The drought had stretched on for too long. The ground was dry. The harvests failed. At home, there were days when there was nothing to eat. 15-year-old Faith would go to school on an empty stomach.

Mornings no longer start with emptiness for 13-year-old Chandy. She wakes up and gets ready for school with something to look forward to. Not just the lessons, but the meal waiting for her.

Inspired by her previous trip to Cambodia, Adeline brought her family along to witness World Vision’s work firsthand and meet her sponsored child, A Chan, for the first time.

From a one-room home in Nepal, Soni’s childhood was shaped by loss and financial hardship that interrupted her education. A story of how she finds her way back to the classroom and begins to dream again.

Ms. Nu turned her dream into reality by starting a bamboo business with a microloan. Her growing income now supports her children’s education and transforming her family’s future.

In November 2025, a World Vision sponsor Grace Ho travelled to Nepal to meet the child she had supported for 10 years. During the visit, she saw how sponsorship and community programmes are improving health, education and livelihoods, and experienced first-hand the lasting impact of sustained support on children and communities.

Dorothy Chong’s journey of Child Sponsorship began in 2010, inspired by a conviction to sponsor 100 children, she started small with two sponsored children through World Vision. Her story shows how small acts of generosity, faith, and humility can create lasting change and transform lives.

She is 10 years old, an orphan and all alone. In her short life, Achut has known more violence and death than most of us would dare to imagine. Forced from home, she faces unimaginable hardships and challenges.

Through letters and shared dreams, Jia En, a fitness coach in Singapore, and Srey La, a young girl in Cambodia, discover the connection, courage, and the hope that bridges two very different childhoods.