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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 UK joins the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal to end famine in East Africa
Thursday 16, Mar, 2017World Vision UK joins multi-agency fundraising appeal to help millions on the brink of starvation in East Africa.
Survivor of rape in conflict praises Angelina Jolie and UK government
Thursday 16, Mar, 2017Angela Atim of Watye ki Gen meets Angelina Jolie at UK government to support survivors of sexual violence in conflict.
World Vision UK launches East Africa Crisis appeal
Friday 10, Mar, 2017World Vision UK is today launching the East Africa Crisis appeal to help meet the needs of 2.2 million of the most vulnerable children and families in the region.
Chine McDonald appointed to new World Vision UK church role
Thursday 02, Mar, 2017Chine McDonald appointed to new World Vision UK church role as part of the charities new strategy to reconnect with the Church.
Partnering with Microsoft & Facebook to bridge education gap and teach Syrian child refugees using digital technology
Friday 24, Feb, 2017International children’s charity World Vision is partnering with Microsoft, Google, Cisco Facebook; and other tech companies to host the #EdTech summit (01-02 March) which aims to …
Urgent action needed to save hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children from famine in South Sudan
Tuesday 21, Feb, 2017As a state of famine is declared in parts of South Sudan, international children’s charity World Vision warns that aid urgently needs to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable c…
Lake Chad Basin's forgotten children: Urgent action required to save lives as conflict drives hunger and exploitation
Tuesday 21, Feb, 2017World Vision is urging international donors attending the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region to take swift and sustained action to help end the suffer…
World Vision prepares to scale up work as western Mosul offensive begins
Monday 20, Feb, 2017World Vision is poised to support children and their families expected to flee western Mosul, as a military offensive to re-take the second half of the city gains pace.
World Vision’s emergency teams on standby as fierce cyclone hits Mozambique and threatens floods across Southern Africa
Thursday 16, Feb, 2017World Vision, has warned that tropical cyclone Dineo which hit the shores of Mozambique on Wednesday evening will further exacerbate the food crisis situation across Southern Afric…
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Monday 06, Feb, 2017The number of young women and girls in danger of facing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya is steadily falling as a coalition of government authorities, NGOs and local commun…
World Vision Gaza statement
Thursday 02, Feb, 2017Today, Mohammad El Halabi, World Vision staff member, pled not guilty to all charges made against him.
Somalia: Looming famine exacerbates TB epidemic as 5 million face starvation
Friday 20, Jan, 2017International children’s charity World Vision has today issued a stark warning that hundreds of thousands of children in Somalia are facing a health crisis and starvation as a resu…
World Vision backs Pope’s message ahead of World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Saturday 14, Jan, 2017International children’s charity World Vision UK has echoed the Pope’s call for world leaders to accept more child refugees fleeing conflicts and persecution across the world.
World Vision staff distribute aid by canoe to flood victims in Thailand
Wednesday 11, Jan, 2017Unusually heavy rains caused by low depression and the strong northeast monsoon, have left much of southern Thailand submerged under water forcing aid works to paddle their way to …
Typhoon Nock: World Vision deploys assessment team to worst affected districts as thousands are evacuated
Monday 26, Dec, 2016World Vision has deployed an assessment team to ten of the most affected districts in the Philippines after a late-season typhoon roared ashore.
Latest From our Blog
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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