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Emergency food distribution (Famine in the Horn of Africa)
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In a camp for internally displaced people near the town of Goldogob in Puntland, Somalia, screenings take place for malnourished children.
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Disaster relief in Haiti
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World Vision provides nutritious meals to children in one of its Child Friendly Spaces after the devastating earthquake in 2010.
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Disaster Relief (Pakistan flooding)
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World Vision distributes food and mineral water to the flood affected people of in Pakistan. The devastation has rendered millions homeless and thousands dead, creating food shortages.
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Preparing nutritious food
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Mothers receive training on how to grow backyard gardens and prepare nutritious meals. A well-nourished child has a better immune system to fight disease, more energy to help around the home, and a sharper mind for learning in school.
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Improving crop yields
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World Vision provides training, appropriate seeds, equipment and other resources to ensure a community has enough food to eat year after year.
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Calling on our government to take action
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MP Jim Karygiannis speaks at a Cooking Up Justice event about the importance of individual and government support for effective development work.
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Youth action
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Youth across Canada raise millions of dollars through the World Vision 30 Hour Famine and raise their voices to effect change in the world.
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Raising awareness across Canada
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Youth Ambassadors, Rosemary and Rachel, help raise awareness about important global issues like food and nutrition through presenations at high schools across the country.
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The Youth Ambassador experience
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Each year, World Vision brings six Canadian youth to Africa to see development and food projects first hand.
World Vision is working to address global food insecurity through emergency measures and longer-term development solutions.
Relief
In disaster situations, World Vision is on the ground delivering emergency food for children and families. Whether it’s the drought in the Horn of Africa or the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, World Vision provides food aid to millions of people worldwide (while at the same time avoiding the use of food resources that would discourage local agricultural production).
Development
World Vision supports local agricultural programs and food production by providing things like livestock, appropriate seeds, farming equipment and training. We also support micro-enterprise initiatives that help families earn a decent living wage, diversify their sources of income and reduce their vulnerability to external food supply shocks like drought.
Advocacy
Addressing local, national and international policies is key to tackling the root causes of poverty. World Vision and our supporters use their collective voice to call on governments to expand their safety nets and social protection programs. In Canada we continue to call on the government to increase its aid commitments to the World Food Programme.
Click here to learn more about what World Vision does.
