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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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Funding must translate rapidly into action for Syrian refugees
Thursday 04, Feb, 2016World Vision UK has welcomed the pledge of more than US$10bn for the Syria Crisis as a significant stride forward to treat the ‘symptoms of the Syria Crisis’.
Children’s lives at stake unless Syria Crisis donors ‘shift up a gear’
Thursday 04, Feb, 2016World leaders gathering in London today must make a realistic and robust funding pledge.
Cautious welcome for Government's child refugee announcement
Thursday 28, Jan, 2016Britain's decision to take more unaccompanied child refugees from Syria is honourable but we need more.
Webcam abuse case is ‘tip of the iceberg’, warns World Vision
Tuesday 26, Jan, 2016Online abuse of vulnerable children overseas is on the rise because of the growing use of webcams, World Vision UK has warned following the sentencing of an offender at the Old Bai…
Sierra Leone is "better equipped" to handle Ebola, says World Vision
Monday 18, Jan, 2016World Vision’s response teams and ambulance fleet are on standby after Sierra Leone officials confirmed new Ebola case.
Children’s lives at risk unless EU and member states act now
Friday 15, Jan, 2016Hundreds of thousands more children could die unless EU countries offer better protection to refugees entering Europe, World Vision warns today. The global children's charity says …
Relief as convoys reach besieged Syrian town
Tuesday 12, Jan, 2016World Vision and other NGOs urged for a complete end to the six-month siege and a guaranteed of aid and humanitarian services.
“Sieges like Madaya hinder our ability to help Syrian refugees”, warns World Vision
Friday 08, Jan, 2016Sieges like #Madaya remain "one of most critical issues in #Syria hindering our ability to help", warns World Vision.
World Vision joins call for Britain to accept child refugees
Tuesday 05, Jan, 2016World Vision UK has backed calls for Britain to accept 3,000 unaccompanied children who have fled the Syria Crisis, and are now heading through Europe.
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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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