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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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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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