Lebanese Generosity: “They are our family, not just our neighbours,”
Thursday 29, Nov, 2012Justin Byworth, World Vision UK CEO, travelled to Lebanon to see first hand the almost unbearable pressure the country is under with the influx of Syrian refugees.
Loved By Parents tweetathon: raising money for Congolese children affected by conflict
Wednesday 28, Nov, 2012Parenting website Loved By Parents is running a tweetathon in aid of World Vision’s DR Congo appeal, helping children affected by conflict in the region.
“We told her the bombing was balloons popping” – A Mother’s Heartbreak in Lebanon
Tuesday 27, Nov, 2012Our CEO, Justin Byworth, is in Lebanon trying to understand what life is like for the thousands of refugees fleeing from the conflict in Syria.
Visiting my Sponsored Child and Avoiding Fried Spiders in Cambodia
Saturday 24, Nov, 2012Following on from her brilliant Q & A with kids in Cambodia, Julie blogs about her experience there, reflecting on just how different our worlds can be. If you haven’t already, take a look at her Q & A with the kids. Also, come and find us on Facebook to join the discussion and ask any of your own questions.
Eastern DRC: Inside a makeshift camp with children
Friday 23, Nov, 2012World Vision responds to child protection concerns in Eastern DRC – ensuring Child Friendly Spaces for displaced children.
Your Questions, Their Answers – Straight from Cambodia
Thursday 22, Nov, 2012Our intrepid child sponsor, Julie, has returned with answers to the questions you posed on our Facebook page for your sponsored children in Cambodia, gathered from talking to just some of the 2000 sponsored children in the Koh Krolor community, spread across 40 villages.
A Very Personal Perspective on the DR Congo Crisis
Wednesday 21, Nov, 2012By Aimee Manimani, WV DRC Communications Officer
Bangladesh: On Progress, Education and How Much There Is Left To Do
Friday 16, Nov, 2012Mathew Neville, our Head of Public Engagement, gives us his final blog from his trip to Bangladesh from Dhaka where he found children picking rubbish to try to earn enough money to eat.
Bangladesh: A Remarkable Story of the Power of Child Sponsorship
Thursday 15, Nov, 2012It’s been an emotional and educational few days in Bangladesh for Mathew, but also for all of us back here in the World Vision offices, learning of the progress the communities are making with your support.
Bangladesh: Preparing Communities To Keep The Work Alive
Wednesday 14, Nov, 2012Head of Public Engagement, Mathew Neville’s second blog post from visit to Bangladesh: more wonderful stories of the things he is seeing and experiencing out there.
Bangladesh: Riverboat Songs, ADP Visits and Eating with Your Hands
Tuesday 13, Nov, 2012World Vision’s Director of Public Engagement, Mathew Neville shares the emotions of visiting an ADP in Bangladesh that has seen real growth and success.
Albania, Land of Eagles (and Bright Young Kids)
Friday 02, Nov, 2012Kath Parker, a World Vision Child Sponsor, meets her sponsored child Ermelinda in Albania.