Above and Beyond: School Shoes

Ashley Jones is a nurse at a local hospital in Ames, Iowa. Besides caring for her own patients, Ashley wanted to go above and beyond for children in Haiti. Ashley saw a need in Haiti and decided to rally her co-workers to help meet that need!   Too many students...

The Acelus Family: Starting Over

Pictured: Ellianne and her children receiving goats   When your family is in danger, you will do anything to protect them, even if you have to start over. This is exactly what Jean & Ellianne Acelus did when they felt unsafe in their home last year.  Just...

What’s Happening in Haiti? [February 2022]

1) How many schools does WWV support?  NINE SCHOOLS!   The WWV Student Sponsorship program provides funding for FIVE schools in Williamson & Luly with nearly 1,500 students.   World Wide Village also assists TWO primary schools in the mountains above...

Above and Beyond: Tyro VBS

I recently read an article entitled, “How to Raise a World Changer” and it offered advice about raising children to make a difference in the world. The advice in the article was simple…   Teach kids to love others, teach them to have compassion and teach them to...

New Year – New Smile

Thanks to you, 16-year-old Rosemathe Joassine has a new start and a new smile!    Over the last few years, Rosemathe has had very little to smile about. No teenager should have to go through the trials she has faced. When her home burned down two years ago, she...

What’s Happening in Haiti? [January 2022]

We recently sat down and asked our World Wide Village Haitian staff to reflect on the last year. As we look forward to 2022 and what the future holds for World Wide Village, we are filled with anticipation. Thank you for alleviating poverty and sharing the love of...