Visiting Kettie in Malawi
Thursday 07, Nov, 201312-year-old Davina recently went on a sponsor visit to Malawi along with her parents and 8-year-old sister, Damaris. The family had a chance to see their sponsored child, Kettie. Here is a short blog of their visit written by Davina:
World Vision Emergency Communicators: Into the Heart of a Tragedy
Tuesday 05, Nov, 2013An eye-witness report of the destruction caused by the Uttarakhand flash floods and World Vision's relief distribution in the affected regions.
Delivering Hope To The People Of The Philippines
Thursday 14, Nov, 2013Chris Clarke, World Vision New Zealand, CEO who is on the ground in the Philippines assisting World Vision's emergency response efforts. Today Chris was at World Vision's first emergency aid distribution in north Cebu -- a town hard hit by Typhoon Haiyan. World Vision distributed food, water, and emergency supplies to 4,000 people. This was the first help the community has received since the Typhoon hit almost seven days ago.
Diary of an aid worker
Tuesday 19, Nov, 2013Yheleen Veso, our colleague at World Vision Philippines shares a personal reflection after a moments pause from the busyness of assisting with our emergency response in the Philippines.
Child Friendly Spaces
Thursday 21, Nov, 2013Child Friendly Spaces play such an important role in our emergency response. These spaces are for chidlren to play, have fun with other children in a safe environment - they also allow parents to continue work repairing and rebuilding with the peace of mind that their children are safe.
Budoy the dog rescues sponsored child
Friday 22, Nov, 2013A heart warming story of how a dog, Budoy, helped a mother and her son to survive Typhoon Haiyan
Standing In The Wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Thursday 28, Nov, 2013Chris Weeks, from our media team, is out in the Philippines helping with our efforts. In this blog he shares his reflections on the determination and resilience of the Filippino people after visiting one of the worst-hit cities.
A Tale of Two Catastrophes
Tuesday 26, Nov, 2013Our CEO, Justin Byworth, reflects on the combine tragedies unfolding halfway around the world from each other: the enormous natural disaster in the Philippines and the man-made atrocities of the Syrian Crisis. How do we support children, communities and staff to have the greatest impact?