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Children in need of shelter

A week after the earthquake that rocked Nepal last Saturday, shelter is becoming an increasingly urgent need for children like Sandhhya and Sayan and their families.
and playing with her friends when the earthquake struck on Saturday. Her family had gone to … with his friends in a nearby field when the earthquake struck. Afterwards he was very scared and

When losing your house means losing everything

Seven-year-old Aaram and his family lost their house in the earthquake, and are now living in one of the many makeshift camps in Kathmandu. Children are especially vulnerable in these situations, and World Vision has begun opening Child Friendly Spaces to keep them safe and protected.
tent for four days now. The earthquake has shattered the small life that they were … since the earthquake I haven’t been able to find any … he added. It is estimated that the earthquake has left over one million Nepalis homeless.

Sitting through the aftershocks

World Vision's Sunjuli Kumar Singh describes the current situation near Kathmandu, Nepal, where people affected by the earthquake are staying in tents.
night as more tremors from the devastating earthquake continue to hit. At the … had always heard that there would be a big earthquake in Kathmandu and we’re unsure if this is the

DEC Launches Nepal Earthquake Appeal

to help survivors of the devastating Nepal earthquake. The DEC Nepal Earthquake … million of public donations to the DEC Nepal Earthquake Appeal will be matched by UK aid through the

Nepal Earthquake: World Vision first responders to get a first look at remote villages hit by quake

Today World Vision teams began coordinating aid efforts to assist those impacted by the 7.8 magnitude quake that struck Nepal.
said. Despite being in a highly earthquake prone … towns in Nepal are simply not prepared for earthquakes of this … and the aid agency had been implementing earthquake preparedness training for communities and

World Vision mobilises staff and resources to help communities In Nepal hit by earthquake today

World Vision is mobilising staff and resources to assist communities impacted by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal.
for communities directly impacted by the earthquake around the … has been in Nepal since 1982. Before the earthquake struck … vulnerability to earthquakes and the need for disaster risk reduction

World Vision is responding to a powerful 7.9 earthquake

World Vision is responding to a powerful 7.9 earthquake that struck Nepal early Saturday morning.
responds as hundreds feared dead in powerful earthquake that struck Nepal early Saturday. … to show the vulnerability of Kathmandu to earthquakes such as this one.

Young leaders in the making

What do children living in disaster-prone regions of the world want to see from policymakers? Last month, Henry Makiwa, WV UK Media Manager had a chance to meet some of the extraordinary young speakers at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan.
tell you that they live with the threat of earthquakes occurring at anytime. With these fears in

Hilary's visit to Armenia

Hilary Spurrier visits Anahit in Armenia in 2014 with World Vision UK
were often quite dilapidated. A devastating earthquake in 1988 had left massive destruction from

Protecting girls from violence

Violence against women and girls is all too prevalent in the world. It crosses cultures, economic status and ethnicity.
nations. In the weeks following the 2010 earthquake in

New start for earthquake survivors

Five years ago today a massive earthquake struck Haiti and displaced more than 1.5 million people. Ahead of the anniversary Haiti, Jean-Wickens Merone visits Adeline and her three children, one of the families that World Vision helped to find a fresh start.
Five years ago today a massive earthquake struck Haiti and displaced more than 1.5 … On the 12 January 2010 a powerful earthquake struck. It lasted just 35

A decade on - the Boxing Day tsunami

A decade ago today, a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that affected 12 countries and took the lives of more than 230,000 people. In response to the disaster World Vision launched its largest ever relief operation across five countries simultaneously. Ten years on, we’ve gathered a collection of stories from staff and survivors to tell you the tale of destruction, loss, and rebuilding.
a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that affected 12 … disaster such as an earthquake. But it does help motivate

Tsunami 10 years on: From devastation to hope

10 years on, the wave of generosity from people in the UK and around the world has helped rebuild the region.
a massive undersea earthquake measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale triggered

World Vision in unprecedented DEC launch of Ebola Crisis Appeal

World Vision and 12 other leading UK aid agencies have announced today they will launch a historic appeal in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

First Steps In Ethiopia

The Antsokia Valley in Ethiopia was one of the worst-affected areas of the 1984 famine. Today it's green, beautiful and lush with crops. World Vision never would have started our work in Ethiopia, however, were it not for this one man.
Unlike natural disasters like earthquakes and

Haiti

the labour force are unemployed. The 2010 earthquake destroyed most the country’s capital … issues and rubble removal have complicated earthquake relief and rebuilding

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?
and Middle East. Jody has experienced an earthquake and typhoon in his first three months in

World Vision concerned at Typhoon Haiyan destruction

As Typhoon Haiyan continues to make its way west across the Philippines on Friday, World Vision has expressed concern that what was shaping up to be the Philippines' strongest typhoon of the year could leave a path of "vast destruction" in its wake.
still actively responding to last month's earthquake in

Time to Rebuild -- An Aidworker's Diary

Mai Zamora describes the experience of the earthquake, and how that motivates her to help others to recover.
an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit the … it took me a while to realise that it was an earthquake. I felt the strongest quake for more than a

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marking the end of the Haiti earthquake response