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  • Team Impact
  • Honduras

The fight against long-term poverty

  • Team Impact

Innovation in a time of radical global change

  • Team Impact

Connecting in the time of COVID

  • People We Love
  • Zambia

Power of ONE: A volunteer in Lusaka inspires a desperate community

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Disasters compound pandemic’s effect

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

5 successful youth projects from 2014 that will definitely impress you

  • Poverty POV
  • All Countries

Helping kids in need leads to a lifetime of personal growth

  • byAndrea W.
  • 3.2.2016
  • Insider Info
  • Colombia

The kids all write

  • Global Perspectives
  • Philippines

Photoblog: 10 amazing pics from Tabaco

  • People We Love
  • Philippines

Power of ONE: A teen finds her purpose

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Portraits of perseverance

  • By CI Storytellers
  • 3.16.2016
  • Happy Moments
  • All Countries

Funny kid phrases

  • byCI storytellers
  • 3.1.2016
  • Team Impact

Unleashing the power of (every)ONE!

  • By Susana E., CI President
  • 3.1.2016
  • People We Love
  • Philippines

Power of ONE: A volunteer brings positive changes to his community

  • byLeo G.,Philippines
  • 3.14.2016
  • Happy Moments
  • India

From hungry to happy

  • People We Love
  • United States

Power of ONE: Why this CI care team ambassador loves sponsorship

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Challenges on global money and finances persist

  • Team Impact
  • India

From struggling student to eager achiever

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

A crash course in global education

  • People We Love
  • Ecuador

A young woman’s career in bloom

  • Team Impact
  • Zambia

When HOPE can #changethepresent

  • Team Impact
  • India

A young woman proves she’s no one’s property

  • 11.20.2018
  • Team Impact
  • Philippines

A future that sponsorship built

  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

Easy steps to protect your sponsored kid on social media

  • Lindsey Q.
  • 11.5.2014
  • People We Love
  • Guatemala

Motivated to keep moving

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Kids in poverty find fun free from danger at CI community centers

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

CI programs helping kids break out of poverty

  • Poverty POV
  • All Countries

Words that last a lifetime

  • byChris K.
  • 10.26.2016
Youth in India practice English by playing human Scrabble.
  • Poverty POV
  • All Countries

How a spelling bee made me a better sponsor

  • Poverty POV
  • All Countries

Kids’ fearless perspectives

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Expand your world

  • 12.7.2016
Power of ONE: Reader and eater
  • People We Love
  • India

Power of ONE: Reader and eater

  • Team Impact
  • Honduras

The ripple effect

  • Poverty POV
  • All Countries

Expand your world

  • byCI storytellers
  • 9.16.2016
  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: Changing the world, frame by frame

  • Team Impact
  • United States

Could the 2016 election impact poverty in America?

A beautiful sunrise in Mexico
  • Global Perspectives
  • Mexico

The place where the sun rises

  • Happy Moments
  • All Countries

Capturing smiles

Sponsored kids in Quito, Ecuador, play traditional games.
  • People We Love
  • Ecuador

Power of ONE: Punching through poverty

Power of ONE: Cuteness overload
  • People We Love
  • Philippines

Power of ONE: Cuteness overload

close-up of Eliana from Colombia
  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

Discover these cool new features on our website

Sponsor and Team CI member Shirley Bowden holds up a picture of her sponsored child
  • People We Love
  • Ecuador

Power of ONE: Connecting sponsors with their kids

Gavin uses both hands for his selfie.
  • Happy Moments

What would you do with just two wishes?

  • Global Perspectives
  • Philippines

Return to paradise: A community finds hope

A look inside the Clubhouse by Freshcassette gallery.
  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: Living proof

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Youth reporters: Empowered by the pen and the lens

  • byDeron D.and Community Youth Reporters
  • 6.15.2016
  • People We Love
  • Philippines

