In the past month Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has admitted more than 4,000 severely malnourished children into its nutritional programs in the Oromiya and Southern Nations and Nationalities People’s regions (SNNPR) of southern Ethiopia.

Last fall, Ausnes, 55, was one of nearly 75,000 Americans in need of a kidney. Today, she is recovering from a successful kidney transplant — thanks to her local Starbucks barista.

The Ellendale, North Dakota, farmer had gotten caught in the power takeoff shaft of his farming equipment, and his injuries left him unable to plant his 2,500 acres of soybeans and corn. The accident might have meant the end of his family’s farm.

Cisco announced a US $45 million (RMB 300M) three-year commitment to support reconstruction efforts in China’s Sichuan Province, which was hit on May 12th by one of the most devastating earthquakes in China’s history.

Akeem Havens wanted to play video games against Ben Roethlisberger. He got his wish — and more.

Nicole Nordman wrote ‘Legacy’ on a keyboard in her basement.

Battling leukemia, Kenechi Udeze is about to receive his brother’s bone marrow, which is vital to Udeze’s long-term health and potential return to football. Read More

Because of the agricultural assistance she received through a World Vision program in her community, 48-year-old Sonnie Georgette can feed her family and fight the poverty that was once a reality of her life.
Standing in a community garden, a thin sheen of perspiration covers Sonnie Georgette\’s face. Describing the effects of World Vision\’s farming assistance, she breaks into a smile as bright as Africa\’s mid-day sun.

When Julia received an Operation Christmas Child shoe box, she knew it was the start of something special happening in her life. The 12-year-old Ukrainian girl longed for a safe haven, far away from the abuse and alcoholism that characterized her home life. Perhaps her dreams weren’t so impossible after all.

One Thousand Tents is an effort to provide shelter to some of the 5  million people left homeless in the aftermath of the May 12th earthquake in China.
To put this tragedy in prespective, five million people is the equivalent to 7 times the population of San Francisco suddenly becoming homeless.
China has used its supply of [...]