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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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The joy and importance of education: Literacy Boost in India
Thursday 08, Sep, 2016On World Literacy Day, we're looking at our Literacy Boost programme in India that's giving children like Sakhi a helping hand at school...
A little red love heart on the front door
Monday 05, Sep, 201610-year-old Rama fled Syria with her mother and two sisters when a neighbours house was bombed near Aleppo. Now living in a centre for women and children in Turkey, Rama remembers …
Remembering Mother Teresa: Inspiration as a teenager in Kolkata
Sunday 04, Sep, 2016On the eve of Mother Teresa’s canonisation, World Vision’s Tracy Shields reflects on how her own experiences in Kolkata and with this amazing lady, helped inspire her to do the wor…
When the water dries up: Helping Zimbabweans through El Niño
Friday 02, Sep, 2016Without thinking, Bert Smit went to wash his hands after a meal. No water came out of the tap. This really hit home how desperate the situation in Zimbabwe has become as El Nino-re…
Challenges in Niger | preserving childhood through sponsorship
Wednesday 31, Aug, 2016World Vision Niger's Associate Director writes about the ongoing challenges faced by the people of Niger, and describes how sponsors and donors are helping create the ripples of ch…
Challenges for refugee mothers at Ugandan settlement
Monday 29, Aug, 2016Kiden is a young refugee woman, currently expecting her seventh child. Early July 2016, she fled to Uganda with her family to seek refuge following the wave of conflict that destro…
Desperate to eat: Malawi in the grip of El Niño
Saturday 27, Aug, 2016As El Niño-related drought sweeps through Malawi, Flora and her family have become increasingly desperate in their attempts to feed themselves and their three children. Before Worl…
Hope in the eyes of Syrian refugee children | Education in Emergencies
Saturday 20, Aug, 2016From Mexico to Colombia, China to the UK, Humanitarian Information Officer Soraya has years of experience working in education, and on a recent trip to Jordan spent time meeting pa…
Providing aid, while depending on it: Meet Johnson - both a humanitarian and an IDP
Friday 19, Aug, 2016Johnson Kuithoy is both an aid worker and an internally displaced person (IDP) living in a camp. A South Sudanese man in his thirties, he has dedicated his life to providing relief…
Winning against the odds
Thursday 18, Aug, 201616-year-old Satyajyoti had to cycle for three hours a day across challenging terrain to get to school, and because of this, was often too tired to study. With help from both World …
One goal / Football, fun and food
Monday 15, Aug, 2016During the Rio Olympic Games we can witness the world's top athletes, at the peak of their fitness and physical ability after years of training and conditioning, compete for the mo…
Going for gold: Sports and sponsorship changing lives in Bangladesh
Saturday 13, Aug, 2016Giving girls access to sport is a great way of building confidence and a sense of empowerment. With the help of a World Vision football project, 14-year-old sponsored child Kolpona…
Breaking the rules | Improving nutrition and encouraging girls into sport in Nepal
Thursday 11, Aug, 2016Sumina’s mother was adamant: football was not for girls who should be doing household chores. But once she changed her mind, the benefits of the game and the World Vision-recommend…
For the love of the game: increasing girls' access to sport in India
Tuesday 09, Aug, 2016At a stadium in northern India, home to many successful athletes, Arshdeep dreams of one day competing in the Olympics. The 15-year-old discovered her love for badminton at a World…
Soccer for Syrians: Bringing football to the children of Azraq
Sunday 07, Aug, 2016Simple things like giving children a safe place to run around and express themselves makes a huge amount of difference to refugees living far from home. From the exhilaration of sc…
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