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World Vision campaigners in final push to ensure Britain fulfils its pledge on life-saving aid for the poor

Geeta Bandi-Phillips, World Vision UK Policy Manager, tells us why we’re so grateful for your support on the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign.
Help 15.9 million children get an education Help stop 10 million people going hungry

Children bear brunt of Syria fighting as refugee numbers top one million

As the number of refugees fleeing Syria tops one million, children are bearing the brunt as the situation worsens, warns World Vision. Almost two years since the start of conflict in Syria, and the numbers of refugees fleeing the country has reached one million, much sooner than anyone predicted.
welfare and education services they rely on become overwhelmed to

AID MONEY SHOULD NOT BE DIVERTED

World Vision has voiced concerns over the Prime Minister’s suggestion that more UK government aid spending should be diverted to peace-keeping missions.

First ever sponsor visit to an ADP in Myanmar

World Vision supporter and child sponsor, Peter, became the first sponsor to visit his sponsored child in his Area Development Programme in Myanmar. This is the story of his visit.
The community received help in such areas as education and health. We came away impressed

Haiti: 3 Years On

Three years on from the massive earthquake that rocked Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti, we assess the impact it's had and the work that you have enabled World Vision to do to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet.
play and educational centres. 14 hospitals equipped with

Eastern DRC: Inside a makeshift camp with children

World Vision responds to child protection concerns in Eastern DRC – ensuring Child Friendly Spaces for displaced children.
children cannot also access any form of education in these settings. They are separated from

Your Questions, Their Answers – Straight from Cambodia

Our intrepid child sponsor, Julie, has returned with answers to the questions you posed on our Facebook page for your sponsored children in Cambodia, gathered from talking to just some of the 2000 sponsored children in the Koh Krolor community, spread across 40 villages.
of which education is just one. One of the others is … easily to able to access Thai education systems. This

Recruitment of child soldiers in DRC likely to increase as violence mounts, warns World Vision

20 November, Gisenye – Hundreds of thousands of children caught up in erupting violence in eastern DRC are at risk of being forcibly recruited into armed groups, said World Vision.

Bangladesh: On Progress, Education and How Much There Is Left To Do

Mathew Neville, our Head of Public Engagement, gives us his final blog from his trip to Bangladesh from Dhaka where he found children picking rubbish to try to earn enough money to eat.
them were in school. World Vision runs an education programme that means they come for two hours

Bangladesh: A Remarkable Story of the Power of Child Sponsorship

It’s been an emotional and educational few days in Bangladesh for Mathew, but also for all of us back here in the World Vision offices, learning of the progress the communities are making with your support.
been an emotional and educational few days in Bangladesh for

Bangladesh: Preparing Communities To Keep The Work Alive

Head of Public Engagement, Mathew Neville’s second blog post from visit to Bangladesh: more wonderful stories of the things he is seeing and experiencing out there.
now staying in school and finishing their education

Bangladesh: Riverboat Songs, ADP Visits and Eating with Your Hands

World Vision’s Director of Public Engagement, Mathew Neville shares the emotions of visiting an ADP in Bangladesh that has seen real growth and success.
village and his family could not afford any education for him … education for the children and training for the women

Justine Greening Speaks on Future of International Aid at Conservative Conference

Defending aid should not be hard sell for new Development Secretary

Dancing, Mud Huts and Dreams in Malawi

Lisa Blunt, a World Vision Child sponsor, blogs about her recent trip to Malawi and all of the sights, sounds, smells and feelings that came with it.
or drop out of education.  At a meeting gathered to discuss Child

World Vision backs call to put children first

World Vision welcomes Labour’s re-affirmation that it backs creating a new law to uphold a decades-old pledge that 0.7% of Britain’s Gross National Income is spent on aid.
compulsory education and social

Royal couple take time to learn about hardship and hope in Solomon Islands

World Vision today hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who learned about the organisation's work in Burns Creek, a troubled community on the outskirts of Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
education and economic development.  

Duchess to meet campaigner tackling domestic violence in Solomon Islands

Women in the Solomon Islands suffer some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. Two out of three women aged 15-49 who have ever been in a relationship, reporting experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. That is 64 per cent.
limited educational opportunities and high instances of … to create opportunities for youth through education and training. Cain and Louise will share

World Vision highlights need for education and protection for children affected by armed conflict

World Vision has helped highlight the importance of education and protection for children affected by armed conflict at a conference hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week.
has helped highlight the importance of education and protection for children affected by … education can be forgotten during the harsh reality of … But education isn’t an optional

A School Visit and a Farewell in Zimbabwe

In her 4th blog World Vision Sponsor Samantha talks about visiting the school that her sponsored children attend.
for nothing and have prospects due to an education and a healthy start in life. Later in the

Final Reflections from my Inspiring time in Zimbabwe

World Vision child sponsor, Samantha, shares her final thoughts on her trip to Zimbabwe.
shelter and education.  He has a dream that every child should