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I almost lost my childhood in Somalia

14-year-old Fartun, began her life as a refugee in January 2009, when she was just eight years old. Six years on, she tells us about the fighting in Somalia that forced her family to flee to Kakuma refugee camp in neighbouring Kenya, and describes the transition to life as a refugee.
she tells us about the fighting in Somalia that forced her family to flee to Kakuma … was born in a city called Mogadishu in Somalia. Life in the city was good for me. I used

Going the extra mile

Two years since Typhoon Haiyan came to the Philippines, response workers like Meldred have been working hard to restore normality to people’s lives. The typhoon destroyed homes and livelihoods, and for many people with disabilities, it has also left them feeling even more isolated. When Meldred met Joey, a young man struggling to lead an independent life despite his disability, she knew she could make a difference...
Meldred have been working hard to restore normality to people’s lives. The typhoon destroyed

Quality assist from Premier League sees World Vision score with football training camp for refugee children in Jordan

World Vision has partnered with the Premier League and the Asian Football Development Project to deliver a training course in Azraq Refugee Camp.
normality to their … will be able to obtain a sense of normality through

The difference shelter makes

Nine-year-old Sujita is still terrified when she remembers the two major tremors that shook her home in Nepal, forcing her family to sleep outside in the open. But thanks to World Vision distributions in her area, Sujita and her family can at least sleep safely under proper shelter while they wait for normality to return.
under proper shelter while they wait for normality to return. Sujita was in her

World Vision calls for more political commitment to resolve conflicts at Conservative Party Conference

World Vision calls for more political commitment to resolve conflicts as charity hosts fringe event at conference.

Making up for lost time

In refugee camps in Lebanon, people are desperate for some kind of normality to return. From children missing out on an education, to shopkeepers attempting to ply their trade - everybody is conscious of lost time as they wait for peace to come to Syria.
everyone is hoping some kind of normality will return. Stolen childhoods

World Vision calls for new approach to respond to protracted conflicts

World Vision calls for new approach to respond to protracted conflicts at Labour Conference.

A mother's tears

World Vision Photojournalist Laura Reinhardt spent time at the Serbia-Hungary border this week, meeting refugees and hearing their stories as they wait in limbo. She spoke to mother-of-three Kenaz, who explained how she desperate she is for her husband in Sweden to meet their new son Noor and to reunite the family.
Kenaz is trying to preserve a sense of normality and continuity for her children despite

Engaging youth for change

Ahead of the DFID summit on the Sustainable Development Goals this weekend, Child Rights Policy Officer Madeleine Askham explains how workshops helping youth to recognise barriers that are holding them back, can become key drivers that challenge inequality and lack of opportunity.
projects in countries like Nepal or Somalia. Young people take part in an exercise

Bringing hope through faith

In the Central African Republic over half of the population has been affected by the conflict that has torn through the country since 2012. World Vision has been working with faith leaders to help unite communities and keep a tentative peace.
many children who has recovered a bit of normality at the space.

Record-high displaced figures are "wake-up call" for world leaders

World Vision UK is today calling for increased support for child refugees, as new figures show over 29 million children have been displaced worldwide.

Nepal Earthquake Update

A year on, our role in Nepal is moving from emergency aid into recovery work. With a focus on health, livelihoods and education, and continuing to meet basic needs, we'll support communities to get back on their feet and provide an environment where children are safe and protected. We will be helping vulnerable families and communities to re-establish their livelihoods and businesses. We're repairing and reconstructing schools, health posts and WASH facilities in Nepal’s worst-hit districts.
a million children needed to find some normality after the earthquake. Feeling aftershocks

Seeing real change in Ethiopia

This February, World Vision Policy and Programmes Director David Westwood took a plane with Public Engagement Director Mathew Neville to visit just some of the people who have experienced the changes of sponsorship over the past few decades.
to refugee camps on the borders of Somalia and South … an attempt to restore normality for children amidst the turmoil of refugee

Somali lifeline under threat

World Vision and aid agencies express concern at closure of Money Remittance Providers in Kenya.
Somalis from around the world send approximately … billion to Somalia to support families and friends. This … Somalia remains in the grips of crisis and one out

After a traumatic year, the children of Gaza look to 2015

The children of Gaza have suffered so much this year, but with the help of shelters and child-friendly spaces, they've been trying to piece their lives back together. We spoke to them about their wishes and hopes for the coming year.
support and to restore some form of normality to the lives of these children.

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.

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.
of his local village in south central Somalia. … they have to use the nearby river. The Somali New … create a better future for all Somali … as New Deal donors and the Somalia government prepare to meet in Copenhagen to

South Sudan - World Vision & Other Leading Aid Agencies Warn Famine Imminent

Agencies fear recent improvements will be wiped out as the number of severely hungry people will rise by 1 million in first three months of 2015
least half of the people who died in the Somali famine in 2011 did so before famine was

South Sudan escapes official famine, but even without a name hunger still kills

South Sudan's food insecurity hasn't worsened to the point of famine, but situation is still very dire.
dead in the 2011 Somalia

The pursuit of an ideal

This Sunday is International Day of Peace, a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Senior Conflict Adviser Sarah Pickwick reflects that we still have some way to go before ideals become a reality for children around the world.
into conflict in December of last year. Somalia has been in a constant state of conflict