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Decision to close Slovenian borders will make life worse for children, says World Vision
Today’s announcement to restrict access for asylum seekers and refugees will only create bigger problems, especially for children, says aid agency World Vision.
focusing on mothers and children distributing baby
Terrifying, painful nights: A child mother in Bangladesh
Born into poverty in Bangladesh, Rani loved school and playing with her friends, but at the age of 11 she became a wife. Now 16-years-old and pregnant for a third time, she fears for the safety of her unborn child and is looking forward to another risky delivery at home. She shares her story with us…
improves the chances of survival for both mothers and
Cooking with Grandma: Malnutrition in Zambia
When Hector’s mother died, it wasn’t immediately obvious that he was suffering from malnutrition. His weight plummeted and the local medical centre wasn’t able to determine what was wrong, despite running a number of tests. It wasn’t until his grandmother took him to a nutrition group that World Vision had helped to start in their community that his health turned around, and made him the smiling, happy child he is today.
clinic advised me to join a group of 30 mothers who were taking part in a feeding programme …
Helping refugees stay warm
Syrian refugee and mother, Naeema, wants nothing more for her children than to live happy and healthy lives. However her nine-year-old son Fares suffers from ill health, and Naeema struggles to pay his medical bills alongside their rent. However, World Vision’s winterisation work means that the family will have the fuel and clothes they need to stay warm this winter.
Naeema says determinedly. Like mothers around the
Syria Bombing Damages A’zaz Hospital | World Vision UK
A World Vision-supported hospital in northern Syria has been damaged by a missile near miss. Read more on the Syria crisis from charity World Vision.
the space. Staff report at least three mothers have given birth in the makeshift tents.
Zika Virus Crisis Update
specialists in psychosocial support for mothers with children affected by microcephaly.
Waiting to start a new life
Syrian refugee and father, Fahad, discusses the treacherous couple of years he and his family have endured since fleeing their home. Sleeping at a roadside with his wife and 5 children, all Fahad wishes for is safety and a place for his family to call home.
endured. They tell stories of children and mothers getting slapped by police for stepping out
A dream of education
16-year-old Lima faced a difficult decision when her father fell ill; either go to school, or start working to support her family. Feeling like she should choose the latter, it wasn’t until a World Vision education project came to her area of Bangladesh, that she could once again pursue her dream of becoming an engineer.
Staying warm in Nepal
As winter descends on Nepal, World Vision was on hand to distribute winter and baby kits - containing warm clothes, blankets and hats, to young mothers feeling the ongoing effects of the earthquake recovery. In Sindupalchowk, one of the worst affected areas near Kathmandu, mothers with young children were grateful for the much-needed warm clothes and the reassurance they provide.
mothers struggling to keep their children safe and
Preparing for the worst
World Vision’s Bert Smit travels to Malawi to visit the Area Development Programme that has been supported by World Vision UK sponsors since 1997. Speaking with community members, many express concerns at the erratic rainfall due to El Nino, leaving them with crops that will not grow. Discussing solutions to the problem, such as drought-resistant seeds, Bert speaks with the community to see how they can better prepare themselves.
mothers have learned to use the little they have to
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who have lost their mothers or fathers
What happens when girls flee conflict zones
World Vision Communicator, Patricia Mouamar, reports on the dangers facing many refugee girls fleeing conflict zones, and reflects on her own experiences growing up in 1980s Lebanon. She meets some of the Syrian refugee girls, whose lives were being stunted by early marriage and child labour.
and stillbirths are more common in younger mothers. Desperate
Meeting Gift in Zambia
Sally travelled to Zambia with her family to meet Gift, their sponsored child
food for children who were being weaned. Mothers who regularly brought in their children for
From struggle to strength
We spoke to 17 year old Srey, a courageous young girl who was forced to work within the sex industry when her family fell upon hard times. Thanks to World Vision's intervention Srey has managed to turn her life around.
the men and women at the centre are called mothers and fathers. They’re kind and they love us.
Mothers coming together
As we approach six-months since the earthquake that shook Nepal, Media Specialist Carina Wint has spent a week in one of the hardest hit regions near Kathmandu, seeing how our work in the area has inspired a group of mothers to start their own centre - caring for orphaned and trafficked children.
are in need of humanitarian assistance. Mothers coming together In Sindhupalchowk I met
European resettlement not solution to refugee crisis, new funding models essential - top Conservatives MP tells World Vision fringe event
European resettlement not solution to refugee crisis, new funding models essential, says Desmond Swayne.
in Serbia especially the most vulnerable mothers and children.
The best day: meeting Sharon in Uganda
Andrea meets her sponsored child Sharon, 5, during an Ambassador trip to Uganda with World Vision UK
the car. On the way I made friends with some mothers who were on their way up the hill to the
Leaving nobody behind
This weekend, world leaders meet at the UN in New York to agree to a new set of global goals that charities and governments together will focus on over the next fifteen years. WVUK Social Media Manager Kate Shaw shares three stories on the subject of early/forced marriage - an area that wasn't fully tackled in the last set of goals but that she hopes will be at the top of the table this time around.
A mother's tears
World Vision Photojournalist Laura Reinhardt spent time at the Serbia-Hungary border this week, meeting refugees and hearing their stories as they wait in limbo. She spoke to mother-of-three Kenaz, who explained how she desperate she is for her husband in Sweden to meet their new son Noor and to reunite the family.
support to mothers and pregnant women in
Peaceful in the treetops
World Vision's Suzy Sainovski recently visited in a friend in Lebanon. While she was there, they released an owl back into the wild, who had previously been mistreated, amid sounds of bombing from nearby Syria. This juxtaposition of peace and war invited Suzy to reflect on the futility of conflict.
distributing baby kits and items for refugee mothers and their families currently living in camps