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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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Struggle for children who fled Aleppo ‘just beginning’, warn aid workers
Thursday 22, Dec, 2016A ‘crisis within a crisis’ is unfolding in the countryside outside Aleppo as thousands who fled the city now face increasingly dire conditions.
The mobile game app feeding thousands of child refugees now looks to donate all proceeds to World Vision on #CharityTuesday
Monday 12, Dec, 2016Makers of the popular mobile gaming app, Bloky Line, which has helped feed over a thousand vulnerable children have now pledged to donate all revenue generated from downloads tomor…
World Vision partners, Wahana Visi Indonesia arrive in Aceh today to assess earthquake damage
Thursday 08, Dec, 2016102 casualties have been reported form the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Pide Jaya, Banda Aceh at 05.03 am yesterday. A tsunami hit the province in 2004, however this is the fi…
World Vision laments world leaders’ failure to enact UN resolution on Aleppo
Tuesday 06, Dec, 2016International children’s charity, World Vision has lamented the failure by world leaders to agree on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have paved way for a seven-day tr…
9.2 million people require urgent humanitarian support as West African conflict intensifies
Tuesday 29, Nov, 2016World Vision is urging the international community to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by fighting in the Lake Chad Basin of West Africa, as latest figures show …
Aleppo: 100,000 children in Aleppo need urgent aid
Tuesday 29, Nov, 2016World Vision is preparing to distribute much-needed medical supplies in eastern Aleppo, as the city endures another round of heavy fighting. Thousands have fled, with a quarter of …
Catholic priest transforms church into refugee sanctuary, as World Vision scales up support for South Sudan
Friday 18, Nov, 2016Catholic priest transforms church into refugee sanctuary, as World Vision scales up support for South Sudan
13,000 former child soldiers in the Central African Republic pin their hopes on Brussels conference
Wednesday 16, Nov, 2016World Vision is urging global leaders meeting in Brussels tomorrow (Thursday, 17 November 2016) to secure the future of thousands of children forced to take up arms on behalf of mi…
Mosul Children Arrive at Camps Terrified | World Vision UK
Wednesday 02, Nov, 2016World Vision staff say that children are arriving at camps too petrified to speak after fleeing the conflict in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Find out more here.
World Vision works with app developers so that you can play a part in the fight against poverty
Tuesday 01, Nov, 2016We are partnering with game development studio David and Goliath Games to pioneer a new approach to mobile gaming that empowers gamers to help fight poverty simply by having fun.
Mosul: World Vision sets up child protection centres at newly established refugee camp
Monday 24, Oct, 2016
World Vision braced for massive wave of families fleeing Mosul
Monday 17, Oct, 2016World Vision has expressed deep concerns for the welfare and safety of children and families in the Iraqi city of Mosul as fierce fighting began on Monday.
Game of Thrones star and World Vision supporter surprises Syrian refugee in Germany
Friday 14, Oct, 2016Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to Hussam, a teenage Syrian refugee, now living in Germany.
World Vision scales up plans to set up protection centres for children in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew
Friday 14, Oct, 2016International children’s charity World Vision is scaling up efforts to establish safe spaces to help children come to terms with loss in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.
World Vision launches Haiti Hurricane Appeal as storm leaves over four million children at risk and 300 dead
Friday 07, Oct, 2016World Vision launches Haiti Hurricane Appeal as storm leaves over four million children at risk and 300 dead
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Raising voices in Westminster: preventing sexual violence in conflict, and stigma for survivors
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Putting the most vulnerable first: Refugees facing the new EU-Turkey deal
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Syria 5 years on: Children paying the cost of war
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Resilience and hope: Syrian children in education in Jordan
Tuesday 29, Mar, 2016World Vision Supporter Kate Jinadu addressed our event in the UK Parliament last week, speaking about the devastating effect the Syrian war has had on education. Here, she gives he…
Quenching thirst: Restoring clean water in post-quake Nepal
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Willing the Rains: Zimbabwe affected by drought and climate change
Saturday 19, Mar, 2016Sibonisiwe is a mother from the Gwanda district of Zimbabwe. Affected by the relentless drought that has been brought on by climate change and El Nino, Sibonisiwe cannot harvest cr…
Through the eyes of a refugee child: A story in 23 pictures
Thursday 17, Mar, 2016We recently visited an Informal Tented Settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley that houses Syrian refugees. When it rains, the camp turns into a mud pit, making it hard for children w…
Too much, too young: 'Half of all Syrian refugee children are working'
Sunday 13, Mar, 2016Naseem and his wife, Maha, and their seven children were forced to flee Syria in 2013. Living in a small apartment in Jordan, and with Naseem struggling with a debilitating injury,…
A bright start: New business for mum of four in Zambia
Monday 07, Mar, 2016Nomai’s dream is to ensure her children have a bright future. However, having a disability makes it difficult for her to pay the fees to keep her children in school. Thankfully, wi…
Terrifying, painful nights: A child mother in Bangladesh
Friday 04, Mar, 2016Born into poverty in Bangladesh, Rani loved school and playing with her friends, but at the age of 11 she became a wife. Now 16-years-old and pregnant for a third time, she fears f…
"I cried all day. It didn’t feel real": Struggling with HIV in India
Tuesday 01, Mar, 2016This Zero-Discrimination Day, we’re sharing the story of 13-year-old Kavita and her family. When Kavita’s father was struck down by a mystery illness, it grew progressively difficu…
Cooking with Grandma: Malnutrition in Zambia
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Helping refugees stay warm
Tuesday 23, Feb, 2016Syrian refugee and mother, Naeema, wants nothing more for her children than to live happy and healthy lives. However her nine-year-old son Fares suffers from ill health, and Naeema…
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