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Enduring the stigma - burial workers in Sierra Leone

We spoke to three burial workers in Sierra Leone who have all felt the prejudice held against people who work with Ebola. In spite of this, the drive to give victims a safe and dignified resting place, spurs them on.
sponsored children in Sierra Leone have contracted Ebola cannot

Our 50th birthday visit to Tanzania

World Vision UK child sponsor Lesley Gentle travels to Tanzania with her husband and daughter to visit Anna, who she has sponsored for nearly 9 years.
the scale of the task they have with all the sponsored children. In Kilimatinde ADP there are around

Sponsorship helps Emmanuel pursue his dreams

Single mum Bahati works hard to keep her family, but even earning enough to eat each day is often a struggle. Her seven-year-old son Emmanuel loves school, but his Mum worries that the struggle to pay his school fees will mean he ends up in a similar situation to his older brother Oliver – 17 years old and still in primary school. Sponsorship with World Vision is giving Bahati hope that her sons will achieve their dreams.

The importance of a letter

Siân Merrylees, who works for World Vision, recently had the opportunity to travel to Cambodia to see the positive difference that sponsorship was making to children there. What she found was both moving and inspiring.

Family greenhouses in Bolivia make all the difference

Malnutrition is one of the biggest problems facing sponsorship communities in Bolivia. However, with your help families have built greenhouses where they can now grow vegetables their parents never even knew the name for. Children now eat a variety of vegetables, and they don’t get sick anymore. Getting their five a day has made all the difference.

Growing crops for shoes

For Selemani and his children, making ends meet was a constant struggle. But with the help of World Vision, he's gained the agricultural skills to ensure that he can put food on the table and his family can afford shoes and school fees. Thanks to sponsors funding the project, children like Selemani's son Bakari can look forward to a healthier, brighter future.

The difference clean water makes

World Vision worked with the communities living in the western region of Armenia to improve water access in the area. We met the families and children who are benefiting from new taps, pipes and clean running water - without the fear of health risks.

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.

Christmas at my home

Ersjona is nine years old and lives with her family in Lezha, Albania. Like most children around the world, Christmas is a time of magic and celebration so we recently asked Ersjona to write a letter to sponsors in the UK, explaining what Christmas means to her, and how she celebrates with her family.

Christmas in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, Christmas is celebrated on 7 January, and is a quiet time of sharing and celebrating in groups of friends and family. Ten year old Ermias explains happily, “Holidays mean so much to us. We cannot think of a Christmas without new clothes, celebrations at school, church and home with our families and friends.”

Christmas in an Andean community

As the year draws to an end, the weather in the area finally improves. It gets just a little bit warmer, birds sing with increasing stridency and the fields are green thanks to the rain that falls like a blessing, watering the semi-arid area. I’m in a small community in Northern Potosí, Bolivia as its residents prepare for the year-end activities.

An Ethiopian graduation service

More than 15 years ago a Lancashire couple were on holiday touring Canada when they heard about World Vision’s work on a local radio station. Inspired by the programme, they became sponsors of Woineshet, a seven-year-old girl growing up in World Vision's rural Adjibar Area Development Programme in Ethiopia. It turned out to be a life changing decision for everyone involved.

Pregnancy in the time of Ebola

As Ebola continues to infect and take lives across Sierra Leone, it is making daily life increasingly difficult. We spoke to Hawa, a 40 year old mum now going through her seventh pregnancy, about her fears and worries.
three daughters still living at home are all sponsored children with World Vision. Hawa is eight months

Last visit to Namachete

For World Vision Campaigns Coordinator Rohena, managing project closure updates was personal as she was one of many sponsors who had to say goodbye to their sponsored children. However, before she said farewell, she visited Josephy in Malawi to see the changes brought about by 15 years of sponsorship.
sponsors who had to say goodbye to their sponsored children. … agents. They are so knowledgeable about the sponsored children that they look after and obviously take