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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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Starting over in Stepanavan, with help from child sponsors
Friday 13, Jan, 2017In April 2016, eight-year-old Nelly’s family fled their village when heavy fighting broke out between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the Southeast of the country. Nelly’s f…
5 reasons to sponsor a child
Friday 06, Jan, 2017How to achieve all New Year's resolutions in one simple move. Feel great, help others, form positive relationships and sponsor a child today.
The many things my child needs
Wednesday 04, Jan, 2017What was the last thing your child needed? This New Year, World Vision asks bloggers to think about the most recent thing their children needed.
Life with El Niño in Latin America | World Vision UK
Wednesday 28, Dec, 2016The El Niño weather phenomenon is affecting countries across Latin America, including Bolivia and Honduras. Crops are failing and communities are being split. Read one family’s sto…
Light up Syria’s dark days with a message of hope
Tuesday 20, Dec, 2016Aleppo’s destruction has left Syrian children facing some of their darkest days yet. We also know that Aleppo is only one of many besieged cities in Syria and another 400,000 peopl…
Fleeing Aleppo: one family’s story of leaving the war-torn city
Monday 19, Dec, 2016The fighting in Aleppo has intensified, but the evacuations of families from Eastern Aleppo has been suspended. Before the suspension, 8,000 families escaped on buses. Many left wi…
The difference chickens can make
Sunday 18, Dec, 201617 years ago when Bee was just a baby he lost his father, and his mum, Esnart was struggling to feed the family. Fast-forward to today and the family is thriving; they often help t…
Bullet-ridden schools lie abandoned in reclaimed cities across Iraq
Monday 05, Dec, 2016As the battle to retake Mosul continues, urgent action is needed to allow children to resume their education.
Timely interventions for a world of difference | Urmila's HIV/AIDs story
Thursday 01, Dec, 2016This Worlds AIDs Day we share the story of an HIV positive mother we've worked with in India, and her fight to secure medical care for herself and her children.
Wiping the Slate Clean
Sunday 27, Nov, 201614-year old Elisa now has a toilet in her house. She now uses soap and water to clean herself instead of stones and leaves. Elisa is one of five thousand children World Vision …
Emmanuel, the 11-year-old South Sudan presidential hopeful
Monday 21, Nov, 201611-year-old Emmanuel wants to be the president of South Sudan. The reason, he tells me, is “to bring peace to my country.”
My name is Varsha
Friday 18, Nov, 201611-year old Varsha now takes time each morning to keep clean after learning from World Vision how important personal hygiene is for staying healthy. Her transformation has inspired…
Children re-create war scenes in their first art class since fleeing Mosul
Tuesday 15, Nov, 2016Since 17 October thousands of children have been displaced in northern Iraq as a result of military operations to retake the city of Mosul from ISIL.
Caring for Leyte's Children
Friday 11, Nov, 2016It’s amazing what 3 years of building resilience has done to help children recover from the scars of typhoon Haiyan.
A night of hope - the fundraiser’s guide to #carveaheart
Saturday 29, Oct, 2016Fundraising Specialist Charlotte Tipping shares her fundraising ideas as she gets ready to #carveaheart on 31 October and raise money for children living in fear in countries like …
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