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February 10th, 2023

Responding to the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

It is the worst disaster for this region in more than 80 years. The numbers keep growing and are staggering … but it is the reality of photos and videos that wake us up at night.

November 3rd, 2022

A Heart for the Hungry: Witnessing the realities of famine

How will we feed our families in a famine? Will our children survive? Where do we go from here? Where can we find water? Will someone help us?

Children in Sri Lanka draw pictures to express their feelings in our program.

May 19th, 2015

A decision no parent should have to make

Imagine having no choice but to sell your child in order to survive… That is the anguishing decision Nirmali, a young widow, faced. Alone and

A young girl walks near her tent amidst the rubble in Khalte, Nepal.

May 12th, 2015

68. Why This Number Breaks My Heart

37. That’s the first number I heard when I woke up before dawn this morning to the news that another earthquake had struck Nepal and killed 37 people

World Concern has been serving small business owners, like Emilienne, by providing loans and training since 1998.

January 9th, 2015

Like any developing nation after disaster, Haiti has progressed "piti piti" (little by little)

After living in Haiti for two years where I worked with World Concern, I returned to the U.S. a couple weeks ago. Aside from getting used to much

December 9th, 2014

One Year Later, South Sudan Remains in Turmoil

In December 2013, the world’s newest nation, only two years into a season without war, plunged back into crisis-mode. Though the explanation for this

Instead of going to school and experiencing childhood, Mitu was cooking for and cleaning up after another family from the time she was 5 years old.

October 10th, 2014

Mitu is now free to learn

Some stories are more dramatic than others. Some stories deserve to be heard. Mitu's story is one of those stories. Thankfully, Mitu's story caught

July 8th, 2014

The Photo That Changed My Heart

It’s not a particularly artistic or perfectly composed photo. It’s even a little hard to tell what’s happening in this photo, which is probably why I

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