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World Vision garden wins gold medal at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

World Vision UK’s garden at the prestigious Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (HCPFS) has won the coveted gold medal today.
work in Sierra Leone throughout the Ebola crisis. He hopes that … contemplate the uncertainty of life. Sierra Leone is one of the three countries that were

The rise & fall of Ebola | Reflections on our World Vision garden

Award-winning garden designer John Warland created the World Vision garden that recently won a silver-gilt award at this years’ Chelsea Flower Show. A long-term child sponsor of Ronald in Bolivia, this year John wanted to create a garden that reflected the positive impact of World Vision's work. Ahead of Hampton Court RHS Show this summer, he explains the concepts that bring the garden together…

"Things were very different before" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone

After three days following the local women’s savings group in Jaiama Bongor, Sierra Leone, Kate Shaw was eager to speak to a family to find out the difference their mother’s new investments had made for them. After a morning at the farm and processing cassava last week, she drove down a few streets to speak to one mother and daughter, Mariama and 12-year-old Mabel...
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The impact of Ebola on change and protection

As an advocate for change in her country, 17-year-old Alice felt the impact of the Ebola crisis twice; not only did it affect her family and peers on a personal level, it also slowed the rate of change and support she could give to vulnerable girls in her community. She describes how upsetting it was to see girls as young as 14 falling pregnant, and how we can still work together to support those in need…
and come from Sierra Leone. I am a child rights activist who … the World Health Organization declared Sierra Leone Ebola free. I could feel a surge of

"Now, they need shoes, we buy shoes" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone

Last week I travelled with blogger Annie to Sierra Leone to visit one of our child sponsorship projects there and hear from the community about the effects Ebola has had on their lives. One of the most inspiring stories to come from the epidemic was that of a local women’s savings group who had banded together to make sure their families did not go hungry during the crisis...
Last week I travelled with blogger Annie to Sierra Leone to visit one of our child sponsorship … child sponsorship communities in Southern Sierra Leone.

Hearing from the Kids Club | Pregnancies and education in the time of Ebola

Together with Annie of Fable and Folk, our Social Media Manager Kate recently had the opportunity to visit our child sponsorship work in Jaiama Bongor, Sierra Leone. Inspired by Alice’s stories of change through Kids’ Clubs, Kate and Annie spoke to the local group in one village to hear how the Ebola crisis has affected their work.
Sierra Leone. Inspired by Alice’s stories of change

World Vision leads the way in Ebola crisis

World Vision has supported more than 1.5million people whose lives were devastated by the Ebola virus, the charity’s latest Impact Report reveals today.
Report reveals today. The outbreak in Sierra Leone formed the cornerstone of our emergency

On her own | Post Ebola story in Sierra Leone

In pre-Ebola Sierra Leone, Maria lived with her parents, two sisters and little brother. She had a good life and was happy. Her memories of family days echo the happy, sunny, carefree days many of us associate with childhood.

John Warland | RHS Shows

John Warland is a World Vision child sponsor and award winning garden designer. John created the World Vision garden that will be at the Chelsea and Hampton Court RHS Shows this summer.
Nepalese earthquake and the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. As we were breaking earth at Chelsea … it was the ensuing Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone that is behind the 2016 display. Sierra

Ups and downs | Helping Ebola orphans in an uncertain future

Ten-year-old Musu lost both of her parents and her little brother to Ebola. Shortly after, Musu and her sister Maria began showing symptoms of the virus. The sisters received treatment and moved in with their uncle, where they have daily chores to help him get by. The girls are still adjusting to their lives without their family, and faced stigma upon returning to school.
with her parents and siblings in Eastern Sierra Leone. When her parents lost their battle to … Sierra Leone was officially declared … we continue to stand alongside the people of Sierra Leone to help rebuild their

‘I have a reason to smile again’ | Safe childbirth in Sierra Leone

Nancy is overjoyed to have safely given birth to her second child. She lost her first child last year due to complications and lack of proper medical care. Sitting on her hospital bed in the local clinic that World Vision has equipped, Nancy can’t stop looking at her beautiful new daughter and smiling.
World Vision Sierra Leone … The past few decades have been difficult for Sierra Leone. Its people have suffered through a vicious … to the Ebola outbreak the government of Sierra Leone was working on introducing free health

Princess Charlotte’s first birthday | The view from Sierra Leone

As the media ramps up its coverage ahead of Princess Charlotte's first birthday tomorrow, Desiree Stewart, our Child Health Programmes Adviser, is reminded of another healthy little girl she met last week in Sierra Leone.
and proud parents I met this past week in Sierra Leone. … Musu was born in Sierra Leone in 2014 when the Ebola epidemic was … but many women giving birth in Sierra Leone face challenges with health facility costs

Sierra Leone is "better equipped" to handle Ebola, says World Vision

World Vision’s response teams and ambulance fleet are on standby after Sierra Leone officials confirmed new Ebola case.
and ambulance fleet are on standby after Sierra Leone officials confirmed a new death from Ebola.

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about our work with orphans in India and Sierra Leone Why sponsor an … about our work with orphans in India and Sierra Leone Why sponsor an

A New Destiny

Five-year-old Mohamed is a founding member of Destiny, the first children’s savings group in his community. Launched at the height of Sierra Leone’s Ebola crisis, Mohamed, along with a group of young friends worked to ensure they were looking ahead to a future after the crisis.
in his community. Launched at the height of Sierra Leone’s Ebola … Sierra Leoneans and some … Sierra Leone was among the world’s poorest countries.

Reconciliation after Ebola

World Vision's Stefanie Glinski recently travelled to Sierra Leone to meet Frances - a 10-year-old girl orphaned by Ebola. As the country is declared Ebola-free, Stefanie found that many survivors like Frances still carry the stigma of the disease.
Sierra Leone was finally declared … with her parents and siblings in eastern Sierra Leone. … head. The progress to full recovery from Sierra Leone’s crisis will take a long time. People who

Significant ‘Ebola Free’ milestone reached

Sierra Leone has been officially declared ‘Ebola free’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO), following one of the worst epidemics in recent history – claiming 3,589 lives in the country.
Sierra Leone has been officially declared … Conscious efforts must be made by the Sierra Leone Government and its partners to prevent its … continue to complement the Government of Sierra Leone’s

Visiting progress and inching closer to the end of Ebola in Sierra Leone

As Sierra Leone inches closer to the end of the recent Ebola outbreak that has claimed almost 4,000 lives, WVUK's Celebrity Media Specialist, Siân Merrylees, recently visited our projects there to see for herself how World Vision has helped.
As Sierra Leone inches closer to the end of the recent Ebola … you set foot in Lungi Airport on arrival in Sierra Leone the effect of the virus hits you.

World Humanitarian Day: Massive challenges ahead as over 78 million people across 37 countries require humanitarian assistance

On World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to staff on the ground as our humanitarian aid workers share their thoughts.
World Vision's Sierra Leone Communications Specialist Ebola Response

Meeting with Alice and Alfred | FGM and teen pregnancy during Ebola

World Vision's Zena John met with Alice and Alfred during the 2014 London Girls Summit. Alice and Alfred are teenagers from a district in the southern province of Sierra Leone where World Vision has worked for years, and they are passionate about seeing real change in their community.
Africa The effects of Ebola on Sierra Leone will be felt long after the country is … a district in the southern province of Sierra Leone where World Vision has worked for years in