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A year since Typhoon Haiyan: Recovery & Resilience
A year since Typhoon Haiyan: More than a million people assisted; a remarkable journey of resilience.
strongest typhoon slammed the Philippines with unimaginable force. In the last 12
6 Months On: Building-back-better with communities
Cebu City, Philippines – World Vision is helping rebuild 14,000 houses six months after super typhoon Haiyan wrought havoc and devastation to an estimated 16 million Filipinos in Central Visayas in the Philippines. As response work transitioned from emergency to recovery, assistance has reached out to over 713,000 people at 533 villages in 48 municipalities.
Organic Farming: A Lifeline Not A Luxury
This week we mark 6 months since the world's strongest recorded typhoon made landfall in the Philippines, Leoniza highlights some of the lesser-known impacts of disasters and talks to one family for whom organic farming is more than just a shelf in the supermarket: it's a lifeline.
recorded typhoon made landfall in the Philippines. Amid the huge devastation Typhoon Haiyan
The Danger Zone For Child Malnutrition
At 14 months old and weighing less than 12ilbs, Jalrotchen registered as severely malnourished. Although 20% of the world's children under five are malnourished, that number always rises in the wake of natural disasters, which is why World Vision's work on child nutrition following Typhoon Haiyan is so vital.
Priceless Coloured Paper: Why Child-Friendly Spaces Are Vital For Recovery
Once the immediate aftermath of a major emergency like Typhoon Haiyan has past, there is still a huge amount of work to be done, not least in getting the people affected back on their feet. World Vision's child-friendly spaces help children like Harvy to find ways to express themselves and discuss their fears in a safe and supportive environment.
Typhoon Haiyan 3 Months On: Then and Now
Three months on from his first visit in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Chris Weeks looks at how the country has changed from a place of shock to a place of raw emotion.
historic storm robbed people in the central Philippines of everything
Tacloban Rises
Our CEO, Justin, writes movingly of the deep devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan and reflects on the legendary resilience of the Filipino people who, despite everything, are getting on with their lives and rebuilding what they lost.
25 years in humanitarian work. But in the Philippines at least Tacloban is now becoming famous for …
How World Vision Works In Emergencies
Three months on, our Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Bulpitt, helps to explain some of the areas of work that are most important, but rarely talked about, following a disaster of the magnitude of Typhoon Haiyan.
but World Vision has been in the Philippines for more than 60 years and will remain well
Restoring Clean Water to Typhoon-Hit Communities
Where do your emergency donations go? In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Leoniza explains how the assessment team delivered just the right solution for this community, keeping its children safe from illness and disease.
World Vision Philippines Creative Services Officer John Riz and his …
Abuse shocking but not surprising, warns World Vision UK
The discovery of an organised crime group sexually exploiting children in the Philippines, using webcams to stream the abuse to the UK is shocking, but not surprising, warns the international children’s charity, World Vision.
has a different meaning in places like the Philippines and tell themselves that they are helping
Back To School In The Philippines
As the new year broke, many children who had been out of school since Typhoon Haiyan hit have been able to return to lessons for the first time.
so too are the children of the Philippines. A huge number of the buildings destroyed by
No Home, No Roof, But Not Hopeless
Jonny Spence, World Vision International's Support Services Manager for the Typhoon Haiyan response, shares the mixed feelings of leaving the people of the Philippines to return home to his young family for Christmas, and of the hope he sees on the ground.
to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines because we are already on the …
Typhoon Haiyan: aid agencies must ensure response reflects children's needs
Relief efforts to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan must be shaped more by the views of children, a report from leading aid agencies including World Vision says today.
people in the central Philippines. The agency is also running 24 Child …
A Mother's Life In The Evacuation Centre
Not content with a simple recovery from the worst storm in history, the people of Estancia have also had to deal with evacuation from what's left of their homes thanks to an oil spill. This is just one family's story of life in the evacuation centre, and how they refuse to lose hope.
World Vision Philippines In her 36 years of
Aidworker Diary: Each Other's Miracle
How do you write about all of the things you see in the course of a disaster? How do you put the fear - and the hope - into words? Florence Joy Malyuo from WV Philippines gives a fascinating insight in the world of an emergency communicator.
from different countries have come to the Philippines to help in the response and it is amazing to …
Autumn Statement confirms UK’s commitment to world’s most vulnerable people
International children’s charity World Vision UK welcomes the Coalition Government reiterating its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on aid this year.
devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines shows once again the importance of aid and
Life In Between The Lifeless
An incredible story of how baby Princess Yola, was born under torch light, in a mausoleum as Typhoon Haiyan tore trees, pilons and buildings down in Batan, Philippines.
World Vision Philippines From the
Standing In The Wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Chris Weeks, from our media team, is out in the Philippines helping with our efforts. In this blog he shares his reflections on the determination and resilience of the Filippino people after visiting one of the worst-hit cities.
Chris from our Media team is out in the Philippines at the moment helping our World Vision …
A Tale of Two Catastrophes
Our CEO, Justin Byworth, reflects on the combine tragedies unfolding halfway around the world from each other: the enormous natural disaster in the Philippines and the man-made atrocities of the Syrian Crisis. How do we support children, communities and staff to have the greatest impact?
of hope for peace. In both Syria and the Philippines the world’s humanitarian agencies are …