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World Vision UK joins the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal to end famine in East Africa
World Vision UK joins multi-agency fundraising appeal to help millions on the brink of starvation in East Africa.
of people on the brink of starvation in East Africa. More than 16 million people in …
First faces of famine in Somalia
Muhammad is severely malnourished. You can see something is wrong the moment you meet him. But it’s quickly confirmed by the World Vision doctors who have set up a mobile heath unit in Muhammad’s community. His weight and arm measurements are dangerously low and he is immediately put on an emergency nutrition program.
more on how you can help support our work in East Africa. By Marion
World Vision UK launches East Africa Crisis appeal
World Vision UK is today launching the East Africa Crisis appeal to help meet the needs of 2.2 million of the most vulnerable children and families in the region.
You can donate to the East Africa Hunger Appeal …
East Africa Crisis Appeal
Right now, millions of children are facing desperate hunger, disease and lack of clean water in various regions of East Africa. Without food and clean water, children’s lives are in extreme danger. We urgently need your help.
EAST AFRICA CRISIS APPEAL East Africa is experiencing one of the worst droughts in …
Urgent action needed to save hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children from famine in South Sudan
As a state of famine is declared in parts of South Sudan, international children’s charity World Vision warns that aid urgently needs to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children at risk of starvation.
declaration in South Sudan comes as the East Africa region faces drought with warnings too that
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
The number of young women and girls in danger of facing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya is steadily falling as a coalition of government authorities, NGOs and local communities have set up safe houses while attempting to change traditional cultural practices.
experts say the prevalence of FGM in the East African country vary widely across
Somalia: Looming famine exacerbates TB epidemic as 5 million face starvation
International children’s charity World Vision has today issued a stark warning that hundreds of thousands of children in Somalia are facing a health crisis and starvation as a result of the continued drought and conflict.
Famine was last declared in parts of the East African country in
Farming families struggle to survive in drought-stricken Ethiopia
Belaynesh helps her family whenever she can, often in the burning heat of the afternoon. With neither a good roof nor mosquito nets, malaria is the second biggest threat the family is facing after the failed harvest. While Ethiopia sits in the grip of El Nino, the 13-year-old is a sponsored child, and over the years, the support of her sponsor has helped make up for the rain in other ways...
"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…
year. As the Grants Portfolio Manager for East Africa at World Vision
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.
the East Africa hub for regional international humanitarian
World Refugee Day: Africa reels under refugee crisis as World Vision warns that closure of Dadaab camp will trigger new migrants wave
Shutting the world’s largest refugee camp could unleash a new wave of human migration across North Africa and Europe, according to World Vision UK.
East African countries such as the Democratic Republic …
South Sudan urged to hold onto peace or risk losing another generation to war
As South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar returns to country’s capital Juba for the first time since a civil war erupted more than two years ago, World Vision has warned that the country risks losing another generation of children to war, unless the country holds onto the latest opportunity to have peace.
World Vision warns of worsening refugee crisis ahead of Burundi elections
World Vision has today called for more funding and international support for the refugee crisis in Tanzania ahead of the Burundi elections tomorrow.
refugees have already fled the East African country since political unrest began in
Southern African Floods: World Vision begins response efforts
World Vision responds as over 600,000 people are affected and threats of waterborne diseases loom.
is the worst affected of the three southeast African countries hit by heavy
An Ethiopian graduation service
More than 15 years ago a Lancashire couple were on holiday touring Canada when they heard about World Vision’s work on a local radio station. Inspired by the programme, they became sponsors of Woineshet, a seven-year-old girl growing up in World Vision's rural Adjibar Area Development Programme in Ethiopia. It turned out to be a life changing decision for everyone involved.
family in East Africa.
Ethiopia - Antsokia Valley now a success story
Fifty-five year old Desta Beletew beams with happiness. Nine years ago his family only planted teff, an Ethiopian plant from which the popular injera bread is made. He is now a successful farmer after embracing World Vision’s clarion call to take up new agricultural practices.
East Africa
South Sudan Crisis Update
As the conflict continues, we remember the children and their families affected by this situation.
You can read more about the hunger ravaging East Africa on our East Africa Update Page. In April …
El Nino Update
In 2016, the recurring El Niño phenomenon is expected to have its strongest effect for 50 years. The 2015-2016 El Niño may have passed peak season, but its influence will continue to be felt through weather systems across the world and throughout the year.
see our East Africa Crisis Update page for more details. Give
Sponsor a child in Uganda
Sponsor a child in Uganda and stop them from going hungry, without access to education & healthcare. Sponsorship also helps raise awareness of HIV.
Uganda sits on the equator in East Africa and the vast majority of Ugandans work in
Sponsor a child in East Africa
save a childhood today. Sponsor a child in East Africa and change their life for good For just 85p …