Searching for dignity - children with disabilities in Kenya
Friday 26, Jun, 2015In Kenya, we met Lauren and Jeff - two children who face a daily struggle against, not only their disabilities, but the stigmatisation of society as a whole.
Seeing real change in Ethiopia
Sunday 10, May, 2015This February, World Vision Policy and Programmes Director David Westwood took a plane with Public Engagement Director Mathew Neville to visit just some of the people who have experienced the changes of sponsorship over the past few decades.
Children in need of shelter
Saturday 02, May, 2015A week after the earthquake that rocked Nepal last Saturday, shelter is becoming an increasingly urgent need for children like Sandhhya and Sayan and their families.
Runa stands up from the ruins
Tuesday 05, May, 201519-year-old Runa was on her roof hanging laundry when the earthquake struck last weekend, but thankfully she and her family all survived. Their home, and everything in it, however, were not so lucky.
A mother's heart
Tuesday 12, May, 2015World Vision communicator Annila Harris travelled to Nepal to meet some of the families caught in the aftermath of the earthquake. What she found, were mothers and children, heavily affected but struggling to rebuild their lives.
Share and share alike
Monday 18, May, 201512-year-old Pisey's life has improved since being involved in child sponsorship in Cambodia. A mixture of community hygiene and agriculture projects have put food in bellies and smiles on faces.
Pumping new life into the community
Thursday 21, May, 2015To see what difference sponsorship is making in Bolivia, we spoke to Martin and his children whose community has improved thanks to the addition of a new water pump to boost agriculture, health and nutrition.
Dear Water
Friday 15, May, 2015Children in Nyatike, Kenya, describe how their lives have been changed for good by the arrival of safe, clean water in their village.
Lee-Ap's Story
Saturday 16, May, 2015This spring, World Vision’s Siân Merrylees travelled to Cambodia with Celebrity Ambassador Linda Barker. Just a few hours drive from the tourist sites of Siem Reap, Siân and Linda were struck by young children they met who were living with often ailing grandparents, while their parents worked far from home, often across the border in Thailand. One girl they met – 13-year-old Lee-Ap - particularly stole their hearts.
Turning bad luck into blessings
Tuesday 19, May, 2015In Ethiopia, widowed mother of six, Bizunesh adopted a tiny abandoned baby who needed a home. She describes the maternal instincts that moved her to care for little Etsubdink and how she received invaluable support form World Vision.
A plant for all time
Thursday 21, May, 2015If you had to pick a plant of the century or millennia, what would yours be? What’s the hero plant to which mankind owes an eternal debt of gratitude? John Warland reveals the inspiration behind his award-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Shaking school safety
Saturday 23, May, 2015With ambitions to one day become a doctor, 12-year-old Muskan was looking forward to returning to school after a short break. But sadly she and her friends will have to wait. The earthquake that shook Nepal over the last few weeks had a devastating effect on her school building; with classrooms destroyed and much of the building deemed too unsafe to enter. Muskan describes how it feels to live with the uncertainty that the earthquake has brought.
Keeping hope alive
Thursday 28, May, 2015Can children trapped in a cycle of conflict and uncertainty, many of whom have seen and experienced so much pain, see a glimmer of hope? The conflict in Syria has caused huge instability in neighbouring Iraq, with around 2.5 million people having to leave their homes due to fighting. In a recent visit to the region, we spoke to some of the children who were hoping their lives would someday get back on track.