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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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Bristol man runs 200 half-marathons for Syrian refugees
Thursday 24, Aug, 2017World Vision ambassador, Graham Grout, has finished his super-human challenge of 200 half marathons in just over 200 days.
Increase in heat-related illness for Iraqi children in camps outside Mosul
Friday 18, Aug, 2017Mosul: summer temperatures cause increase in heat-related illness for displaced Iraqis
Sierra Leone mudslide: World Vision distributes 4,000,000 water purification tablets
Thursday 17, Aug, 2017World Vision supports survivors of tragic mudslide in Sierra Leone
Over 1,000,000 South Sudanese refugees now in Uganda
Thursday 17, Aug, 2017Charity fears that South Sudanese refugee children who have fled to Uganda may return home to fight.
Sierra Leone mudslide: World Vision targets children in rescue effort
Tuesday 15, Aug, 2017More than 300 people have been killed and hundreds more are still missing after torrential rains on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown
Nepal’s President supports campaign to end child marriage
Saturday 12, Aug, 2017Nepal’s President launches World Vision campaign to end child marriage
140 children killed in Democratic Republic of Congo since June, urgent response needed
Monday 31, Jul, 2017More than 100 children have been killed in combat since June in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and an urgent response is needed to prevent an escalation of violence, inter…
700 #BearsOnStairs at St Paul's Cathedral highlight South Sudanese refugee crisis
Friday 28, Jul, 2017700 teddy bears visit St Paul's Cathedral to raise awareness of the South Sudanese child refugees who have fled to Uganda.
Confict-related trauma: the devastating effect of war on South Sudan's refugee children
Friday 21, Jul, 2017More than 150,000 child refugees in mass settlements in northern Uganda require therapy after fleeing violence in neighbouring South Sudan, experts say.
“Long road ahead” for Mosul’s children after city re-taken from ISIL
Wednesday 12, Jul, 2017Children’s lives have been shattered after years of ISIL control in Mosul – and many will need time to heal from untold violence, World Vision warns today.
Deadly fires in Bekaa Valley refugee settlements happen too often
Thursday 06, Jul, 2017Fatal fires in refugee settlements in Lebanon are commonplace. Refugees need peace in Syria, not tented settlements
Uganda Solidarity Summit must prioritise South Sudanese child refugees
Friday 23, Jun, 2017World Vision is urging the international community to do more to prevent a children’s humanitarian crisis by supporting Uganda as it responds to those fleeing fighting in South Sud…
Millions still at risk of starvation in South Sudan, despite end of famine
Thursday 22, Jun, 2017International children’s charity World Vision has warned that more people than ever are at risk of starvation in South Sudan, even though the war-torn country is no longer classifi…
World Vision fears for the safety of children trapped in Mosul
Wednesday 21, Jun, 2017International children’s charity World Vision has today warned that children in Mosul may be used as human shields as fighting escalates in the Iraqi city.
World Vision shelters 92 people in offices after heavy rains in Bangladesh trigger flash floods and landslides
Monday 19, Jun, 2017International children’s charity, World Vision has turned its offices into shelter for dozens of villagers in the flood and mudslide-affected Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangl…
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Sleeping into death - the cost of drought in Kenya
Saturday 17, Jun, 2017Baby Akusi was showing visible signs of wasting when she was brought to the clinic in Turkana County, Kenya. Her mother, Lomukuny, was worried by her orange hair and diarrhoea
The Universality of playing
Thursday 08, Jun, 2017Following a recent trip to a refugee camp in Niger, our Senior Conflict Advisor Sarah Pickwick reflects on how our Child Friendly Spaces give children a sense of normality and allo…
Food distributions empower women in South Sudan
Saturday 03, Jun, 2017World Vision has been running food distributions here in Northern Bhar-el-Gazal since February, making sure that thousands of people don’t succumb to starvation. Adele is one of th…
Syria's Refugees: Ahmad never had a hobby before
Thursday 01, Jun, 2017Joining our Child Friendly Space in Lebanon gave Ahmad an opportunity to learn new skills and games, make new friends and start excelling academically. Ahmad’s childhood was saved …
Rising above poverty in Honduras
Wednesday 24, May, 2017Hector Ramirez built his own micro-enterprise to pull himself and his family out of poverty. After receiving training and support from World Vision, Hector started a family busines…
Escaping Boko Haram: “I no longer feel afraid.”
Tuesday 23, May, 2017Mohamed escaped captivity from Boko Haram and was reunited with his family in Niger at a camp. There he attends school and plays with his friends at our Child Friendly Space.
Serving hope, one hot meal at a time
Wednesday 10, May, 2017When Amandru and her children fled South Sudan, they walked about four weeks until they reached the refugee camp in Uganda. During the journey, they survived on a handful of peanut…
Life in a South Sudanese camp as an unaccompanied Internally Displaced Person
Friday 05, May, 2017Ayman* waved his parents goodbye as the small boat left the shore and started floating down the river. Sitting on a wooden bench with his two younger brothers and younger sister, h…
Case study: Borehole brings hope to schoolchildren
Tuesday 02, May, 2017As experts in water, sanitation and hygiene in emergencies, we're drilling and restoring boreholes, building emergency latrines, distributing soap, hand wash kits and organising hy…
Keeping children in school – and fed in South Sudan!
Friday 28, Apr, 2017Over 800 children currently attend Rumathoi school, located in the Northern South Sudan and while they are quite during their first few classes, they get all the more excited about…
Sky Diving for South Sudan
Thursday 27, Apr, 2017It was a very memorable day, and not a standard Wednesday morning. I was strapped to a guy’s lap circling above the clouds, 13,000 feet in the air. Feeling weirdly calm, I looked o…
Nepal’s young disaster managers
Sunday 23, Apr, 2017In the case of an earthquake, Swosthani, 14, from Nepal and her classmates know what to do. She is no longer afraid and has joined a World Vision school club that ensures children …
Tools for school - vital materials for children affected by Child Labour in Afghanistan
Wednesday 19, Apr, 2017Growing up with a father addicted to drugs, Negina, 12, from Afghanistan, was forced to work alongside her mother from sunrise to sunset to provide for her five younger siblings.
From Hunger to Chef Dreams
Thursday 13, Apr, 20179-year-old Rosemary doesn’t know the hardship her family used to face. She knows only the good times. Since the arrival of goats from World Vision’s Must Have Gift’s catalogue, Ros…
A $4 meal for a taste of home
Thursday 06, Apr, 2017For Mayssa, a Syrian mother displaced by conflict, the $4 dollars she rations for each meal is enough to give her three children a little taste of home. What would you be able to m…
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