Search Results

World Vision's Ujjal Mondol describes the moment when Cyclone Aaila smashed into Bangladesh - taking the community there by surprise. Six years on, he reflects on the hard lessons learnt and how early preparations are key.
World Vision Bangladesh In … that would eventually kill 334 people in Bangladesh and leave … struck Bangladesh in

Meeting with Alice and Alfred | FGM and teen pregnancy during Ebola

World Vision's Zena John met with Alice and Alfred during the 2014 London Girls Summit. Alice and Alfred are teenagers from a district in the southern province of Sierra Leone where World Vision has worked for years, and they are passionate about seeing real change in their community.

August

Read our blogs from August 2015

Heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar and India trigger flooding

Devastation caused by flooding in Myanmar is set to worsen in coming weeks, World Vision has warned. Nearly 172,000 people have been affected in Myanmar and 40 people reportedly killed. In India, 119,000 people have taken shelter in the 966 relief camps the government has set up. The death toll in India has reached 39.

July

Sayna's story

We met 12-year-old Sayna - a Bangladeshi girl who has worked as a brick maker since the age of 8. She told us about a typical day in her life, and how child labour was affecting her health and well-being.

World Food Programme

Today thousands of children and their families, just like Deng and his grandmother, line up at one of our food distribution centres waiting to receive life-saving food. With your help we can make sure everyone gets a month’s supply of food.
Democratic Republic of Congo and Bangladesh. Areas where natural disasters such as

Other Emergencies Update

Help World Vision to respond quickly to disasters, as soon as they strike.
Save Save LANDSLIDES IN BANGLADESH On 13 June the districts of … Bazaar in Bangladesh suffered from possibly the deadliest … livelihoods and food stocks. World Vision Bangladesh received a Start Fund award to provide 100

June

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.
including in neighboring India and Bangladesh

Rana Plaza, an anniversary

Jonathan Blagbrough is an independent consultant specialising in child labour, and last summer he met some of the children World Vision works with in Bangladesh. He heard from them about their experiences of child labour and how World Vision is helping them and their families, so they can go back to school and make a better life for themselves.
of the children World Vision works with in Bangladesh. He heard from them about their experiences

May

View all the posts from World Vision UK's charity blog in May 2015.

Making smiles with water

World Vision communicator Lipy Mary Rodrigues recently visited a village in northern Bangladesh to see how clean water and proper sanitation were improving the lives of children in the area.
hygiene issues in over 30 districts across Bangladesh. Our communicator Lipy Mary Rodrigues … is a key part of World Vision's work in Bangladesh. For

Serving up an education

When his father passed away, Morsalin began work at just eleven years old, making it difficult for him to receive an education. But with the help of World Vision, he's been able to attend lessons and gain skills.
house in northern Bangladesh. … older brothers have now moved to southern Bangladesh to search for better opportunities in the … World Vision has been working in Bangladesh to improve access to education and to create

Let’s Make 2015 a Year of Action for Children

Today marks the launch of Action 2015, a campaign to bring the world together to create the post Millennium Development Goals. World Vision is working to help children around the world achieve their full potential and make sure that they are well represented in the new sustainable development framework. External Relations Manager Geeta writes that her New Year's resolution is to raise her voice and let our leaders know they have the gift to make 2015 a year of action for children. They must act.
with events and actions around the world. In Bangladesh and Indonesia over

Eliminating violence against women and girls

Tuesday 25 November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day devoted to raising awareness of the scale of violence facing women and girls around the globe. Senior Policy Adviser Erica Hall reflects on why the day is important, how far we have come and why it seems like such an unattainable goal.

With flying colours

Diagnosed with cancer, teenage pupil Rabbani suddenly had a lot more to worry about than how to pass his upcoming exam. But with World Vision’s help and an undying determination to succeed, he sat the test with his classmates before nervously awaiting his result
World Vision Bangladesh

Ripples, and the beat of a butterfly's wings

Gavin Crowden, World Vision’s head of Policy and Public Affairs answers the question ‘What’s the point of Party Conferences anyway?’
or tackling child labour in Bangladesh. And this year is really significant.

Where we work - country list

Tanzania Uganda Zambia Asia Bangladesh Cambodia India Myanmar Europe

September

Surviving the cyclone