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World Vision UK announces new Chief Executive

World Vision UK announces new Chief Executive.
work. He began his career as a teacher before training as a tax … a task which carries huge responsibility.

Seeing real success in Tanzanian ADPs

Katie, Sponsor Visits Manager for World Vision UK, reflects on the time she spent visiting projects in Tanzania
or a card encouraging mothers to feed their children

Linda Barker visits Cambodia

TV presenter Linda Barker has just joined World Vision as a celebrity ambassador, and recently visited some of our projects in Cambodia. Here she shares her reflections on the trip.…
touched by how they take care of each other. The Children’s Club is not

Somali lifeline under threat

World Vision and aid agencies express concern at closure of Money Remittance Providers in Kenya.
school or basic healthcare. With the closure of

Why I care about Action 2015

Sue Tinney, World Vision child sponsor and World Vision Ambassador, blogs about her experiences at the Action/2015 summit in London and how the Sustainable Development Goals can help children like her sponsored child Laurent in Senegal.
and that the goals are chosen carefully to make sure … The discussion focussed on healthcare and human … without access to public services like healthcare or education. An ambulance has also

A Honduran and Armenian Easter

This weekend, children across the UK will be hunting eggs, attending church services, and donning rabbit ears. We were wondering how this experience might compare to those of the children we work with around the world, so we asked sponsored children in Honduras and Armenia, ‘How do you celebrate Easter in your community?’
tamalones and caring for the poor For

Enduring the stigma - burial workers in Sierra Leone

We spoke to three burial workers in Sierra Leone who have all felt the prejudice held against people who work with Ebola. In spite of this, the drive to give victims a safe and dignified resting place, spurs them on.
took care of the bodies and ensured they were safe … Francis joined the burial team as a body carrier and was promoted to disinfectant sprayer

Bringing water closer to home

Ten-year-old Violet has a reason to celebrate. Thanks to a new well drilled in her village by World Vision, she's now seen the last of her family's water worries. Before the new well, she had to walk long distances to fetch water to her village in Zambia.
there anytime to fetch the water. Now I only carry a small container to fetch water. It is … will no longer have to carry heavy containers to fetch water. She had

Losing everything - whole communities on the brink

Imagine losing everything. Not just your house, but your school, your garden - right down to the few items of clothing you own. This is the reality facing many families in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam. Surrounded by devastation, we spoke to the families who had survived the worst but were now desperate to rebuild their lives.
the cyclone came I was scared. We could hear the wind. It was blowing

Mothers in crisis

Conflict in Syria and Iraq has caused huge levels of displacement as the crisis in both countries continues. With millions of children caught in a state of flux, without schooling and security, it often falls on their mothers to try and provide stability as best they can. We met two such women, Ghada and Enstar, who are doing their best to keep their family safe.
began working in Kuwait as a car mechanic to earn the income needed to … by economic strife and psychologically scarred by … in Jordan to help mothers like Ghada care for her children. World Vision has also

Cyclone Pam lends urgency to tackle impact of disasters on children

Cyclone Pam lends urgency to call for leaders in Sendai to tackle impact of disasters on children.
World Vision said initial surveys have been carried out in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila area.

Our 50th birthday visit to Tanzania

World Vision UK child sponsor Lesley Gentle travels to Tanzania with her husband and daughter to visit Anna, who she has sponsored for nearly 9 years.
notes of the gifts. A mammoth task which is carried out by around 15 … postcards and photographs I’d ever sent. Fabian

Dying for children - motherhood in South Sudan

For most women, the birth of a child is a happy event, but for many women in South Sudan it can be life-threatening. In a region blighted by civil war, proper medical provision for mothers can be problematic. We met Irma, a nurse on a maternity ward who sees daily the difficulties faced by young mothers such as Nyanut and Nyankiir.
care about me. It’s good to have children when a … cares for … have a caring husband there’s no point in having more … where both food and healthcare can be difficult to find. Barely old enough

First distribution by World Vision takes place in Port Vila

First distribution takes place in Port Vila as World Vision and other agencies try to desperately reach outer islands cut off by Cyclone Pam.
coming days. Initial surveys have been carried out in Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila area.

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.
from the other children. He sat by himself carefully peeling the foil from his sandwich. He … Education can help give a future back to scarred

Aid agencies give UN Security Council a 'fail grade' on Syria

World Vision along with 20 NGOs criticised UNSC powers for failing to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Syria.
report agencies present a score card that compares the demands made in the

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.
care and remedial education. All the fundraising

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.
they cannot simply be expected to carry on. The feeling in Lebanon in winter 2015

World Vision reveals alarming rates of malnutrition among mothers in South Sudan

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, World Vision reveals that in the country that has the highest rate of maternal mortality.
we want to ensure that children are cared … then we have to care for their mothers. Amidst so much urgent

World Vision warns of long road to recovery in Sierra Leone

World Vision warns of long road to recovery as new figures show 8, 000+ children have lost parents to Ebola in Sierra Leone.
with acute shortages of qualified health care … children are in urgent need of comprehensive care. World Vision is supporting temporary … care centres for orphaned