Power of ONE: Together we can soar

  • byTony L., Philippines
  • 6.13.2016
  • Team Impact
  • Colombia

Fighting poverty with TOMS

  • People We Love
  • Honduras

You saw me when I was invisible

  • 7.6.2016
  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

Delight your kid with a supportive letter

  • Global Perspectives
  • Ecuador

Hour by hour: A sponsor visit brings families together

  • Global Perspectives
  • Philippines

Fast facts about the Philippines

  • Poverty POV

Mapping the path out of poverty

  • by Ryan O., CI Storyteller
  • 7.6.2016
  • People We Love
  • Guatemala

Power of ONE: Filling the need for help

  • People We Love
  • South America

Epic journeys: Traveling through South America

  • by Shalynn P., CI world-changer since 2009
  • 7.11.2016
  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: Through a child’s eyes

  • Happy Moments
  • Ecuador

Markers + a whiteboard = Day of fun for kids

  • by Carl F., CI Storyteller
  • 7.13.2016
A young boy’s smile reveals a missing front tooth
  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Tooth fairy tales

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

How CI kids enjoy their school vacation

  • by Jeremiah K., CI Staff
  • 7.27.2016
  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

For the record

  • People We Love
  • Mexico

Power of One: Small changes, big difference

  • by Xavier H., Mexico
  • 8.3.2016
  • People We Love
  • Philippines

Power of ONE: Drawing her story

  • by Ellyn, CI kid
  • 7.25.2016
  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Why we’re not a ‘children’s charity’

  • People We Love
  • Colombia

Power of ONE: Every person is a link in the chain

  • Team Impact

CI youth are working hard to stand out

  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: Chilean sponsor supports kids

  • by Cindy R., CI Storyteller
  • 6.20.2016
  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: Giving kids a chance

CI BFFs talk about their favorite people — each other!
  • Happy Moments

CI BFFs talk about their favorite people

  • Team Impact
  • Philippines

A fisherman’s daughter finds her way to independence

  • byTony L.,Philippines, and Deron D.
  • 8.3.2016
Tania and her family in 2012
  • Poverty POV
  • Mexico

Why letters are important

Sponsor Anthony visits with sponsored child Maria
  • People We Love
  • Colombia

Power of ONE: Sponsor finds what he was looking for

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

The big 3: Our plan for real impact

  • People We Love
  • Colombia

Music and teaching hold a special place in her heart

  • byWendy B.,Colombia
  • 3.30.2016
  • People We Love
  • Honduras

Power of ONE: How a spark becomes a legacy

  • Poverty POV
  • Philippines

A sponsor’s view: ‘Minimal effort’ makes a big impact

  • Team Impact

Changing diets and attitudes

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

From the ER to the DR

  • by Jedidiah Ballard, Children International supporter
  • 1.8.2020
  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Better choices, better chances

  • Team Impact
  • Philippines

No place to call home

  • by Corie R., with additional reporting by Leo G. and Nagie C.
  • 9.4.2019
  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Empowered youth are creating change

  • Poverty POV
  • Philippines

Holding on to joy

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Lifting teens out of poverty through HOPE

  • Team Impact
  • Ecuador

A child learns to read, gives mother hope for the future

  • Team Impact
  • Mexico

Through hardship to a brighter future

  • Team Impact
  • India
  • Philippines
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • Colombia

Start with One: Connection is more powerful than poverty

  • Team Impact
  • Honduras

A person of value

  • Team Impact
  • India

Making her own way

  • Poverty POV
  • Ecuador

Volunteer mom receives vital mental health support

  • Team Impact
  • India

Guru Krupa Foundation plays key role during coronavirus pandemic

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Leaning in to distance learning

  • Team Impact

Resilience skills help children through crisis

  • Global Perspectives

Adapting health practices during a pandemic

  • Global Perspectives

How our values guide us during a global pandemic

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Partnerships play crucial role in emergency response

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Connecting virtually for employment

  • Team Impact
  • Philippines

Oh, the places he'll go!

  • Global Perspectives
  • India

CI and the Guru Krupa Foundation: Putting children at the center(s)

  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

How do we look?

