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700 #BearsOnStairs at St Paul's Cathedral highlight South Sudanese refugee crisis

700 teddy bears visit St Paul's Cathedral to raise awareness of the South Sudanese child refugees who have fled to Uganda.
after fleeing the violence in neighbouring South Sudan. Psychologists and child welfare experts … brutality as the civil war intensifies in South Sudan. A staggering 60 per cent need urgent

New family, new hope: how South Sudan's refugee children are looking to the future

Ben and his wife Beatrice were forced to flee Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with their six children when fighting broke out last year. Now, they’ve become foster parents to five other refugee children who came to Uganda alone after their parents were killed.
is more home than South Sudan because the education here is … you can support our work with refugees from South Sudan here. … other South Sudanese refugees.

How three young boys survived South Sudan’s conflict alone

James, Stephen and David fled South Sudan alone when their parents were killed. They are now among more than half a million kids now living in Uganda's refugee settlements.
been through so much. Last year they fled South Sudan after their parents were killed in the … he wants to become President of South Sudan. With his smart shirt buttoned up all the

South Sudan's Refugees: Eva's Story

Just 16 years old, Eva, from South Sudan, is three months pregnant. Still a child, she should be going to school, playing with friends and without a care in the world. Sadly, instead she is terrified of what the future will hold.
She was forced to flee her home in South Sudan with her … after fleeing war and famine in neighbouring South Sudan … not unique. There are now almost a million South Sudanese taking refuge in Uganda. The majority

Confict-related trauma: the devastating effect of war on South Sudan's refugee children

More than 150,000 child refugees in mass settlements in northern Uganda require therapy after fleeing violence in neighbouring South Sudan, experts say.
believing that people who attacked them in South Sudan have found them in Uganda. … the devastating effect the conflict in South Sudan is having on the nation’s children. It will

Bears on Stairs

700 children flee conflict in South Sudan and cross over the border into Uganda every week. Alone, sick or separated from their parents. Stand with the children #BearsOnStairs.
On Stairs Instagram Feed South Sudan Refugee Appeal Conflict and a terrible … in South Sudan have forced hundreds of thousands of

Training programmes enable women to send their children to school in South Sudan

Susanna has become part of the weekly educational lessons and is a registered member of World Vision's cash for training programme. She received a monthly allowance to purchase food for her family and invest in a business.
a common practise in South Sudan. One … Insecurity in South Sudan has led to 2 million people becoming … Find out more about our work in South Sudan.

Uganda Solidarity Summit must prioritise South Sudanese child refugees

World Vision is urging the international community to do more to prevent a children’s humanitarian crisis by supporting Uganda as it responds to those fleeing fighting in South Sudan.
Punishment of Children South Sudanese refugee children in the Bidi Bidi … as it responds to those fleeing fighting in South Sudan. The call for action comes as the UN and

The Hidden Legacy of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Barely a week goes by that we do not hear new reports of sexual violence in war zones – in South Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, Myanmar, Iraq and elsewhere. Sometimes these include the stories of survivors who have fought for justice, who are suffering stigma in their communities for the crime committed against them, who are struggling to rebuild their lives.

Sleeping into death - the cost of drought in Kenya

Baby Akusi was showing visible signs of wasting when she was brought to the clinic in Turkana County, Kenya. Her mother, Lomukuny, was worried by her orange hair and diarrhoea
located just 18 miles from the border with South Sudan. The people there are … said Lomukuny. Cattle raiders from South Sudan came across the border to the family home in

Thousands of children at risk as cases of cholera spike across Horn of Africa

Thousands of children are at risk of cholera and other diseases following heavy rains in the Horn of Africa, humanitarian organisation World Vision warns today.

Food distributions empower women in South Sudan

World Vision has been running food distributions here in Northern Bhar-el-Gazal since February, making sure that thousands of people don’t succumb to starvation. Adele is one of the mothers who receives life-saving aid.

Staggering number of unaccompanied South Sudanese child refugees in Uganda

The number South Sudanese child refugees traveling alone to seek sanctuary in neighbouring Uganda has risen to alarming levels, World Vision has warned.
The number South Sudanese child refugees traveling alone to seek … experts warn that unless the conflict in South Sudan … is registering hundreds of unaccompanied South Sudanese minors arriving daily at the world’s

Life in a South Sudanese camp as an unaccompanied Internally Displaced Person

Ayman* waved his parents goodbye as the small boat left the shore and started floating down the river. Sitting on a wooden bench with his two younger brothers and younger sister, he wondered if he’d ever return.

World Vision UK backs Global Day of Prayer to End Famine

World Vision UK is backing a global prayer day aimed at mobilising millions of Christians to act to prevent the mass starvation of children and their communities in Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen and Nigeria.

Water of life

One-year-old Aicha is one of 1.4 million vulnerable children in the forgotten Lake Chad Basin crisis, who need safe water. Aichatou, 30, is Aicha’s mother. She was forced to flee her village with her seven children due to Boko Haram attacks. They’re staying in a settlement along with others forced from their homes: “My village is near a river and if you stand by its shore, you can see the town of Damasak. On the days of the attacks, you could see bullets and rockets flying towards our village from Damasak. After several attacks, our village became a very insecure place, so my husband decided that we should leave.

Keeping children in school – and fed in South Sudan!

Over 800 children currently attend Rumathoi school, located in the Northern South Sudan and while they are quite during their first few classes, they get all the more excited about lunch break. World Vision makes sure children like Thor are fed here every week.
located in the Northern South Sudan and while they are quite during their first

Sky Diving for South Sudan

It was a very memorable day, and not a standard Wednesday morning. I was strapped to a guy’s lap circling above the clouds, 13,000 feet in the air. Feeling weirdly calm, I looked out the window and imagined that the white canvas beneath me was merely a sheet of snow covering the ground, obscuring me from the reality of what I was about to do.
for the forgotten children of South Sudan was a true privilege and a chance not to be … Help support our work in South Sudan today … for all donations to go to World Vision's South Sudan

World Vision joins NGOs in support of 0.7% UK foreign aid commitments

The UK’s leading NGOs are calling on all major political parties to honour the nation’s legal promise to spend 0.7% of gross national income on aid, and extend the UKs leadership in promoting stability, fairness and prosperity around the world.
Foreign aid helps feed South Sudanese refugees who have fled conflict The UK’s

What Our Kids Need: Blogger Stories

At the start of the year we asked to bloggers write about what their children last needed and what this meant to them. We were delighted with the inspirational posts that came back.
more different in other part of the world. South Sudan has just declared a famine and a further 5.5