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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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Children out of school and at work as hunger deepens in Southern Africa, finds report
Tuesday 19, Jul, 2016El Niño is having a devastating impact on children in the Southern Africa region, forcing many into early marriage, child labour and dropping out of school, reveals a report by th…
Statement in response to the announcement of new DFID Minister
Thursday 14, Jul, 2016World Vision reaction to the new DFID Minister, urging Ms Patel to not abandon the 0.7% aid commitment.
South Sudan: World Vision calls for protection of children as tens of thousands displaced by intense fighting
Wednesday 13, Jul, 2016The fighting that erupted in South Sudan over the past five days has displaced an estimated 36,000 people, many of them are children.
World Vision joins new drive to end violence against children
Tuesday 12, Jul, 2016World Vision today joins a new partnership to end violence against children across the world, backed by British Government funding to tackle online sexual exploitation.
New PM must continue Britain's proud legacy of global leadership for children
Tuesday 12, Jul, 2016World Vision urges the new Prime Minister to continue the UK's proud legacy of global leadership for children.
Statement in response to the escalating violence in South Sudan
Monday 11, Jul, 2016Heavy fighting is rocking the capital, Juba, following a flare-up in escalating violence that coincided with world's newest nation marking its fifth year of independence.
South Sudan’s independence anniversary marred by fresh fighting
Friday 08, Jul, 2016World Vision staff are hunkered down in the Juba headquarters following an outbreak of armed fighting within the capital. At one stage shooting took place in the streets outside th…
World Vision garden wins gold medal at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Tuesday 05, Jul, 2016World Vision UK’s garden at the prestigious Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (HCPFS) has won the coveted gold medal today.
World Vision responds to severe flooding in China
Tuesday 05, Jul, 2016World Vision teams in China are distributing relief items to areas battered by continuous rainstorms and severe flooding, as more than 200 rivers in the country reach critical leve…
World Vision leads the way in Ebola crisis
Wednesday 29, Jun, 2016World Vision has supported more than 1.5million people whose lives were devastated by the Ebola virus, the charity’s latest Impact Report reveals today.
Reaction to Brexit vote
Friday 24, Jun, 2016Responding to news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union, Tim Pilkington, Chief Executive of World Vision UK, said: "Following a divisive campaign, we need to re…
Jailing of warlord “victory in battle to end impunity”
Tuesday 21, Jun, 2016The International Criminal Court announced today that Jean-Pierre Bemba, an ex-rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been jailed for 18 years following his …
World Refugee Day: Africa reels under refugee crisis as World Vision warns that closure of Dadaab camp will trigger new migrants wave
Monday 20, Jun, 2016Shutting the world’s largest refugee camp could unleash a new wave of human migration across North Africa and Europe, according to World Vision UK.
Tribute to MP Jo Cox
Friday 17, Jun, 2016World Vision has paid tribute to MP Jo Cox. Charles Badenoch, Vice President, Advocacy and Justice for Children at World Vision International, said: “Jo was a shining advocate for …
Parliament SDG reports: World Vision calls for the UK government to put greater focus on needs of the children
Wednesday 08, Jun, 2016World Vision UK has lamented the government’s lack of focus on children’s issues and has called for the UK to produce a strategic cross-government plan that outlines a clear path t…
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"Things were very different before" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone
Saturday 02, Jul, 2016After three days following the local women’s savings group in Jaiama Bongor, Sierra Leone, Kate Shaw was eager to speak to a family to find out the difference their mother’s new in…
The impact of Ebola on change and protection
Saturday 02, Jul, 2016As an advocate for change in her country, 17-year-old Alice felt the impact of the Ebola crisis twice; not only did it affect her family and peers on a personal level, it also slow…
"Now, they need shoes, we buy shoes" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone
Saturday 02, Jul, 2016Last week I travelled with blogger Annie to Sierra Leone to visit one of our child sponsorship projects there and hear from the community about the effects Ebola has had on their l…
Child labour and how child sponsorship is helping
Saturday 02, Jul, 2016Child labour is a fact of life for millions of children around the world. You can help us continue to tackle child labour by sponsoring a child today.
Hearing from the Kids Club | Pregnancies and education in the time of Ebola
Thursday 30, Jun, 2016Together with Annie of Fable and Folk, our Social Media Manager Kate recently had the opportunity to visit our child sponsorship work in Jaiama Bongor, Sierra Leone. Inspired by Al…
"I want to learn to write my name" | Dreaming of school in Lebanon
Friday 24, Jun, 2016Fatima, 35, mother-of-six fled Aleppo for Lebanon in 2012. Her husband left her shortly after the war had started. Today, more than three years later, she and her children live in …
The stress of war on parents | Supporting refugees in Lebanon
Wednesday 22, Jun, 2016Inside a school in Lebanon’s Zahle, 30-year-old Suriya is trying to stop her 4-year-old son, Ahmed, from running around the room. It’s been four years since Suriya fled Damascus wi…
A refugee mother's to-do list
Monday 20, Jun, 2016For most mothers, daily life revolves around the items on each day’s to-do list: heading to work, helping with homework, cooking, getting the children to bed. In some ways, daily l…
Every drop counts | Clean water in Malawi
Saturday 18, Jun, 201611-year-old Priscilla had to walk miles across hot terrain every day to collect water for herself and her grandmother, often encountering threats such as hyenas. Since we renovated…
Communities tackling hunger | El Nino in Ethiopia
Friday 17, Jun, 2016Thirty-two-year-old Shega is worried for her three children. While she lives just a few metres from a concrete water reservoir, she still has to walk for three miles to access wate…
Who knows best what children and communities in poverty need? Try asking them!
Tuesday 14, Jun, 2016Caught up in the ambition to do good, and the rush to deliver programmes under tight timelines, international development NGOs run the risk of failing to listen to the very people …
Mina’s Dream | Child labour in Bangladesh
Saturday 11, Jun, 2016At just 12 years old, Mina has concerns that far exceed her years. Her hands are scarred and continually sore because of her job breaking bricks, and she only eats two small meals …
Restoring hope | Getting children to school in Albania
Monday 06, Jun, 2016Twelve-year-old Emanuel's transport to school was withdrawn due to lack of funding, and so he had a long trip to class and back every day, even in severely bad weather. He was ofte…
Keeping girls safe | Water access in times of El Nino
Saturday 04, Jun, 2016Ethiopia is currently experiencing its worst drought for decades, affecting an estimated 10.2 million people. We have been working to repair and restore existing water supplies so …
Women supporting women | Linking empowerment and resilience in Myanmar
Tuesday 31, May, 2016How can we minimise the impacts of a natural disaster? WVUK’s Rachel Canclini Kettle travelled to Myanmar to see how our work was helping communities to do just that; through early…
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