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School violence adds trauma for Syria’s war-scarred children, World Vision warns
Children who have fled fighting in Syria are suffering further brutality at school, aid charity World Vision reveals today.
Only lasting ceasefire will end carnage in Ghouta, warns World Vision
Aid agency World Vision is backing calls for an immediate ceasefire to halt escalating violence in Eastern Ghouta, Syria.
Lebanon and Iraq.
Thousands of Syrian refugees face winter hunger in Lebanon as funding lines freeze
International children’s charity, World Vision, has scaled up efforts to support Syrian families camped out in Lebanon as winter takes hold in the refugee settlements.
to support Syrian families camped out in Lebanon as winter takes hold in the refugee …
Humanitarian Heroes
Today on World Humanitarian Day, let us celebrate the inspiring stories of our humanitarian heroes.
support facilitator in World Vision Lebanon. I joined World Vision exactly a year
Deadly fires in Bekaa Valley refugee settlements happen too often
Fatal fires in refugee settlements in Lebanon are commonplace. Refugees need peace in Syria, not tented settlements
in the Bekaa Valley refugee settlements in Lebanon. World Vision staff estimate that at least …
Syria's Refugees: Ahmad never had a hobby before
Joining our Child Friendly Space in Lebanon gave Ahmad an opportunity to learn new skills and games, make new friends and start excelling academically. Ahmad’s childhood was saved by the love of art, a couple of games, and a caring environment.
mind throughout his first two years in Lebanon. He was the eldest of three …
A $4 meal for a taste of home
For Mayssa, a Syrian mother displaced by conflict, the $4 dollars she rations for each meal is enough to give her three children a little taste of home. What would you be able to make with $4?
refugees currently reside in neighbouring Lebanon. Our work in Lebanon has been providing
11 things you can do right now to help end violence against children
World Vision’s campaign ‘It takes a world to end violence against children’ was named because no one individual, group or organisation can solve this problem alone.
Partnering with Microsoft & Facebook to bridge education gap and teach Syrian child refugees using digital technology
International 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 inspire Syrian refugee children to harness the power of technology.
organisation Digital Opportunity Trust Lebanon …
"No more living in darkness" Stopping child marriage through education in Bangladesh
When Meghla joined our child rights information sessions she gained the knowledge and confidence to speak up to her family and express her unhappiness with marrying young. Fortunately, her wedding was cancelled and Meghla is continuing her education.
father remarried and her mother emigrated to Lebanon in search of
A view from the other side : refugees in the West
As the Pope dedicates today to remembering the many children and families fleeing conflict and seeking safety around the world, our Senior Child Rights Policy Advisor Erica Hall writes about her own experiences opening her home and her heart to refugees, and why there is always room for one more.
A night of hope - the fundraiser’s guide to #carveaheart
Fundraising 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 Syria and South Sudan.
working in Lebanon as a Syrian refugee has especially touched
Carrying the burden | Syrian refugee seeks safety in Lebanon; now trapped in child labour
Khalid fled the Syrian conflict, only to become trapped in child labour in Lebanon. How can you help Syria’s child refugees feel safe again?
although the laws in Lebanon …
Remembering the faces behind the numbers | UN Refugee Summit September 2016
Today, as the UN discusses refugees and migrants and President Obama hosts world leaders for a discussion of the refugee crisis, humanitarian policy advisor Johan Eldebo writes about some of the children we work with whose lives have been completely transformed by these issues.
Lebanon By Johan …
A little red love heart on the front door
10-year-old Rama fled Syria with her mother and two sisters when a neighbours house was bombed near Aleppo. Now living in a centre for women and children in Turkey, Rama remembers the things she misses about Syria, her dreams and her wishes for the future...
Hope in the eyes of Syrian refugee children | Education in Emergencies
From Mexico to Colombia, China to the UK, Humanitarian Information Officer Soraya has years of experience working in education, and on a recent trip to Jordan spent time meeting parents, teachers, and programmers about our work helping get Syrian Refugee children back into school
Iraq and Lebanon
"I want to learn to write my name" | Dreaming of school in Lebanon
Fatima, 35, mother-of-six fled Aleppo for Lebanon in 2012. Her husband left her shortly after the war had started. Today, more than three years later, she and her children live in a tiny makeshift tent in Jeb Jannine, the western part of Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. While she knew life as a refugee would not be easy, Fatima never thought she’d be relying on her children to support the family.
fled Aleppo for Lebanon in 2012. Her husband left her shortly after …
The stress of war on parents | Supporting refugees in Lebanon
Inside a school in Lebanon’s Zahle, 30-year-old Suriya is trying to stop her 4-year-old son, Ahmed, from running around the room. It’s been four years since Suriya fled Damascus with her husband and three children. Even though time has passed, the memories of bombs, killings, and war are fresh in her mind. Bringing up children amidst a crisis is challenging...
World Vision UK Inside a school in Lebanon’s
A refugee mother's to-do list
For most mothers, daily life revolves around the items on each day’s to-do list: heading to work, helping with homework, cooking, getting the children to bed. In some ways, daily life for a refugee mother is similar; they do many of the same things for their own families. But doing those things looks entirely different for a mother whose family has been forced from their home by war...
mum in Lebanon. …
UK child refugee announcement ‘step in right direction’
World Vision UK welcomes today’s announcement that 3,000 more refugee children will come to Britain from the Syria region, particularly vulnerable children threatened with child labour, child marriage and other forms of abuse.