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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
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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