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Meeting Jalel

World Vision’s Rhonda Hirst visited Jalel - a 5 year-old child who saves the food he gets at school so that his family won't go hungry at home. She saw how the conflict in Syria had forced children like Jalel into a difficult and desperate position, but how remedial education classes were throwing him a lifeline and a future.

Relief effort under way as cyclone hits Vanuatu in South Pacific

Families in the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu are facing devastation as Cyclone Pam sweeps through the region.

Living through trauma: Asil's story

15-year-old Asil grew up in a small town in Syria with his father and younger siblings. One day, however, the family’s quiet life had been swallowed by the rolling conflict that had been taking place in Syria since March 2011. As bombs began to fly, Asil and his family made the first of what would become many moves in search of a safe place to shelter.

Exhausted endurance - Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Rob Henderson first visited Lebanon in 2013 amid rumblings that the country, already playing host to half a million Syrian refugees, was at bursting point. Despite the hard realities of daily life, Rob still managed to find stories of hope. However, when he returned to Lebanon a year later on secondment, that hope was greatly eroded.

April

A selection of Supporter Blogs from April 2015

March

View all the posts from World Vision UK's charity blog in March 2015.

Protecting girls from violence

Violence against women and girls is all too prevalent in the world. It crosses cultures, economic status and ethnicity.

Every blanket and smile counts

Eleven year-old Lama and her family have survived the latest war on Gaza and, with the help of World Vision's Child Friendly Spaces, she is looking forward to a better, more stable future.

Sponsorship helps Emmanuel pursue his dreams

Single mum Bahati works hard to keep her family, but even earning enough to eat each day is often a struggle. Her seven-year-old son Emmanuel loves school, but his Mum worries that the struggle to pay his school fees will mean he ends up in a similar situation to his older brother Oliver – 17 years old and still in primary school. Sponsorship with World Vision is giving Bahati hope that her sons will achieve their dreams.

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.

Planting the seeds of an education

Eleven year old Chok and his family are among the many people displaced by conflict in South Sudan. Thanks to World Vision, a seed distribution programme is helping Chok's father Jumar grow the food he needs to enable his children to go to school.

A grandmother's love

World Vision’s Girl's Holistic Development Project has been helping to improve the health and wellbeing of girls in Senegal. Through an education focused on female elders - who are often responsible for carrying out FGM/C, attitudes towards the practice are now changing and new maternal relationships based on trust and guidance are now being developed.

Helping to restore dignity

An important step in fighting Ebola is the ability to attend to victims quickly, offering safe burials to prevent further infection. As the only female burial worker in her district, Elizabeth sees a need for more females to help preserve a woman's dignity prior to burial - in a job role usually filled by men.

Family greenhouses in Bolivia make all the difference

Malnutrition is one of the biggest problems facing sponsorship communities in Bolivia. However, with your help families have built greenhouses where they can now grow vegetables their parents never even knew the name for. Children now eat a variety of vegetables, and they don’t get sick anymore. Getting their five a day has made all the difference.

Seeking refuge in Iraq

As fighting continues to spread through Iraq, families are fleeing for the relative safety of Iraqi Kurdistan. World Vision is providing cash assistance to mothers like Ekhbal, who fled her village with a newborn son and three other children.

Former child soldier back to playing football with his friends

For former child soldiers like Naung, being enlisted in the army took him away from his family, friends and education. But with World Vision's help, he and others like him, can return to their former lives with hope. Here, he tells us his story.

A mother's sacrifice

The floods that have recently destroyed the crops, homes and livelihoods of many people in southern Malawi, have an added human cost. For eleven year-old Bertha and her siblings, they've also become orphans. She shares her story with us.

Fight against female genital mutilation an uphill challenge

For girls like 13 year old Naipanoi, the illegal practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting is a constant fear - often leading to early marriages, school dropouts and health risks. As part of Action 2015, World Vision is campaigning to end violence against children in all its forms. Alongside work in the community, World Vision has recently built a rescue centre - offering shelter, temporary accommodation and a chance for girls to continue their education.

2015

View supporter blog posts by World Vision UK for 2015

Child safety online

In this digital world it is becoming easier to share and find information at the click of a button. The ability to answer those niggling questions, find the best deal or connect with friends quickly is a revelation. But for all the advantages it brings, the internet does have another side. Protecting yourself - and those you care about - online is easier if you follow a few simple rules.