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We Have Hope

Angela from Watye Ki Gen (We Have Hope) in northern Uganda, works with children whose mothers are former child captives of the Lord Resistance Army. ‘I want to judge and make sure justice is served,’ says Thomas, the son of a survivor of sexual violence, who was abused after being kidnapped. In this blog, Angela reflects on the progress of Watye Ki Gen since last years Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, and the work that still needs to be done.
I came back from the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in London last … a new local law aimed at preventing sexual violence that outlines how officials should respond

Protecting girls from violence

Violence against women and girls is all too prevalent in the world. It crosses cultures, economic status and ethnicity.
UN Background Information on Sexual Violence Used as a Tool of … causes and impacts of sexual violence in conflict. How understanding these can … ending sexual violence in conflict A follow up report to

The importance of a letter

Siân Merrylees, who works for World Vision, recently had the opportunity to travel to Cambodia to see the positive difference that sponsorship was making to children there. What she found was both moving and inspiring.
from sexual violence to forced labour. And our projects have

Happiness on Christmas Day

17 year-old-Chenda is rebuilding her life after suffering from years of sexual exploitation, and has been staying at World Vision Cambodia’s Trauma Recovery Centre for more than a year. This year is Chenda’s second Christmas celebration at the centre.

Eliminating violence against women and girls

Tuesday 25 November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day devoted to raising awareness of the scale of violence facing women and girls around the globe. Senior Policy Adviser Erica Hall reflects on why the day is important, how far we have come and why it seems like such an unattainable goal.
for everyone to stand up and say that sexual violence is unacceptable.

Celebrating 25 years of child rights

This year both Madeleine, World Vision UK's Child Rights Policy Officer, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, turn 25. In today's blog Madeleine reflects on the differences brought by 25 years of child rights, and where there is still room for continued growth.
was in June this year at the Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. The … in conflict and support to survivors of sexual violence. The second example was in August when I

New Deal: View from Somalia

Ibrahim Eid is a both a farmer and a pastoralist as well as being chairman of his local village in south central Somalia.

A Glimpse Into Syrian Children's Reality

PhotoVoice partnered with World Vision to run a participatory photography project in Zarqa, Jordan where Syrian children can share their experiences and perspectives on violence in conflict back home.
populations affected by the crisis. Sexual violence and the fear of sexual violence have led … the project was also shown at the Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict Global Summit in June. Youths

Hope Grows For Survivors of Sexual Violence

Following the summit on sexual violence in London a couple of weeks ago our own Sarah Pickwick shares her own experience of meeting victims and her dreams that the work World Vision does to support them may, one day, be entirely unnecessary.
they had on her work at this month's Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict summit. All … I went along to the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London. The summit aimed to

Youth Delegates: "Sexual Violence Should Not Be A Taboo Issue"

World Vision Youth Delegates Babra, Espe and Suad share their stories to help end sexual violence in conflict.
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in … own communities to further the fight against sexual violence. … my attendance at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. I am very proud that today

World Vision delegate at Sexual Violence Summit: "Enough talking - time to act"

Now that the voices of victims’ of war-time rape have been heard loud and clear during the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence, the world has a duty to act.
voices have been heard and we survivors of sexual violence are no longer … change attitudes to prevent sexual violence and to support survivors.

Angela's Story: "Enough is enough."

At this week’s Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict we’ll be promoting the voice of one survivor whose road to London is one of both heartbreaking pain and heart-warming recovery.
Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict we’ll be promoting the voice of … seek to create irreversible momentum against sexual violence in war and work towards enforcing an

Survivor of wartime sexual violence to address major summit in London

A former Ugandan schoolgirl abducted from her classroom and subjected to years of sexual violence by the Lords’ Resistance Army is to urge world governments to step up their efforts to stamp out rape as a weapon of war.
from her classroom and subjected to years of sexual violence by the Lords’ Resistance Army is to urge … countries attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London next week

Time To Act: Ending Sexual Violence In Conflict

On the eve of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, our senior child rights policy advisor, Erica, shares her personal experiences that highlight just how important the summit is for everyone involved.
On the eve of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in … and activists coming together to end sexual violence in conflict. Some may ask … had become victims of sexual violence themselves. I met a boy in

Urgent help needed for South Sudan to avert catastrophe

The dire conditions of hungry children in South Sudan will get unimaginably worse unless urgent measures are taken to reverse a rapidly deteriorating situation, a new report warns today. Governments meet in Oslo tomorrow to discuss pledging funds to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
parties in the conflict and physical and sexual violence. According to the United … the conflict have committed brutal acts of sexual violence against

South Sudan Crisis Update

As the conflict continues, we remember the children and their families affected by this situation.

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.

World Vision calls on the Prime Minister for an end to Child Marriage

World Vision calls on the Prime Minister to use his influence at the up-coming Commonwealth gathering in Sri Lanka to press for an end to child marriage.
and the threat of sexual violence both en route to school. Anxiety and fear … school to safeguard them from the threat of sexual violence.

Leaders must back Hague in tackling rape in wartime

World Vision UK is calling on governments to back a declaration by William Hague at the UN later today, calling on countries to tackle the ‘abhorrent crime’ of sexual violence in conflict.
of sexual violence in conflict. The Foreign Secretary … shared commitment to end the use of rape and sexual violence as … rape and sexual violence often becomes commonplace and can emerge as

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