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Violence Begates Violence (Supmarilore, Flickr)Violence following Kenya's Dec. 27 elections has killed more than 500, and displaced over 250,000 from their homes. A donation to the World Vision disaster relief fund will help distribute food, water, mosquito nets, blankets, and shelter materials to those who have fled the unrest.

Cyclone Devastates Bangdalesh; World Vision Responds

Cyclone Sidr (CBS News)Cyclone Sidr, a class-4 storm, struck the southeast coast of Bangladesh last Thursday, killing over 3,000 and displacing over 3 million. A $100 gift to World Vision will pay for a Family Survival Kit containing food rations, drinking water, blankets, and clothing. 

 

The Hope Factor: Engaging the Church in the HIV/AIDS Crisis

The enormity of the global AIDS pandemic threatens to overwhelm us. More than 3 million people died of AIDS last year—about 8,000 per day—and another 5 million were infected with the pernicious HIV virus. And the numbers are growing.

So what role do we, the Church play in this growing crisis?
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Rhythm of Life: World Vision and Acting on AIDS Video


There is a rhythm to life. In some places, HIV and AIDS have turned it into a rhythm of death. You have one life - do something.

For more information on World Vision's Acting on AIDS campaign, visit www.actingonaids.com.

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Christian college students across the U.S. are rising up to advocate for awareness of the global AIDS crisis. This video shares their stories.

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World AIDS Day Leaders Page

World AIDS Day is December 1. In preparation for this event, World Vision has put together an online resource kit for campus leaders and others who want to raise awareness of the global AIDS crisis.

World Vision has also begun an online audio series which offers both information on the crisis and suggestions of how we can help. In the first segment, World Vision's Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Bob Zachritz, shares on why advocacy is important and how to get involved. Click here to download this 6 minute audio presentation (right click and choose Save As to have it on your computer.)

Does Prayer Make a Difference for AIDS?

by Jyl Hall, Acting on AIDS

The AIDS crisis does not just involve disease and sin issues, but also dire needs that require a response: hunger, migration, sex trafficking, child soldiers, globalization, and often broken governmental systems. These issues require action socially, politically, and economically. It is easy to neglect prayer as an effective, powerful spiritual response.

World Vision Child Sponsorship


What does it mean to sponsor a child? This brief video will show you.

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World Vision's Acting on AIDS video about The AIDS crisis in Africa left 7-year-old Maggie with only one relative in the world — her 72-year-old great-grandmother, Finedia. In this gripping video, you'll see how Maggie and Finedia survive alone in the midst of desperately poor conditions in their Zambian village.

Used by World Vision and the Acting on AIDS student movement to create awareness and promote activism on their college campuses. For more information on Acting on AIDS and starting a chapter, visit www.actingonaids.org

Playtime: 3 min 35 secPlays: 593 plays