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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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"A positive step forward," says World Vision post-World Humanitarian Summit
Wednesday 25, May, 2016World Vision was pleased with the level of participation and commitments to its core priorities.
Innovative technology and tools the key to revolutionising humanitarian responses
Tuesday 24, May, 2016A coordinated approach is urgently needed when it comes to technologies, tools and models in humanitarian innovation, says World Vision.
Grand Bargain helps move humanitarian system away from one-system-fits-all approach
Monday 23, May, 2016The humanitarian system must move away from a centralised, one-system-fits-all approach.
“Sustainable Development Goals impossible to attain without funding revolution,” warns World Vision UK
Thursday 19, May, 2016Aid agency World Vision UK warns that an increasingly fragile and unstable world could put the global sustainable development goals at risk unless a new funding approach is establi…
Reaction: Anti-corruption summit pays little attention to concerns of civil society
Friday 13, May, 2016International children’s charity World Vision UK has welcomed the anti-corruption summit’s commitments but questioned its focus.
Anti-Corruption summit should go beyond lip service and provide room for civil society to function in the most affected countries
Wednesday 11, May, 2016International children’s charity World Vision UK has urged global leaders meeting in London for the 2016 anti-corruption summit to provide room for civilians and aid agencies to fu…
World Vision UK urges local councils to house lone child refugees
Monday 09, May, 2016International children’s charity World Vision UK is urging local councils across the UK to ‘pull out all the stops’ in finding homes for unaccompanied refugee children from Europe.…
Refugee Crisis: UK "cannot turn a blind eye"
Wednesday 04, May, 2016Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, David has re-iterated his position that the UK should not be encouraging refugees to make dangerous journeys to Britain by taking in lon…
South Sudan urged to hold onto peace or risk losing another generation to war
Thursday 28, Apr, 2016As South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar returns to country’s capital Juba for the first time since a civil war erupted more than two years ago, World Vision has warned that …
One year after the Nepal earthquake children still feel frightened
Tuesday 26, Apr, 2016Alongside concerns over living conditions and access to a safe and supportive education, children express feelings of fear and trauma that - if not dealt with - could affect their …
Building back better one year since Nepal quake
Monday 25, Apr, 2016World Vision continues to work alongside families devastated by the Nepal quake which struck one year ago today, ensuring children remain safe and can look to the future.
Prestigious award for interactive fundraising experience
Friday 22, Apr, 2016World Vision has received a coveted award for its groundbreaking interactive charity experience at UK shopping centres, with judges hailing the display as a “wonderful, emotive cre…
UK child refugee announcement ‘step in right direction’
Thursday 21, Apr, 2016World Vision UK welcomes today’s announcement that 3,000 more refugee children will come to Britain from the Syria region, particularly vulnerable children threatened with child la…
World Vision steps up relief as drought grips India
Wednesday 20, Apr, 2016World Vision is stepping up its support to drought-hit families in India, as the growing crisis affects a quarter of the county's population.
Ecuador’s worst earthquake in almost 30 years claims hundreds of lives
Monday 18, Apr, 2016World Vision has leaped into action to help communities hit by a massive earth
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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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