Ahmed in Somalia is one of 12.8 million children at risk of malnutrition. How long before it is him?

Since birth, 2-year-old Rahima has had cleft lip and palate. Due to the prolonged drought, her family lost their agricultural lands and livestock and they had no source of income. On the verge of death, Rahima was saved with the surgery that has cured her condition and she is now able to eat well. 

Children are nearing starvation because there isn’t enough food, and funding for humanitarian relief is not getting through for the Afghanistan children.