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Children are bearing the brunt of the Syria crisis say World Vision

In Bekaa valley, 11-year-old Taghrid lives with 16 other people in a cold, ramshackle, tent-like construction. Her family has been here for four months, after fleeing from Syria.

Middle East reflections

World Vision CEO Justin Byworth reflects on his time in the Middle East and the complexities of the region’s relationships, which are all too often under intense pressure.
there. My mind is drawn back to the Syrian refugees I met in … the move. I also think of the Palestinian refugees I met in the tangled web of wires that run

Lebanese Generosity: “They are our family, not just our neighbours,”

Justin Byworth, World Vision UK CEO, travelled to Lebanon to see first hand the almost unbearable pressure the country is under with the influx of Syrian refugees.
emotional blog from the communities of refugees in Lebanon across the Syrian border as … is a place where tens of thousands of Syrian refugees first encounter the welcome of their

Loved By Parents tweetathon: raising money for Congolese children affected by conflict

Parenting website Loved By Parents is running a tweetathon in aid of World Vision’s DR Congo appeal, helping children affected by conflict in the region.
in the refugee camp amid a growing number of refugees. On this day there are … refugees living in the tent camp. Between 400 and 500

“We told her the bombing was balloons popping” – A Mother’s Heartbreak in Lebanon

Our CEO, Justin Byworth, is in Lebanon trying to understand what life is like for the thousands of refugees fleeing from the conflict in Syria.
what life is like for the thousands of refugees fleeing from the conflict in Syria. In … common among the Syrian refugees flocking to the city. By Justin