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Amanda Redman's trip to Nepal

Helicopter wrangler and boom operator? All part of the job when you're determined to get media coverage on the plight of Nepalese people, six months after the earthquake. Siân Merrylees, celebrity media specialist, explains…
had hastily arranged an appointment with sponsored children who we didn’t want to disappoint. While our

The best day: meeting Sharon in Uganda

Andrea meets her sponsored child Sharon, 5, during an Ambassador trip to Uganda with World Vision UK

Reflections on meeting Roland

Duncan's reflections on meeting Roland, his sponsored child, in Albania
I spent two days meeting some of the other sponsored children in the

Visiting Mira in Albania

Pam and Martin Stratchan visit Mira in Albania who they sponsor through World Vision UK.

The mission that changed my mind

As part of Remember A Charity week, Brian Phillips - a charismatic individual with a passion for change in the world’s poorest regions, will be writing his will during a skydiving session. He shared a story of how a certain mission in West Africa inspired him to devote much of his time to promoting the work of World Vision.
and his sponsored children became

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.

The joy of being a sponsor

Buddha Gurung travels to Albania to meet the little girl, Liza, who he sponsors with World Vision UK

Reading and thriving

Since receiving new school books, 10-year-old Chimwemwe and her friends have found a new love of reading, and what's more, Chimwemwe has gone straight to the top of the class. A World Vision Literacy Boost programme is helping her to reach her potential by providing her community in Malawi with the resources needed for children to thrive.

Meeting Gizachew in Ethiopia

Jason Suttie, a World Vision UK sponsor, visits his sponsored child Gizachew in Ethiopia.

Meeting Mandalena: 'Taller than in her last photo'

Maynard shares about meeting Mandalena, a child he sponsors through World Vision UK, in Zambia and the fantastic experience he had there.

A view from the summit

Ahead of the G7 summit in Berlin, WV's Rob Henderson reflects on Britain's position in the world and how World Vision had made a real difference in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone.
none of our sponsored children have lost their lives to Ebola. The number

Pumping new life into the community

To see what difference sponsorship is making in Bolivia, we spoke to Martin and his children whose community has improved thanks to the addition of a new water pump to boost agriculture, health and nutrition.

Turning bad luck into blessings

In Ethiopia, widowed mother of six, Bizunesh adopted a tiny abandoned baby who needed a home. She describes the maternal instincts that moved her to care for little Etsubdink and how she received invaluable support form World Vision.

A meeting of two worlds

Norman and Christine travelled all the way to the high mountains in Bolivia to meet Nilda, who they have sponsored for over 6 years with World Vision UK.

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.

The privilege of sharing the start of an adventure

While visiting Zambia, our HR Coordinator, Gill, also met the farmers who will be taking advantage of the orange maize seeds you've given their community to help them Grow Hope.
of our wonderful Ambassadors to visit their sponsored children and other World Vision

Seeing real success in Tanzanian ADPs

Katie, Sponsor Visits Manager for World Vision UK, reflects on the time she spent visiting projects in Tanzania
on her exciting time spent visiting her two sponsored children Mikael and Bahati in two communities in

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.…

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.

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?’
so we asked sponsored children in Honduras and