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Grateful For Safety, But Desperate To Learn
Nasrella fled Syria with his family more than half a year ago and has lost touch with not only his father, but his friends, too. All he really wants, though, is the chance to continue his education.
Life Alongside World Vision
Rosmery grew up in a Bolivian ADP and now, thanks to help from World Vision, is studying at university in Italy on a full scholarship. In this post she tells us what life is like growing up in a community supported by World Vision sponsors.
Typhoon Haiyan 3 Months On: Then and Now
Three months on from his first visit in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Chris Weeks looks at how the country has changed from a place of shock to a place of raw emotion.
World Vision UK These are hopeful times for Tacloban. …
Tacloban Rises
Our CEO, Justin, writes movingly of the deep devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan and reflects on the legendary resilience of the Filipino people who, despite everything, are getting on with their lives and rebuilding what they lost.
World Vision UK There are some places in the world whose
How World Vision Works In Emergencies
Three months on, our Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Bulpitt, helps to explain some of the areas of work that are most important, but rarely talked about, following a disaster of the magnitude of Typhoon Haiyan.
World Vision UK If you were given
What is an ADP?
You may know that sponsoring a child supports their whole community. You may know that your child lives in one of our Area Development Programmes. But what exactly is an ADP and how does your support help?
World Vision UK The night before my
Lessons from Africa: Tackling FGM
FGM affects women and girls across the world, even here in the UK. Nell Williams looks at how success in tackling the most difficult of subjects in Ethiopia could be translated to our shores.
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Your Chance To Learn From A Sponsored Child
After being awarded a scholarship to move from her native Bolivia to study in Italy, former sponsored child Rosmery has agreed to take your questions on life, education and World Vision's sponsorship. Read on to find out how to get involved.
one of the countries where World Vision UK offers
Restoring Clean Water to Typhoon-Hit Communities
Where do your emergency donations go? In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Leoniza explains how the assessment team delivered just the right solution for this community, keeping its children safe from illness and disease.
Syrian children’s futures depend on Geneva II peace agreement
World Vision has joined the call for all parties to the Syria conflict to negotiate a peace agreement at Geneva II to end the bloodshed, protect children and allow humanitarian aid to be provided to those desperately in need in the war-torn country.
country. World Vision UK’s Chief Executive Justin Byworth said that
New partnership launched to improve nutrition for millions
World Vision and HarvestPlus sign partnership to tackle hidden hunger by scaling up access to nutritious food crops
Sowing The Seeds Of A Solution: Why Progress To Peace In Syria Is Essential
With the Geneva peace talks searching for a peaceful solution to the Syria conflict this week, Johan Eldebo outlines his experience of just why sowing the seeds of a solution is so vital for the children of Syria.
World Vision UK Last week I was in Kuwait and watched the
New Violence Revives Bitter Memories of South Sudan
When war broke out in Sudan in 1983, newborn Abraham's family were forced to flee the country for nearly a decade. Now, as fresh violence breaks out across South Sudan, he fears the same fate may be forced on his children.
Abuse shocking but not surprising, warns World Vision UK
The discovery of an organised crime group sexually exploiting children in the Philippines, using webcams to stream the abuse to the UK is shocking, but not surprising, warns the international children’s charity, World Vision.
How Does My Letter Get To My Sponsored Child?
When she visited Bolivia late last year, Reka decided to track exactly what process your cards and letters go through to reach your sponsored children all over the world. It's far more complicated than you might think!
office. The local office that serves the World Vision UK communities is based in the city of Oruro.
Syria crisis response must be 'unprecedented', says World Vision UK at donor conference
Representatives of the world’s most powerful nations are meeting in Kuwait City today to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Syria and surrounding countries brought about by the long-running conflict.
Peace eludes Africa’s newest country as South Sudanese fight again for their lives
Outside the church where South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir prays every Sunday, Flora Joseph, 28, sleeps in the open. Paralyzed in both legs and unable to walk, she came here to seek refuge with her family when their village in Juba became the epicenter of South Sudan’s most recent conflict.
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.