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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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This Lent, love your neighbour as yourself
Friday 30, Mar, 2018This Easter, Minister Gail Thompson reflects on how to show God's love to people around the world.
Weaving their own stories
Thursday 08, Mar, 2018Kadie, 35, has two children, and used to struggle every single day. But thanks to a World Vision supported empowerment project, the future looks brighter for Kadie and her family.
DIY Woven Bookmark
Wednesday 07, Mar, 2018Here you can read about how to make a woven bookmark – it’s a great project for beginners and is a lot of fun to make!
Raising our strong voice
Tuesday 20, Feb, 2018We are Swenimi and Shamindu, two young leaders from Sri Lanka who came to Sweden to participate in the Solutions Summit. We were there representing children from around the world a…
Mosul's Injured Children
Thursday 08, Feb, 2018Eleven-year old Omar is from western Mosul. He remembers the day ISIL arrived at his school and started teaching them about bombs, guns and killing people. Three years later, h…
The Walkers meet their sponsored child
Friday 02, Feb, 2018To be able to visit our sponsored child Timothy had been a dream since we began sponsoring him, but now we were realising that dream.
A displaced family’s garden is inspiring hope and defeating hunger
Tuesday 30, Jan, 2018Every afternoon, just after the final school bell rings, 13-year-old Dak heads to the fields. There, he marvels at the kale growing taller and the aubergines turning deeper shades …
David’s trip to Mozambique
Thursday 25, Jan, 2018It was humbling to end the day being thanked by the community for the support World Vision has provided over the years. I now pass on a big thank you for to all of you who have fa…
The power of porridge
Friday 12, Jan, 2018Joyce, a mother of 8, sits in her small grass-thatched kitchen, preparing a fire so that she can cook a nutritious meal for her 2-year-old daughter Loveness who is playing games wi…
A healthier 2018 for Harech
Friday 05, Jan, 2018Sajeda’s had a good start to 2018. Four months since she arrived in Bangladesh with her 18-month-old son, she is now able to breathe a sigh of relief. “My baby is back to his o…
A time to demonstrate love for others
Saturday 23, Dec, 2017What motivates you to give? Do you most appreciate receiving? The true spirit of Christmas is "not getting, but giving". It is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and fam…
"What an amazing day!" The Paterson family meets their sponsored child
Sunday 17, Dec, 2017When we realised that we were going to be spending the summer in Uganda, it made sense to organise a trip to visit the child we sponsor there (through the charity World Vision). W…
Surviving conflict in the Grand Kasais, DRC: Matthieu's Story
Wednesday 13, Dec, 2017My name is Matthieu. I’m 13 years old, and I was in 5th grade before the crisis. I have a five-year-old sister and a little brother who’s seven. My oldest brother was killed in the…
“The war made us come here.”
Thursday 07, Dec, 2017After fleeing conflict in South Sudan and making the harrowing journey to Uganda, Sarah and her sisters finally feel safe. World Vision found the children a foster mother and child…
Building friendship and a better life in Zambia
Sunday 26, Nov, 2017Andrew and Mia recount their recent trip to Zambia, where they visited their sponsored child Moreen.
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