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Indonesia tsunami: The children who have lost everything
Wednesday 10, Oct, 2018Ten-year-old Olivia lost everything she owned during the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami - including her favourite toy.
Indonesia tsunami: Aid worker's diary of desperation and hope
Friday 05, Oct, 2018"Living in a disaster-prone country like Indonesia, I’m not a stranger to scenes of grief, but the devastation brought by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Palu was unbearable to fathom."
Back to school: From binding books to reading them
Thursday 30, Aug, 2018Day in and day out, 12-year-old Mohsin would work 10-hour shifts hauling around huge piles of books, desperate to know what was written inside of them.
Tania's story: Head of the family but still a child
Wednesday 29, Aug, 2018Instead of going to school, Tania spent many of her days peeling piles of icy shrimp - squatting for eight-hour shifts at a local fish depot.
Child sponsorship in Albania: Flavio and Amy's story
Saturday 21, Jul, 2018After two years of sponsoring and exchanging letters with Flavio, now 11 years old, in Albania, Amy decided to meet him and his family for the first time.
Advocating for a world where no girls are victims of child marriage
Tuesday 26, Jun, 2018Meghla escaped child marriage when she was 13 and has been working to change attitudes in her community ever since.
Children born of rape in war: Jacob's story
Tuesday 19, Jun, 2018Jacob is 17 years old. He should be enjoying school and thinking about his future, but instead his short life has been marred by struggle.
Meet the girls using football to challenge gender stereotypes
Thursday 14, Jun, 2018As the World Cup gets underway, we visit a group of girls in South Sudan using the beautiful game to make a difference.
The only ring on young girls' minds should be from the school bell
Tuesday 12, Jun, 2018Every year, 15 million girls under the age of 18 are married - but how can we stop it? It takes a world.
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Hurricane Matthew - World Vision prepares for impact
Tuesday 04, Oct, 2016While powerful Hurricane Matthew bore down on the island of Haiti, World Vision was preparing to help those whose lives may be affected.
Sierra Leone: UK must commit existing funds to child protection as cases of sex abuse rise
Thursday 22, Sep, 2016Sierra Leone: World Vision urges UK government to commit funds to child protection as cases of sexual abuse rise
World Vision calls the attack a turning point in the war and says ceasefire has achieved nothing
Tuesday 20, Sep, 2016World Vision has expressed shock at an airstrike that hit an aid convoy in Syria, reportedly leaving 12 dead. The UN says 18 trucks were hit on their way to deliver aid to 78,000 p…
Truck with 3D image of child refugees brings stark reality of crisis to London
Monday 19, Sep, 2016A truck bearing a 3D image of asylum-seeking children, will this morning (Monday 19 September 2016), drive across London to highlight the strife and challenges that child refugees …
Statement in response to the announcement of new FGM figures in the UK
Thursday 15, Sep, 2016Aid charity World Vision UK today called for a global political and legal concerted approach at tackling the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), following the latest figures
World Vision UK hosts local sponsors for children in Niger
Wednesday 31, Aug, 2016World Vision yesterday hosted six Milton Keynes residents who sponsor children in Niger to discuss the charity’s work in the drought-stricken West African country.
World Vision responds as earthquakes strike Myanmar and Italy
Thursday 25, Aug, 2016World Vision responds as earthquakes strike Myanmar and Italy killing scores of people.
Iconic image represents 'grim reality' of Syria Crisis
Thursday 18, Aug, 2016World Vision reacts to the heartbreaking image of five-year-old Omran being pulled from rubble in Aleppo.
World Vision International CEO issues statement on arrest of Gaza official
Tuesday 09, Aug, 2016Statement by Kevin Jenkins, President and CEO of World Vision International, on Mohammad El Halabi's arrest.
Statement on World Vision's Staff Arrest
Thursday 04, Aug, 2016On June 15th, 2016, Mohammad El Halabi, the manager of operations for World Vision in Gaza, was arrested on his way home from routine meetings.
Russia/Syria plan for humanitarian corridors 'deeply flawed'
Wednesday 03, Aug, 2016World Vision today joins a global push for a two-day 'humanitarian pause' in the battle for Aleppo. In all, 34 international bodies are calling for a 48 hour cease-fire that would …
World Vision calls for more political commitment and funds to end global hunger at Rio summit
Wednesday 03, Aug, 2016The international aid charity, World Vision warns that three million children will die every year unless governments take far-reaching action to prevent malnutrition.
