Stories

Halfway around the world, violent riots between ethnic Bengalis and a tribe called the Bodo have rocked the northeastern Indian state of Assam. The intensity of the violence has displaced 400,000 people, scattering them among some 300 refugee camps in India. Homes are burned, assassinations are mainstay . . . but in the midst of [...]

We will never know what she was thinking the day she walked to the river with all her boys in tow. Perhaps she was suffering from depression or was mentally unstable. Maybe a life of extreme poverty had proven too much to bear. Whatever the reason, there was no excuse or explanation for what happened [...]

Beautiful 4-year-old Dieunie-Love (pronounced “Jenny-Love”) greeted me with a shy smile as she leaned up against her makeshift home in the crowded, dusty village of Oanaminthe, Haiti. We stepped into the first of only two small dark rooms where there were just a few pieces of furniture [...]

In the days following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the world wondered if this country could ever rebuild from such a devastating disaster. Would there ever be hope for Haiti again? Who can forget those horrifying images the news channels brought into our living rooms week after week? For some, they were too much [...]

It was on a day like today, three years ago, that a flood of children came to join our family. The days prior to their arrival were devastating to their lives, and tormented their dreams for months. The earthquake in 2010 changed the people of Haiti forever. However, today, when I see those same children, [...]

“The house is falling! The house is falling!” Lonique screamed as the wind whipped through his plastic hospital tent. His mother rushed to calm the little boy, careful not to touch the bandages wound around his shoulder where his left arm should have been. She sat down and watched as he began to roll a [...]

Some of the greatest rewards World Help receives are stories of renewal from individuals we seek to impact. And unquestionably, each one is beautiful in its own way. Every life we touch results in a lifetime of hope. In turn, it’s one of the greatest legacies we can leave. Your partnership with World Help in [...]