Sri Lanka: Families in famine through food costs
As well as a massive civil war, Sri Lanka has been hit hard by rising food costs. From passing out in the classroom to skipping school altogether, the effects are felt most by Sri Lanka's children.
To celebrate World Breast Feeding Week Aug 1-7, World Vision International Nepal urged female policy-makers to become part of the campaign to promote universal breast-feeding.
It has taken fifteen years and a variety of local and international partners. But farmers in Kurima sub-district in the hinterlands of Papua province now confidently say that sweeter times are here to stay.
To promote World Breastfeeding Week, a group of 30 young children dressed up as cows and paraded through one of Jakarta's busiest shopping centres.
To celebrate World Breast Feeding Week Aug 1-7, World Vision International Nepal urged female policy-makers to become part of the campaign to promote universal breast-feeding.