Goodwood festival comes fashionably to life as event puts World Vision project on spotlight
Wednesday 27, Jul, 2016One of the most exciting and glamorous days on the horse racing calendar, is now just a day away.
Southern African countries declare "regional disaster" as new report warns of increase in cases of sexual violence
Tuesday 26, Jul, 2016World Vision UK has today called for urgent funds to help support countries in Southern Africa as millions face food shortages due to a massive El Niño-induced drought.
Bold plan to halt child marriage in jeopardy, warns new report
Friday 22, Jul, 2016World Vision is urging the new International Development Secretary Priti Patel to take a lead in ramping up action to eradicate child marriages by 2030.
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What Our Kids Need: Blogger Stories
Tuesday 04, Apr, 2017At the start of the year we asked to bloggers write about what their children last needed and what this meant to them. We were delighted with the inspirational posts that came bac…
Caring for children in conflict: Child's play
Monday 03, Apr, 2017All children love to play, whether at home or away. Children in the Lake Chad Basin are no different.
Fighting tuberculosis in drought-stricken Somalia
Friday 24, Mar, 2017While Somalia is struggling with an on-setting famine, the country is, at the same time, fighting another silent killer: Tuberculosis. 8-year-old Molit and his brother Ali are bein…
The hopes and dreams of four orphaned children in India
Thursday 23, Mar, 2017We spoke to four orphaned children in India, currently hoping to be sponsored, to hear their hopes and dreams for the future. Read their stories.
First faces of famine in Somalia
Wednesday 15, Mar, 2017Muhammad is severely malnourished. You can see something is wrong the moment you meet him. But it’s quickly confirmed by the World Vision doctors who have set up a mobile heath uni…
11 things you can do right now to help end violence against children
Thursday 09, Mar, 2017World Vision’s campaign ‘It takes a world to end violence against children’ was named because no one individual, group or organisation can solve this problem alone.
The power of a sewing machine
Wednesday 08, Mar, 2017Roji, in Bangladesh, turned her family’s life around when she enrolled herself in tailoring training and became the main source of income for her family. Her children are now well …
Jerome Flynn faces the reality of violence against children in Myanmar
Sunday 05, Mar, 2017World Vision UK ambassador, Jerome Flynn, visited Myanmar to see our work and support the campaign #ItTakesAWorld to end violence against children. He met with street children, vic…
Sharmin’s story: educating girls to overcome poverty
Wednesday 01, Mar, 201717-year-old Sharmin, from Bangladesh, dropped out of school after completing grade 4 to support her family, selling food on the roadside with her mother. This reality is all too of…
Children of the Lake Chad Basin: The vulnerable, looking after the vulnerable
Friday 24, Feb, 2017In crisis, children regularly miss out on opportunities. They are forced to drop out of school, thrown out of home, and find themselves struggling in ways they had never imagined.
World Vision provides life-saving intervention as Somalia is on the brink of famine
Wednesday 22, Feb, 2017Somalia’s landscape has progressively turned drier and dustier over the past months, and with no rain in sight for the second year, rivers have dried up across the country and plan…
“Today I’m saying goodbye to the agony of diarrhoea”
Friday 17, Feb, 2017For Amanuel, 12, from Ethiopia, clean water means everything. Since World Vision installed a new water pipe in his village, he hasn’t stopped telling everyone how happy he is.
"No more living in darkness" Stopping child marriage through education in Bangladesh
Sunday 05, Feb, 2017When Meghla joined our child rights information sessions she gained the knowledge and confidence to speak up to her family and express her unhappiness with marrying young. Fortunat…
The power of the Super Tortilla
Friday 27, Jan, 2017We're fighting malnutrition with a new way of thinking about cooking; the super tortilla. Instead of making regular tortillas from corn alone, parents add vegetables such as coyote…
A view from the other side : refugees in the West
Sunday 15, Jan, 2017As the Pope dedicates today to remembering the many children and families fleeing conflict and seeking safety around the world, our Senior Child Rights Policy Advisor Erica Hall wr…
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