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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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World Vision Calls for UK to Open Safe Routes for Child Refugees
Friday 15, Apr, 2016World Vision calls on David Cameron to open up safe routes into the UK for children fleeing war, as the Pope shows his concern for the plight of refugee children.
UK Government Must Launch Plan to Eradicate Sexual Violence in Conflict
Tuesday 12, Apr, 2016World Vision is calling on the UK government to tackle the stigma of sexual violence that blights the lives of hundreds of thousands of children around the world.
Vulnerable children must be priority for 'one in, one out' deal
Monday 04, Apr, 2016The first migrants were deported this morning from Greece under a deal struck between the EU and Turkey. For every Syrian returned to Turkey, another Syrian will be relocated to Eu…
World Vision calls for safe routes into the UK for Syrian refugees
Wednesday 30, Mar, 2016World Vision is calling on the UK government to create a refugee 'crisis package' that would admit more Syrian refugees into the country at a key international summit in Geneva tod…
Fears for refugees as 'door slams shut' following EU-Turkey deal
Friday 18, Mar, 2016International children's charity World Vision UK warns that today’s ill-conceived deal for refugees will ‘push the panic button’ among families fleeing from war in Syria, as they m…
EU policy on refugees costing children’s lives, says World Vision
Thursday 17, Mar, 2016Leaders gathered in Brussels today must fulfill their responsibility to protect children, no matter where they live or where they have come from, says World Vision.
Children most at risk as Zimbabwe says 4 million need food aid due to drought
Thursday 17, Mar, 2016World Vision has called for more funding to address food shortages across Southern Africa as the government of Zimbabwe announced that more than a third of the country's population…
As Syrian war enters 6th year, humanitarian agencies make joint appeal to allow aid to reach those in need
Wednesday 16, Mar, 2016More than 100 humanitarian agencies appealed today - on the fifth anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict - to allow immediate and on-going access to people suffering inside…
Stamping out stigma
Thursday 10, Mar, 2016Ministers, MPs, Peers and social justice experts at the House of Commons threw their weight behind stamping out stigma for survivors of sexual violence at a House of Commons debate…
Decision to close Slovenian borders will make life worse for children, says World Vision
Wednesday 09, Mar, 2016Today’s announcement to restrict access for asylum seekers and refugees will only create bigger problems, especially for children, says aid agency World Vision.
War in Syria costing £3.2bn a month
Tuesday 08, Mar, 2016War is costing Syria more than £3.2bn (US$4.5bn) each month in lost economic growth, a report from children’s charity World Vision and Frontier Economics reveals.
World Vision UK calls for immediate ban on tear gas at borders
Monday 07, Mar, 2016World Vision UK is calling for an immediate European-wide ban on using tear gas and batons against refugee families fleeing war zones.
World Vision among top ten UK charities to work for
Monday 29, Feb, 2016World Vision UK has been hailed as a top charity by its workforce, climbing to ninth place in the Sunday Times’ prestigious ‘Best 100 Not-for-Profit Organisations’ list.
Aid agencies urgently responding to unprecedented conflict at UN Protection of Civilians site
Thursday 25, Feb, 2016Tens of thousands of South Sudanese are living in dire conditions and extreme fear after destruction of most of a UN Protection of Civilian (POC)
Syria Bombing Damages A’zaz Hospital | World Vision UK
Tuesday 16, Feb, 2016A World Vision-supported hospital in northern Syria has been damaged by a missile near miss. Read more on the Syria crisis from charity World Vision.
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May - the young footballer | A rising female star in Myanmar
Thursday 04, Aug, 201613-year-old May was introduced to football at age nine – little did she know that she would be enrolled in an academy and winning prizes for her regional team just a few years late…
From earth-shaking to high-flying | Helping Nepal's children to stand up and move on
Monday 01, Aug, 2016When disaster hits, children are always among the most vulnerable, and not only in the initial crisis. In the days, weeks and months following an emergency, children can be disprop…
Seeing the fruits of sponsorship in Uganda
Thursday 28, Jul, 2016Seeing gorillas, hippos and elephants in their natural habitat was special, but for Lady Louisa Gordon Lennox and her family, the high point of a recent safari in Uganda was meetin…
How bicycles have rescued girls in Zimbabwe
Tuesday 26, Jul, 2016Our Saramine Mukute was excited to be visiting Zimbabwe. Not just because she grew up in such a beautiful country, but because of the challenge that lay ahead of her - she was goin…
Bikes, chickens, and menstrual pads | Educating girls in Zimbabwe
Sunday 24, Jul, 2016Bikes, chickens, and menstrual pads - just a few of the things improving life in Sanzukwi ADP in Zimbabwe. When sponsor Claire Bardsley visited, she saw signs of drought and hardsh…
A burden no more | Preventing child marriage in Bangladesh
Saturday 23, Jul, 2016After overcoming epilepsy and avoiding an arranged marriage when she was just 14, Sonia is determined to work for World Vision one day. Now 22, Sonia credits the NGO with supportin…
Working with DFID to stop child marriage in Nepal
Thursday 21, Jul, 2016At the Girl Summit in 2014, leaders and organisations from around the world came together and pledged to end child marriage. Today in South-eastern Nepal, World Vision and the UK g…
Seeing empowerment and change in Patna, India
Monday 18, Jul, 2016World Vision's Celia Donald recently travelled to the Patna, in India - a slum community that has benefitted from our support for the last two and a half years. She met children wh…
Farming families struggle to survive in drought-stricken Ethiopia
Friday 15, Jul, 2016Belaynesh helps her family whenever she can, often in the burning heat of the afternoon. With neither a good roof nor mosquito nets, malaria is the second biggest threat the family…
"Before the programme, we were ashamed" | Building girl's confidence in Ethiopia
Wednesday 13, Jul, 2016People may think of Ethiopia as one of the poorest countries in the world. A country that has, in a generation, experienced widespread famine, conflict, drought and disease. While …
Five Voices | Perspectives from South Sudan
Sunday 10, Jul, 2016Yesterday, on July 9, Juba’s hot and dusty roads were filled with people from across the country commemorating five years since South Sudan declared its independence. We took some …
"In South Sudan, we help keep children alive" | Life in a camp in South Sudan
Saturday 09, Jul, 2016South Sudan marks its 5th anniversary of independence today, on 9 July. However, the young nation faces many challenges and fresh fighting erupted in and around the capital in the …
"My children used to have to work" | Saving in the time of Ebola
Friday 08, Jul, 201610-year-old Fatmata was terrified when Ebola came to her village. Not only did it personally affect her, but the impact of closed schools and lost livelihoods were felt all across …
"Regina has been alone since the death of her parents" | Coping with stigma in Sierra Leone
Wednesday 06, Jul, 201611-year-old Regina sits in front of her small mud house, wearing a colourful yellow dress that stands out against the grey backdrop. She leans against the wall next to her grandmot…
The rise & fall of Ebola | Reflections on our World Vision garden
Monday 04, Jul, 2016Award-winning garden designer John Warland created the World Vision garden that recently won a silver-gilt award at this years’ Chelsea Flower Show. A long-term child sponsor of Ro…
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