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World Vision rallies behind movement for Syria's children

World Vision,UNICEF, UNHCR, Save the Children, and other agencies today united behind a call to governments, aid agencies and the public to champion the children of Syria by backing the “No Lost Generation” aid intervention.
aid agencies and the public to champion the … aid intervention. The organisations are so

No Home, No Roof, But Not Hopeless

Jonny Spence, World Vision International's Support Services Manager for the Typhoon Haiyan response, shares the mixed feelings of leaving the people of the Philippines to return home to his young family for Christmas, and of the hope he sees on the ground.
of the employees. The general manager said that … over a month... Over a month yet he still said … has given us everything. The tension of aid work I came to the Philippines with a

Elizabeth McGovern Describes Seeing World Vision's Work in Sierra Leone

World Vision Artist Ambassador Elizabeth McGovern appears in the Sunday Telegraph describing the moment she first met the child she sponsors in Sierra Leone.
McGovern said she feels the time is right for her to make

Typhoon Haiyan: aid agencies must ensure response reflects children's needs

Relief efforts to help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan must be shaped more by the views of children, a report from leading aid agencies including World Vision says today.
a report from leading aid agencies including World Vision says today. … World Vision has delivered aid to nearly

A Mother's Life In The Evacuation Centre

Not content with a simple recovery from the worst storm in history, the people of Estancia have also had to deal with evacuation from what's left of their homes thanks to an oil spill. This is just one family's story of life in the evacuation centre, and how they refuse to lose hope.
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My Life As An Aidworker Turns Around Mandela's Values

World Vision DRC's Aimee Manimani shares the impact Nelson Mandela's life has on her work every single day.
World Vision aid worker Aimee Manimani shares her thoughts on … I understand him daily through my job as an aid worker on the frontline of oppression and

Syrian refugee families vulnerable as largest winter storm in years hits Lebanon

As the largest winter storm in years threatens Lebanon, World Vision is stepping up its preparations throughout the region to keep Syrian refugees safe from below freezing temperatures and snow.
as temperatures dip. World Vision and other aid agencies are striving to reach as many … said Joe … said Conny

Meeting Juan Carlos in the mountains of Bolivia

Reka is responsible for arranging all of our supporters' trips to see their sponsored children, so she felt it only right that she take the trip out to see her own sponsored child to understand just what it felt like to see the faces of the community she's helping.
and set of crayons. The first thing he said was that he was happy because now he can … which we needed to complete before dark. We said an emotional goodbye and as I was walking

Aidworker Diary: Each Other's Miracle

How do you write about all of the things you see in the course of a disaster? How do you put the fear - and the hope - into words? Florence Joy Malyuo from WV Philippines gives a fascinating insight in the world of an emergency communicator.
altogether remember how a staff unknowingly said to an

Give in memory

is a way of ensuring that no word is left unsaid. It is an opportunity to honour a loved … If your loved one was passionate about our aid work or you know that they would have loved

World Vision pays tribute to ‘tireless justice seeker’ Nelson Mandela

World Vision joins with others around the globe to express sympathies to the family of former South African President Nelson Mandela, and pay tribute to a modern legend of peacebuilding and human endeavour.
afraid to do what he thought it would take to

Autumn Statement confirms UK’s commitment to world’s most vulnerable people

International children’s charity World Vision UK welcomes the Coalition Government reiterating its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on aid this year.
of Gross National Income on aid this year. Speaking during today’s Autumn … said that this year the UK becomes the first … UK aid needs to go where it is needed most

A 44,000-Strong Family

When Reka's trip of a lifetime turned into a nightmare of ill-health, the reaction of our colleagues in World Vision Peru surpassed anything she – or we – could have expected.
like the idea but he did it for me. We said an emotional goodbye as we had no way of

Life In Between The Lifeless

An incredible story of how baby Princess Yola, was born under torch light, in a mausoleum as Typhoon Haiyan tore trees, pilons and buildings down in Batan, Philippines.
laid a mat on wood and took it to the space in

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Standing In The Wake of Typhoon Haiyan

Chris Weeks, from our media team, is out in the Philippines helping with our efforts. In this blog he shares his reflections on the determination and resilience of the Filippino people after visiting one of the worst-hit cities.
they focus on sorting and distributing the aid that is so desperately needed. After … aid is getting through and many survivors are … scores of aid agencies are here

A Tale of Two Catastrophes

Our CEO, Justin Byworth, reflects on the combine tragedies unfolding halfway around the world from each other: the enormous natural disaster in the Philippines and the man-made atrocities of the Syrian Crisis. How do we support children, communities and staff to have the greatest impact?
aid … campaigners alike and join hands with other aid … massive inflow of funds with an outflow of aid to rapidly reach communities across a … tightly and wept as she told World Vision aid workers of their

Proposed peace talks the best chance for future of Syria’s children, says World Vision

World Vision applauds UN announcement for a set date of peace talks on 22 January 2014 arguing this offers the only real hope of shining a light on the dire humanitarian situation faced by Syrian children.
said Joe … said Justin

Budoy the dog rescues sponsored child

A heart warming story of how a dog, Budoy, helped a mother and her son to survive Typhoon Haiyan
said Emily. They transferred to a small nipa … Emily said that he saw Budoy swimming again after they

Child Friendly Spaces

Child Friendly Spaces play such an important role in our emergency response. These spaces are for chidlren to play, have fun with other children in a safe environment - they also allow parents to continue work repairing and rebuilding with the peace of mind that their children are safe.
children in a safe environment. One mother said … One boy said it sounded like a big