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The UK must redouble its efforts to end South Sudan's child soldier crisis

International children’s charity, World Vision has urged the UK government to redouble its efforts to support peace in South Sudan and end its child soldier crisis.
its efforts to support peace in South Sudan and end its child soldier crisis. The … Sudan is one of the countries with the highest … Jeremy Hunt took up the job on South Sudan’s seventh birthday

Children born of rape in war: Jacob's story

Jacob is 17 years old. He should be enjoying school and thinking about his future, but instead his short life has been marred by struggle.
His mother gave birth to him in the bush in Sudan when she was just 15 years old. She had … the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Working with survivor

Meet the girls using football to challenge gender stereotypes

As the World Cup gets underway, we visit a group of girls in South Sudan using the beautiful game to make a difference.
Child Friendly Spaces in South Sudan are challenging gender stereotypes … by playing football. Many girls in South Sudan are flung quickly into adulthood. The

Share a Meal

Malnutrition in South Sudan: A survivor’s story

Every month, thousands of children attend a World Vision nutrition centre in South Sudan to receive life-saving nutritious food packs. This is John Jacob's story.
a World Vision nutrition centre in South Sudan. They are given … that her husband was fighting in South Sudan’s conflict and wasn’t sending money home.

Supporting Sudan Farmers

SUDAN’S FARMERS Families in the South Darfur … of Sudan have seen their lives and livelihoods torn … impacts 2 million Sudanese … in Sudan. She used to worry every day about whether

Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death in South Sudan

Thousands of children die from Malaria every year in South Sudan.
but in South Sudan malaria is among the most common and

Hundreds of child soldiers released from armed groups in South Sudan

More than 250 child soldiers associated with South Sudan’s numerous fighting groups will be released today following the successful intervention of World Vision and other aid agencies.
250 child soldiers associated with South Sudan’s numerous fighting groups will be released … during the conflict that has raged in South Sudan since 2013. More than two million children

A displaced family’s garden is inspiring hope and defeating hunger

Every 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 of purple.
where ground has cracked by the hard South Sudanese heat and turns to get a watering can. … nearby who have been displaced by South Sudan’s ongoing conflict. These fields are

Charity calls on Stratford shoppers to send messages of hope to refugee children

Children’s charity World Vision is asking shoppers to stop at its stall in Stratford and send a message of hope to child refugees in Uganda.
children flee a brutal civil raging in South Sudan. Some walk for weeks to seek refuge in the

“The war made us come here.”

After 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 protection staff ensure they have enough to eat.
Anna fled South Sudan with her three younger sisters after their … to Uganda since violence erupted in South Sudan. But already faced with absolute horror

British bears bring Christmas joy to refugee children in Africa

A motley crew of 700 British teddy bears today brought a sprinkling of Christmas joy to refugee children in Northern Uganda, the majority of whom have lost everything.
plight of children fleeing conflict in South Sudan. With conflict still raging in South … Conflict and a terrible famine in South Sudan have forced hundreds of thousands of

Threading success: Refugee youth reaping rewards from life skills training

Lillias is among a group of six young refugee women who learned to create brightly coloured beaded handbags, purses, necklaces, earrings and bangles. Within a few weeks, Lillias learned to quickly hook beads onto plastic strings and then hinge them together to make any desired item.
to keep her head high. The war in South Sudan claimed her father and forced her to run to … up the vast majority of the 1 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. With few employment

Eva’s Story

A South Sudanese refugee explains how she is making a life for herself (and her sisters) in Uganda...
A South Sudanese refugee explains how she is making a life … since fleeing civil war in South Sudan last year. They were forced to run for their

Bake Off - Ugandan style, with Selasi

Over 1 million refugees now live in Uganda having fled from the civil war raging in South Sudan. World Vision works with the World Food Programme to provide meals to exhausted refugees who have just made it across the border into northern Uganda, and also helps distribute monthly rations once the refugees are settled.
fled from the civil war raging in South Sudan. World Vision works with the World Food … me the challenge to cook a meal for a South Sudanese refugee family using only the rations

GBBO star Selasi launches Share A Meal for World Vision UK

World Vision, the world’s largest international children’s charity, has launched a new £200,000 fundraising appeal – Share A Meal – with the support of former Great British Bake-Off star and World Vision Celebrity Supporter, Selasi.
a brutal civil war in neighbouring South Sudan. Many flee after seeing their parents

Sharing seeds, sparking connection

We all start off as strangers. It’s random connections or, perhaps, a higher power that brings people together. With some, we connect and build bonds. We nurture family relationships and develop friendships that span years. With others, we are mere ships in the night, passing by – attending the same places and interacting with the same people, but the proverbial fire never ignites.
in warring Sudan. On the … the capital of the newly independent South Sudan

Increase in heat-related illness for Iraqi children in camps outside Mosul

Mosul: summer temperatures cause increase in heat-related illness for displaced Iraqis
Syria and South Sudan. World Vision

Over 1,000,000 South Sudanese refugees now in Uganda

Charity fears that South Sudanese refugee children who have fled to Uganda may return home to fight.
for urgent additional support for the South Sudan refugee situation. The funding shortfall in … since 2014. As the one millionth South Sudanese refugee enters Uganda this

Inspiring a school of South Sudanese refugees

Par is the head teacher of a World Vision-built school in Kakuma refugee camp. A South Sudanese citizen who left his country for a better life in Kenya. He’s guiding 4,800 primary school students through their education. This is his story.
school in Kakuma refugee camp. A South Sudanese citizen who left his country for a better … should go to school. She took us to northern Sudan. We sold all our belongings and went for