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650 Million Child Brides

Oct. 16, 2020

Girls face greater exploitation than ever, with 650 million child brides in the world today, a shocking new report reveals.

As women’s rights take centre stage in North America and many parts of the world, the reality for millions of girls worldwide is sexual exploitation and forced marriage before the age of 13.

The horrific treatment of girls -- including sex trafficking, sex-selective abortions, and denial of education -- is exposed in a special report titled Rewriting the Tragedies of Girlhood, released by GFA World, to coincide with the U.N. International Day of the Girl, held on October 11.

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Millions of Widows in ‘Crisis of Survival’

Sept. 25, 2020

GFA World spotlights the huge “uphill battle” facing many of the world’s 258 million widows in a just-released report. Treatment of widows is often startlingly…

Prayer as a Lifestyle

Sept. 8, 2020

As followers of Christ, prayer is foundational to our spiritual journey and yet it can be so easy to push it aside amid the distractions and busyness of the wo…

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Jesus Wells Spring Hope in Thirstiest Continent

Aug. 20, 2020

GFA World has revealed it has provided safe drinking water for a staggering 37.5 million people in Asia, the world’s “thirstiest” continent.

Jade Mine Disaster Moves GFA to Call for 'Compassionate Prayer'

Aug. 7, 2020

Local GFA World pastor comforts bereaved families after horrific mudslide kills more than 160 at Myanmar jade mining site

In the Silence

July 10, 2020

Have you ever been at a place in your spiritual journey where you feel like you are stuck in place? You don’t feel enthusiasm or passion anymore and you go thr…

Don't Mask Your Eyes

July 9, 2020

GFA World’s New ‘Don’t Mask Your Eyes’ Campaign Lifts Veil on ‘Injustice’ of Starving Migrants

Community Life During Isolation

June 12, 2020

When Coronavirus first began, for most of us it was just an unknown disease, in far off China. For me, it didn’t affect my day-to-day life, so I dismissed it, …

Never Give Up

June 8, 2020

‘Brutally Honest’ New Book by GFA World Founder Encourages Church