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Statement in response to the announcement of new DFID Minister
World Vision reaction to the new DFID Minister, urging Ms Patel to not abandon the 0.7% aid commitment.
Aid charity World Vision UK today called upon …
Tanzania - Unexpected Riches amid the struggle
Nigel and Sue Hodder, lovely World Vision child sponsors, recently visited the Kilimatinde project in Tanzania – a community facing poverty but so rich in character. Nigel shares their experience with us.
able to take out a business loan to be repaid with an agreed rate of interest plus …
"Before the programme, we were ashamed" | Building girl's confidence in Ethiopia
People may think of Ethiopia as one of the poorest countries in the world. A country that has, in a generation, experienced widespread famine, conflict, drought and disease. While these are still very real issues in Ethiopia, this may not be the Ethiopia that one would see today - and it’s certainly not the Ethiopia that Catherine Greenhalgh saw when she travelled there in May of this year…
said a male member of the girls club in …
South Sudan: World Vision calls for protection of children as tens of thousands displaced by intense fighting
The fighting that erupted in South Sudan over the past five days has displaced an estimated 36,000 people, many of them are children.
displaced as possible with emergency relief aid. Jeremiah …
World Vision joins new drive to end violence against children
World Vision today joins a new partnership to end violence against children across the world, backed by British Government funding to tackle online sexual exploitation.
New PM must continue Britain's proud legacy of global leadership for children
World Vision urges the new Prime Minister to continue the UK's proud legacy of global leadership for children.
Statement in response to the escalating violence in South Sudan
Heavy fighting is rocking the capital, Juba, following a flare-up in escalating violence that coincided with world's newest nation marking its fifth year of independence.
said Young.
"In South Sudan, we help keep children alive" | Life in a camp in South Sudan
South Sudan marks its 5th anniversary of independence today, on 9 July. However, the young nation faces many challenges and fresh fighting erupted in and around the capital in the past days. Children continue to suffer the most, as many have lost family members over the years and have fled their homes.
which poses a challenge to aid deliveries. When the conflict erupted in
South Sudan’s independence anniversary marred by fresh fighting
World Vision staff are hunkered down in the Juba headquarters following an outbreak of armed fighting within the capital. At one stage shooting took place in the streets outside the World Vision compound.
Glinski said. In the past …
How Theresa’s new found confidence is helping to change her life
no longer worried by her insecurities or afraid of her family situation to hold her back and
"Regina has been alone since the death of her parents" | Coping with stigma in Sierra Leone
11-year-old Regina sits in front of her small mud house, wearing a colourful yellow dress that stands out against the grey backdrop. She leans against the wall next to her grandmother, who is balancing a little boy on her lap, but who can barely walk anymore. It has been just over a year since her parents died and Regina remembers that time as if it were yesterday…
death of her parents. Other children were afraid of her and she didn’t have friends. Her home
World Vision garden wins gold medal at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
World Vision UK’s garden at the prestigious Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (HCPFS) has won the coveted gold medal today.
Warland said. Warland is the designer behind the
World Vision responds to severe flooding in China
World Vision teams in China are distributing relief items to areas battered by continuous rainstorms and severe flooding, as more than 200 rivers in the country reach critical levels.
"Things were very different before" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone
After three days following the local women’s savings group in Jaiama Bongor, Sierra Leone, Kate Shaw was eager to speak to a family to find out the difference their mother’s new investments had made for them. After a morning at the farm and processing cassava last week, she drove down a few streets to speak to one mother and daughter, Mariama and 12-year-old Mabel...
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"Now, they need shoes, we buy shoes" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone
Last week I travelled with blogger Annie to Sierra Leone to visit one of our child sponsorship projects there and hear from the community about the effects Ebola has had on their lives. One of the most inspiring stories to come from the epidemic was that of a local women’s savings group who had banded together to make sure their families did not go hungry during the crisis...
incredible privilege to see the money being paid out. All the women seemed to have been
Child labour and how child sponsorship is helping
Child labour is a fact of life for millions of children around the world. You can help us continue to tackle child labour by sponsoring a child today.
World Vision leads the way in Ebola crisis
World Vision has supported more than 1.5million people whose lives were devastated by the Ebola virus, the charity’s latest Impact Report reveals today.
Reaction to Brexit vote
Responding to news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union, Tim Pilkington, Chief Executive of World Vision UK, said:
"Following a divisive campaign, we need to return to a unified and confident government that stays influential on the world stage and continues to push for reforms which benefit children in the world's toughest countries."
Jailing of warlord “victory in battle to end impunity”
The International Criminal Court announced today that Jean-Pierre Bemba, an ex-rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been jailed for 18 years following his convictions for war crimes including sexual violence in the Central African Republic.