  • by Nathan M. and Emily E., Graphic Gurus
  • 5.2.2016
  • Poverty POV
  • India

A trip to India inspires advocacy

  • by Anika R., CI Supporter
  • 4.20.2016
  • Team Impact
  • Dominican Republic
  • Guatemala

Spreading love

  • People We Love
  • Ecuador

Power of ONE: After a decade of sponsorship, a chance to meet

  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: A CI ambassador learns lessons through sponsorship

  • Team Impact
  • India

Partnerships are more powerful than poverty

  • Team Impact
  • Ecuador

A doctor’s perspective: Delivering health services amidst the pandemic

  • 5.18.2022
  • Team Impact
  • India

Love is ... clean water for kids in poverty

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Because of you ...

  • Global Perspectives
  • Colombia

I am Adrian

  • Poverty POV
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras

Crossing the border: Why refugees flee their homes

  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Portraits of promise

  • by CI Storytellers
  • 5.2.2016
  • Happy Moments
  • All Countries

Photoblog: CI kids on why they love their pets

  • by CI Storytellers
  • 4.13.2016
  • Team Impact
  • Zambia

Finding the resolve to fight and push forward in the face of poverty

  • Global Perspectives
  • Ecuador

Small but mighty, a young girl with hope

  • People We Love
  • Zambia

Two continents, one team

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Healthy kids = happy kids

  • Global Perspectives
  • Philippines

I am Justine

  • by Francesca P.,Philippines, andAshley P.
  • 8.3.2017
  • People We Love
  • All Countries

Power of ONE: Opening the doors of the heart

  • People We Love
  • India

Paying it forward

  • People We Love
  • Colombia

Power of ONE: Meet a happy Colombian booklover

  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

Everything you ever wanted to know about sending letters to your kid

  • Happy Moments
  • All Countries

Expand your world

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

The progress on poverty

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

6 remarkable scholars who have big plans for the future

  • Team Impact
  • India

The power of partnership

  • People We Love
  • United States

Power of ONE: Chance encounter becomes transformative experience

  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Gazing out a child’s window

  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

Unleashing the power of (every)ONE!

  • by Susana E., CI President
  • 5.2.2016
  • Poverty POV
  • Zambia

In a difficult time, she finds strength through hopeful kids

  • People We Love
  • Colombia

Check out this dress a sponsored teen made from recycled materials

  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

Why letters take so long!

  • byMckenzie F.,CI world-changer since 2008
  • 2.22.2016
  • Team Impact
  • India

Winner takes all: Adrish's fight for education

  • By Lindsey Q.
  • 9.14.2015
  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

The 4 pillars of our vision

  • by CI Storytellers
  • 5.2.2016
  • Team Impact
  • Colombia

Orchestrating a better future

  • People We Love
  • India

Power of ONE: An artist in the making

  • by Shane A., CI Field Reporter - India
  • 5.2.2016
  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

What do I say in my letter?

  • by Shannon D.
  • 11.18.2015
  • Happy Moments
  • All Countries

Youth on the move

  • by Garrett K., CI Storyteller
  • 3.5.2013
  • People We Love
  • Philippines

A badge of honor

  • Poverty POV
  • Zambia

Our visit with Rabecca in Lusaka, Zambia

  • by Rob H., CI world-changer since 2012
  • 5.4.2016
  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Field trip: A culinary tour

  • ByCI storytellers
  • 8.30.2015
  • People We Love
  • Honduras

Power of ONE: A reason to smile

  • Poverty POV
  • Colombia

Why my trip to Cartagena was heartbreaking yet absolutely life-changing

  • by Brooklynn M., CI world-changer
  • 11.11.2015
  • Poverty POV
  • Mexico

What happens when we share?

  • by Xavier H., CI Field Reporter - Mexico
  • 5.11.2016
  • Team Impact
  • Colombia

Music for Development at CI: The youth's perspective

  • by Dick R.
  • 12.9.2015
  • Team Impact
  • Philippines

Welcome sponsorship's newest addition: Bicol

  • By Lindsey Q.
  • 8.30.2015
  • Global Perspectives
  • All Countries

Field trip: A literary tour

  • By CI storytellers

  • 12.28.2015
  • Team Impact
  • All Countries

How CI and TOMS team up to kick poverty

  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

It's okay to be selfie-ish with your child!

  • Insider Info
  • All Countries

Photoblog: Best. Recycling. Ever!

  • Global Perspectives
  • India

Photoblog: The India of my dreams

  • Team Impact

Supplies and demand