It may not seem intuitive, but child marriage and maternal and child health are closely linked. Learn how addressing one can help both issues.
Maternal and Child health
Issues to advocate for in 2021
Here’s a preview of our issues to advocate for in 2021. Learn more, then come back throughout the year to stand up and speak out!
How spacing pregnancies saves the lives of mothers and children
Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies, World Vision’s approach to family planning, saves the lives of mothers and children with help from faith leaders.
What my daughter taught me about early childhood development
Nate Lance is a World Vision policy advisor — and dad to a toddler! Here’s what she’s taught him about the importance of childhood development interventions.
What does foreign aid buy? I took Capitol Hill staff on a trip to find out!
Congress wants to make sure foreign aid dollars are spent wisely, so we took D.C. staffers to Malawi to see what U.S. aid can really buy for moms and kids!
10 questions Congress asked us about moms and babies
We testified about maternal and child health before Congress. Here are 10 questions they asked us about how to improve women’s global health!
Speaking out in DC: We testified about maternal health in Congress
This week, World Vision’s Director of Government Relations testified before Congress about the unique health challenges women face in developing countries.
10 ways God is at work around the world
God is at work all over the world — in small ways and in HUGE ways! Here we praise God for reduced global poverty, falling child marriage rates, and more!
USAID: Progress report on child and maternal health
World Vision and USAID work together to improve child and maternal health. This report highlights the successes and needs to meet global goals.
Moms helping moms in southwest Bangladesh
Raising a healthy baby in southwest Bangladesh is challenging, but now Monmohini and her daughter are healthier than before, and teaching other moms how!