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It Could Have Been Me

Emergency Programmes Officer, Joanna Garbalinska, shares the very personal impact her recent visit to the victims of the Syria Crisis had on her. Not just the dramatic need of the people, but the fact that their lives before they were forced to flee were not that far from our own.
team and recently visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon. As she explains … visit A few months ago I travelled to Lebanon. And it was probably the toughest field

Syrian refugee families vulnerable as largest winter storm in years hits Lebanon

As the largest winter storm in years threatens Lebanon, World Vision is stepping up its preparations throughout the region to keep Syrian refugees safe from below freezing temperatures and snow.

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?
old Tasnim as winter comes to her tent in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley or to newborn Josephine

Syria Crisis Update

Syria country information - find out the latest World Vision UK news for Syria, including the latest on the Syria crisis
PUBLICATIONS Lebanon … Lebanon and … children. Our work in Lebanon Since 2011 … been working with Syrian refugees in Lebanon and with the local communities. We now

The Night I Saw Death

World Vision UK CEO, Justin Byworth, tells a haunting tale from his recent visit to Lebanon.
movie. One week later we left and escaped to Lebanon. … been here in Lebanon for 20 days. I miss my brothers. We don’t

World Vision Response to the Daily Telegraph

A statement from World Vision UK concerning today's article in the Daily Telegraph about aid money in Syria.
have just returned from Lebanon and heard countless stories of tragic loss … Lebanon and Jordan with funds from our

Syria crisis - a time of tears

9 months after his last visit, Justin Byworth is back in Beiruit and describes firsthand what Syria’s descent means for its mothers and fathers, sons and daughters.
nine months after my last visit to Lebanon. All that has changed in the UK since then

Children of Syria Share Their Dreams

Fled from their homes, living in a foreign country, often in little more than a tent, the children of Syria are facing challenges that no child should be forced to face. But what do they dream about for their future?

Refugee crisis

We really value your prayers for our work across the world. As a Christian organisation we believe it is important for the goodness and grace of God to permeate all we do. We believe God will use your prayer to bring life in all its fullness to every child, family and community that we work in.
LEBANON Salah is 12 years old and lives in a tent … Lebanon. He used to come along to our Child Friendly … LEBANON Bouchra is five years old and has lived as

Without education, Syria’s children and future are at risk

World Vision's Joy Toose shares the very real concerns for the children of Syria who, despite being safe from bombardment in Lebanon, now face falling behind through lack of schools and education.
refugee settlements what life is like in Lebanon compared to life in … work in education here in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley is exciting

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‘Terrifying landmark’ as number of Syrian refugees passes two million

Aid agency World Vision continues to step up its efforts in Syria and neighbouring countries, as the number of refugees fleeing the conflict reaches a landmark two million.
including Lebanon where a third of the population is set to be

Parliament’s Syria debate must include impact on vulnerable children

A debate on a motion backing the principle of military action in Syria is under way this afternoon in the Houses of Parliament.

A letter to Muna, for our birthday

After meeting baby Muna while visiting our work in Jordan, the poignancy of their shared birthdays lead World Vision International's Meg to write an open letter about how inadequately she can answer the questions the crisis raises.

Painful memories

Like a lot of boys his age, Abdurrahman, 9, from Syria imitates sounds. Today, he is imitating the sound of rockets.
during the civil war in Lebanon. As a Lebanese citizen who was born during … Syrian Refugees are in every corner of Lebanon. There is not a single area of Lebanon that

Syrian refugee crisis stretching aid effort to its limits say aid agencies

Many Syrian refugees living outside camps across countries in the region are losing out on the help they desperately need, according to five international aid agencies today.
to cope with the huge number of refugees. In Lebanon Syrians make up a quarter of the population. … tougher by the day. Our recent research in Lebanon

Children 'scared for the future' as Syria crisis takes toll on neighbouring countries

Communities in Lebanon are at 'breaking point' as refugees fleeing deadly violence in neighbouring Syria continue to pour into the country - putting children further at risk, aid agency World Vision warns today.
Communities in Lebanon are at … With predictions that a third of Lebanon’s population could be made up of refugees by … than tripled. One in four people living in Lebanon today is a refugee. This report tells the

World Vision welcomes £50m UK support to Lebanon as refugee numbers soar

Today the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development announced that that the UK will allocate £50 million to help both Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Lebanese people affected by the crisis.
million to help both Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Lebanese people affected by the crisis. … Lebanon. Anita … communities are at breaking point here in Lebanon. Health services are

Miriam's Paradise: a small tent in Lebanon

For World Refugee Day our colleague, Joy Toose, from World Vision Australia - currently seconded to Lebanon - shares the moving story of Miriam and her 3 grandchildren living on the kindness of strangers.
has been seconded to Lebanon to help with the work World Vision is doing … have only been living in this settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for a few days. They have not

Raw Hope

Raw Hope is an initiative from World Vision, which has been set up to save and protect children in the world’s most dangerous places.