NURTURING A BETTER FUTURE

StarKids and World Vision are helping rural communities in Vietnam fight poverty and malnourishment, one family at a time. By Kervin Mathew. In the Dien Bien province of north-west Vietnam, Dong Ty’s everyday meals of salt-flavoured rice rarely saw a hint of meat or vegetables….

FARMING FOR THE FUTURE

StarKids’ newest initiative helps small-scale farmers in Myanmar learn to dream big. By Kervin Mathew. Growing vegetables in your backyard can be quite rewarding. However, for some farmers in Myanmar, it’s their only source of livelihood. Aung San Win is one of many farmers living…

FORGING FUTURES WITH EDUCATION

StarKids is helping to develop the leaders of tomorrow through childhood literacy in Cambodia. By Tracy Keogh. “When I grow up, I want to become a teacher,” says 10-year-old Smichta. “I love reading and I think a good teacher must have read a lot of…

ART FOR GOOD

StarKids donations are supporting art initiatives that give vulnerable Thai children a voice to speak out against violence. In Thailand’s Tak province, located in the country’s north-west, Year 11 student Ponkrit says all human beings should be considered equal. “There are good and bad people…

StarKids donations are helping to give low-income households in Indonesia access to beneficial savings and credit programs. In the small village of Balane in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, Ratni takes her seat and waits for the other people to arrive. She is meeting with a…

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

StarKids donations are helping communities put an end to child malnutrition. Here, Margaret Spencer shares one mother’s story. High in the lush green mountains of north-east Vietnam, the sound of a toddler’s laughter fills the air. Two-year-old Nhat Anh  is excitedly chasing chickens in his…

AGAINST THE TIDE

StarKids is helping children like Somaly and her sister get to  school safely. Here, Cheryl McGrath shares Somaly’s story. During the wet season in Cambodia, living in a house surrounded  by water can be extremely dangerous. For 14-year-old Somaly,  the challenges this presented were part…

Changes for good

One child and his family are seeing a brighter future through StarKids’ projects helping vulnerable children in Vietnam. “I feel lucky because I’m a sponsored child,” says 14-year-old Khanh. My life has changed a lot.” Khanh, a student in a mountainous province of Vietnam, is…

Growing an education

Thanks to the support of StarKids, women like May are able to successfully farm. May is 36-year-old woman from a small village in East Sumba, where she lives with her husband and children. With so little water available, subsistence farming in this area is extremely…

Hope after hardship

StarKids donations helped this young family in Vietnam overcome adversity. After years suffering from diabetes, Cai’s husband passed away in 2015, leaving her to raise two small daughters. Even before this tragedy, the family struggled to grow enough rice on their small farm to last…