My dad loves to chill his grandkids with stories of his summer working in an African gold mine. He had grown up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and was helping pay for his upcoming university education.

My boys love hearing how he was lowered down narrow shafts in cage elevators...

Pick up any card in the Mother's Day section, and the message is similar: "Thank you for everything you did for me. I'm so lucky to have you for a mother."

It's true that moms here in Canada do a lot for their kids. Many sacrifice a fair bit, too....

The president of World Vision Canada opted not to take malaria medication when travelling to Africa last September. His subsequent battle with the illness gave Dave Toycen greater insight into the plight of children facing the same.

For a long time, I have been fairly certain that World Vision Canada...

On Friday afternoon, my 11-year-old son came home from school. He handed me an overdue permission form, swatted his little brother for simply being there, and gave a one-word answer to my question about his French test. All fairly standard for an adolescent kid.

But then Derrick did something...

It's not often that you think of children in Ethiopia as "privileged." Any Canadian near a TV screen in 1984 will recall the country's famine. They'll remember images of emaciated children struggling for breath. Some were just hours away from death.

Yet on the eve of World Health Day...

Each week, I give my two children a small allowance. Since I'm trying to teach them about managing money responsibly, their coins are automatically divided among three different jam jars:

• Spending
• Saving
• Charity

There are no loans -- and no exceptions. Even if moving the money around might seem...

In Canada, most teenage girls are busy going to school, making friends, dreaming of the future. In the world's poorest countries, one in every nine girls is married by the age of 15. A new World Vision report explores the devastation this can cause in a young girl's life.

My...

I've heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but these images held a thousand emotions. National Geographic sent me a link the other day to a photo gallery of soccer equipment made by children in Africa.

I clicked on the photographs of children holding soccer balls...

The little girl from Iran was ready to meet Santa. She had heard all about the jolly man in a red suit, but never actually seen him in person. Anahita Azita emerged from the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre in Toronto, dressed in a princess costume someone had donated. Her face...

In the Christmas story, three wise men journeyed over great distances to bring gifts to a child. Meet three caring Canadian celebrities who have dropped everything to travel overseas with World Vision Canada, using their fame to bring hope to millions of children around the world.

Colin Mochrie had...

On World AIDS Day December 1, World Vision celebrates the possibility that an AIDS-free generation of children is within our reach. Meet an HIV-positive mother who -- with the right help -- was able to protect the child in her womb from contracting the virus. And learn how you can...

A poll for World Vision Canada indicates that 63 per cent of Canadians plan on giving to charity this holiday season. But many also want to buy gifts for loved ones. Learn how you can do both at the same time -- even with limited funds.

With only a month...

Kids are naturally inclined to want to help. But when it comes to something as massive as world hunger, it's hard for young people to believe they can make a difference -- especially when adults don't seem able to solve the problem! Here are five ways you can get your...

An Ipsos Reid poll shows that half of all Canadians would be willing to spend more on their winter vacations, to reduce the chances of supporting child labour while travelling. Debbie Wolfe of World Vision Canada shares three reasons to consider this.

As the outdoor temperature starts to fall, many...