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World Vision Calls for UK to Open Safe Routes for Child Refugees
World Vision calls on David Cameron to open up safe routes into the UK for children fleeing war, as the Pope shows his concern for the plight of refugee children.
Lebanon and Syria.
Putting the most vulnerable first: Refugees facing the new EU-Turkey deal
Our Sarah Pickwick recently spent time in Serbia meeting some of the refugees who are now living with the uncertainty of closing borders. As the new EU deal with Turkey comes into play, Sarah asks, will this push people further into the hands of people smugglers?
Syria 5 years on: Children paying the cost of war
What the children of Syria have faced cannot be measured or imagined. They have lost fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and friends. They’ve also lost homes, dreams, the joy of play and an education. It is no exaggeration to say that they have lost their childhoods. World Vision Lebanon’s Sana’a Malouf tells us about the challenges ahead…
World Vision Lebanon The lives of more than eight million …
Resilience and hope: Syrian children in education in Jordan
World Vision Supporter Kate Jinadu addressed our event in the UK Parliament last week, speaking about the devastating effect the Syrian war has had on education. Here, she gives her reflections on a recent trip to Jordan, where she got to see some of our remedial classes that are helping child refugees reconnect with education…
Lebanon and other neighbouring host countries.
Through the eyes of a refugee child: A story in 23 pictures
We recently visited an Informal Tented Settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley that houses Syrian refugees. When it rains, the camp turns into a mud pit, making it hard for children who only have rubber shoes to walk. But when the sun comes out, mothers hang out laundry and children find a way of playing in the most difficult of circumstances. Here are their stories, in pictures…
visited an informal tented settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley that houses Syrian refugees. …
War in Syria costing £3.2bn a month
War is costing Syria more than £3.2bn (US$4.5bn) each month in lost economic growth, a report from children’s charity World Vision and Frontier Economics reveals.
Children’s lives at stake unless Syria Crisis donors ‘shift up a gear’
World leaders gathering in London today must make a realistic and robust funding pledge.
Conquering the cold
Last week World Vision's Kate took bloggers Rosie and Tanya out to Jordan to meet just a few of the 230,000 Syrian refugees living there who are in need of help to get through the winter. World Vision UK is asking supporters to go without their coats on the 10 February to raise money for Syrian refugee children.
and proper sheets of snow fell in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. One of my colleagues there
Water is life
For father-of-four Ali, fleeing the conflict in Syria was only the start of his families’ hardship. Reaching the relative safety of a refugee camp in Lebanon, it was the difficulty in obtaining safe water that was not only a daily struggle, but also a real health risk. But thanks to a World Vision ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’ programme, the availability of clean water is helping to keep Ali’s family and the wider community healthy.
a tented settlement at a refugee camp in Lebanon. Three years …
Happiness
Salah is 12-years-old and lives in Lebanon with his family as a refugee. Back in Syria he went to school, the family had a car, and lived in a house. Now, traumatised by the conflict and sights he saw, the Child Friendly Space in his informal settlement is the only place he feels safe.
informal tented settlement in Bekkaa Valley Lebanon. Our …
Most important New Year’s Resolutions
World Vision meets with Ibrahim, Isa & their 8-month-old baby Lubab. Recalling the events that drove them to flee Syria, Ibrahim and Isa discuss their journey to Serbia and their wish for baby Lubab to grow up free from fear.
World Vision joins call for Britain to accept child refugees
World Vision UK has backed calls for Britain to accept 3,000 unaccompanied children who have fled the Syria Crisis, and are now heading through Europe.
What happens when girls flee conflict zones
World Vision Communicator, Patricia Mouamar, reports on the dangers facing many refugee girls fleeing conflict zones, and reflects on her own experiences growing up in 1980s Lebanon. She meets some of the Syrian refugee girls, whose lives were being stunted by early marriage and child labour.
Communications Officer with World Vision in Lebanon Last summer I was sitting on a patio in …
Tackling Child Marriage on International Children’s Day
Rob Henderson reflects on a stark reality for millions of girls and boys across the world who fall prey to early marriage, some having children while just children themselves. He looks at the role of World Vision workshops, that are helping children like 16-year-old Nilanjona escape from early marriage so that she can stay in education and makes choices for herself…
My tent, my home
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is one of millions of children affected by the Syrian conflict that began in 2011. Separated from his parents and seeking refuge in Lebanon, Ahmed works many hours a day in order to ensure his well-being until his parents are able to cross the borders from Syria and find him.
had established their makeshift tent in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley but when a cousin passed …
European resettlement not solution to refugee crisis, new funding models essential - top Conservatives MP tells World Vision fringe event
European resettlement not solution to refugee crisis, new funding models essential, says Desmond Swayne.
Lebanon and …
World Vision calls for more political commitment to resolve conflicts at Conservative Party Conference
World Vision calls for more political commitment to resolve conflicts as charity hosts fringe event at conference.
a communications specialist for World Vision Lebanon and Imran
Making up for lost time
In refugee camps in Lebanon, people are desperate for some kind of normality to return. From children missing out on an education, to shopkeepers attempting to ply their trade - everybody is conscious of lost time as they wait for peace to come to Syria.
Global Goals - the world's new 'to do' list
Last week global leaders, Hollywood stars and even the Pope joined together in New York to celebrate the new set of global goals for the world. Head of Policy Gavin Crowden, gives his view on why the goals are needed and why it's so important that they leave no child behind.
World Vision calls for new approach to respond to protracted conflicts
World Vision calls for new approach to respond to protracted conflicts at Labour Conference.
a communications specialist for World Vision Lebanon and Imran