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A Typical Day in the Life of an Internally Displaced Person in Mali

It is 5am in a small town in central Mali. The sun, while not yet visible, has already started casting away the dark cold night.
against Touaregs and even killings have been reported in several parts of the country. Miriam … revenge killings are still being reported and she has yet to hear from her husband.

Children battling pneumonia as Syrian refugees face harsh winter

Families who fled fighting in Syria are facing tough conditions in neighbouring Lebanon, as storms and freezing temperatures continue to grip the country.
a local clinic recently reported that it was treating about five to six

ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE IF

IF Campaign 2013: World Vision joins 100 major Charities to Tackle world hunger trap
over the next 15 years. In its first report out today the … the report estimates that malnutrition will be costing

Child combatants in Mali need urgent protection

Protection for child combatants fighting for rebel groups must be at the heart of any training given by EU troops to Malian forces, says World Vision UK.
children in religious schools. The UN report also stated fears that many children are … controlling the north. Medical sources reported that women often did not seek medical

Haiti: 3 Years On

Three years on from the massive earthquake that rocked Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti, we assess the impact it's had and the work that you have enabled World Vision to do to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet.
torn apart in the chaos of the quake. The Report This … World Vision released a report detailing the work we’ve

Families shelter from Typhoon Bopha

World Vision teams in the Philippines are helping determine the extent of the damage caused by Typhoon Bopha’s furious winds, flashfloods and landslides.
public storm warnings remain in 35 areas. Reported casualties have now reached seven deaths

Military uncertainty in Democratic Republic of Congo brings growing humanitarian crisis

As signs appear that M23 forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have started withdrawing from two towns captured from government troops, World Vision is calling for international support to make sure the conflict does not spur a vast humanitarian crisis.
does not stabilize. World Vision staff report seeing thousands of families still moving

Recruitment of child soldiers in DRC likely to increase as violence mounts, warns World Vision

20 November, Gisenye – Hundreds of thousands of children caught up in erupting violence in eastern DRC are at risk of being forcibly recruited into armed groups, said World Vision.
Reports of groups arming children and youth … World Vision is receiving reports of that in the … and we are hearing reports of groups arming people around Goma. Local

World Vision warns of mounting humanitarian crisis as violence escalates in the DR Congo

Fresh fighting as rebel forces advance from the north towards Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, has prompted 70,000 civilians to move from one camp to another camp located south of Goma. There are now roughly 2.2 million internally displaced people in DRC.
added Keyzer. There have been reports of children finding themselves alone in

Bangladesh: A Remarkable Story of the Power of Child Sponsorship

It’s been an emotional and educational few days in Bangladesh for Mathew, but also for all of us back here in the World Vision offices, learning of the progress the communities are making with your support.
prepared a detailed report on the litter and handed it in full to the … by the imaginary king of the story to give a report on the impact she has had on a remote rural

Worse than bullets

Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo are two of the most dangerous places in the world, with regular violent clashes between armed factions who are fighting for control of territory
saw in South Sudan are highlighted in a new report released this week by World Vision UK. No

Hurricane Sandy destroys World Vision Relief Supplies

Disaster Response Teams face unexpected challenges

Failure to tackle malnutrition puts millions of children at risk

World Vision and Save the Children are calling for political promises to be urgently translated into action to avert the deaths of millions of undernourished children, 2.3 million of whom died in 2011 alone.
the accountability report identifies opportunities for governments to … The report reveals Peru has demonstrated excellent … Hunger Summit. The 36 countries in this report are capable of saving millions of lives and

Duchess to meet campaigner tackling domestic violence in Solomon Islands

Women in the Solomon Islands suffer some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. Two out of three women aged 15-49 who have ever been in a relationship, reporting experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. That is 64 per cent.
reporting experiencing physical

World Vision highlights need for education and protection for children affected by armed conflict

World Vision has helped highlight the importance of education and protection for children affected by armed conflict at a conference hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week.
a reported

Meeting My Sponsored Child in Sierra Leone

Mia grew up in Sierra Leone, but now lives in London. In this blog she talks about the emotional experience of returning to her homeland to visit her sponsored child.
where I live. She showed me her school report and I saw that she did very well in her end

Life on the border – one year on

Amanda Koech, a Communications Officer for World Vision Somalia, describes the scene at a border town in the south-west of the country – and asks how the situation has changed one year after a food crisis was declared in East Africa.
Juba River where several livestock have been reportedly eaten. According to the World Vision

Hungry Children Eat Locusts to Survive in West Africa Food Crisis

West Africa is currently in the grip of a desperate food crisis. With dying crops, poor rainfall and families still recovering from recent food shortages, the next harvest is still months away. Now, to make matters worse, the already struggling region has been hit by a devastating locust invasion.
there have been reports of at least 17 groups of locusts and small … Northern Mali further swarms have also been reported. The control teams are finding it harder