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"Now I can play again": What Winter Coats Mean To The Children of Syria

Two Syrian siblings share their joy at receiving the simplest of gifts - a pair of winter coats - and the difference it has made to their lives. It's stories like this that really show us how much your support matters.
they were so afraid. Their father was captured and put in … said Abed Rabbo Abu

It Was Horrible Living Below The Line Last Year, That's Why We're Doing It Again

World Vision supporter Richard shares the "humbling" of choosing to live on just £1/day for food to raise money for the people for whom there is no choice, just a daily fear of where their next meal will come from.
Charlotte and I considered how much we had paid for our eggs and whether we could have a

World Vision warns of worst threat of starvation since 1980's hanging over South Sudan

Without urgent funding in the next few weeks, seven million children and families will be at risk of starvation.
said Johan … Aid agencies and the UN have been scaling up the

"The Flood Is Like A Thief": How World Vision Is Helping Solomon Islanders

28-year-old mother Rebecca tell a World Vision volunteer about escaping the flash floods that have affected more than 52,000 people and how they will be getting their lives back on track.
said Rebecca as she described the moments after … said Rebecca. World Vision supplied family

UK Government unveils life-saving funding for 'under the radar' crises

International Development Secretary Justine Greening will today announce the UK Department for International Development (DFID) support for two key Start Network programmes: the Start Fund and Start Build.

The Danger Zone For Child Malnutrition

At 14 months old and weighing less than 12ilbs, Jalrotchen registered as severely malnourished. Although 20% of the world's children under five are malnourished, that number always rises in the wake of natural disasters, which is why World Vision's work on child nutrition following Typhoon Haiyan is so vital.
with enough food. While the donated food aid was sustaining

British government pledges £300,000 to help World Vision reach flash flood victims in Solomon Islands

to provide essential aid to the thousands impacted by recent flooding … said of the … extensively across the Solomon Islands to aid those most … Disaster Management Office and other aid organisations.

UK government first in G8 to hit overseas aid target

World Vision applauds the UK government for honouring the commitment first made more than 40 years ago to spend 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income on overseas aid.
cent of Gross National Income on overseas aid. … said Justin … saw for myself the difference UK aid makes to Syrian refugee … dangerous building site. UK aid has given them clean

World Vision urges more funding for South Sudan as UN warns of insufficient aid

The UN has raised fresh concerns about the lack of humanitarian funding being given to projects in South Sudan.
urgent help needed to provide sufficient aid to desperate refugees. World Vision … and the difficulty for us to reach them with aid. It is imperative that

A Thank You From A Family Four Hours Away

World Vision UK's Head of Public Affairs, Gavin, shares simple message from the crowded camps of Syrian refugees in Jordan: they are truly grateful for your support.
were the most horrific shrapnel wounds. He said this was from the first bomb. He brought his … to go home. We talked for an hour then said our goodbyes. I stepped out of their home

Sudan

people are living with HIV or AIDS. Our focus in Sudan We started our work

Haiti

DR Congo

Angola

nutrition education and HIV and AIDS awareness. Geography

World Vision UK welcomes first prosecution under the Female Genital Mutilation Act

The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Dr Dhanuson Dharmasena and Hasan Mohamed will appear before magistrates at Westminster Magistrates Court in April. They will be charged relating to a medical procedure performed in a London hospital in 2012.
in a London hospital in 2012. The CPS has said that it was asked by the Metropolitan Police

World Vision helps fight TB in Somaliland

World Vision has partnered with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Somaliland government, and other agencies to establish the first specialised treatment centre for multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

No Fairy Tale: Can the Children of Syria Ever Find a Happy Ending?

Lara Ghaoui from World Vision Lebanon has been present since the outbreak of fighting in Syria 3 years ago. She shares all that she's seen along the way and asks 'When will this end?'

Priceless Coloured Paper: Why Child-Friendly Spaces Are Vital For Recovery

Once the immediate aftermath of a major emergency like Typhoon Haiyan has past, there is still a huge amount of work to be done, not least in getting the people affected back on their feet. World Vision's child-friendly spaces help children like Harvy to find ways to express themselves and discuss their fears in a safe and supportive environment.
what was bothering him. The child is afraid and traumatised more with the typhoon

More than eight out of ten children who fled Syria exposed to violence in new communities

fear most is our uncertain future. We are afraid we may never go

Three Years On: Is There Any Hope for the Children of Syria?

World Vision communicator Meg Sattler reflects on three years of conflict and an overwhelming feeling that nobody cares. But we know that people do, and she tells us "A global effort for peace is not impossible."
said one very serious but kind teenage girl I met