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“I didn’t want to marry” | El Nino and child marriage in Mozambique

When El Nino brought drought to 14-year-old Inês’ village in southern Mozambique, her mother found it increasingly difficult to provide for all three of her daughters. Where once she’d dreamed of becoming a teacher, Inês found herself married off to an older man…

One year after the Nepal earthquake children still feel frightened

Alongside concerns over living conditions and access to a safe and supportive education, children express feelings of fear and trauma that - if not dealt with - could affect their wellbeing in the future
30 per cent of children continue to report studying in unsafe … reported to have received support in the months

World Vision Calls for UK to Open Safe Routes for Child Refugees

World Vision calls on David Cameron to open up safe routes into the UK for children fleeing war, as the Pope shows his concern for the plight of refugee children.
A joint report released this week by World Vision and 12 … the UK and other European governments. The report A Safe … global response to the crisis. The report highlights the need to expand safe and legal

Fragility & Resilience

World Vision works with communities to help them help themselves by becoming more resilient to natural & man-made disasters.
Latest Report RESILIENCE POLICY INFLUENCE … of good hygiene. Download our latest report … View our Reports and Briefings page in a new window … change commitments and invite children to report on progress to future Conferences of the

Accountability

World Vision is committed to being fully transparent & responsible to the children & communities served especially where advocacy is concerned.
the 3 project services provided. Synthesis Report Download the case study

Raising voices in Westminster: preventing sexual violence in conflict, and stigma for survivors

Public Affairs and Advocacy officer Rob Henderson writes ahead of the House of Lords committee publication on preventing sexual violence in conflict later today. Rob's team have been working with the committee to present evidence and raise the voices of the survivors we work with. If survivors of sexual violence in conflict face stigma, which they almost always do, this hinders their recovery and often means that those responsible are not held accountable. Children should not have to fear attacks, and if the worst does happen, they should be able to access justice without facing stigma.
in Conflict is due to publish a long awaited report. The committee was created in June … the proportion of people who were willing to report violence to seek justice

UK Government Must Launch Plan to Eradicate Sexual Violence in Conflict

World Vision is calling on the UK government to tackle the stigma of sexual violence that blights the lives of hundreds of thousands of children around the world.
a House of Lords' Committee releases a new report on the government’s work to address sexual … in conflict. The report stresses the devastating impact of sexual

Syria 5 years on: Children paying the cost of war

What the children of Syria have faced cannot be measured or imagined. They have lost fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and friends. They’ve also lost homes, dreams, the joy of play and an education. It is no exaggeration to say that they have lost their childhoods. World Vision Lebanon’s Sana’a Malouf tells us about the challenges ahead…
since 2011. In our recent Cost of Conflict report we estimated that Syrian children had lost a

EU policy on refugees costing children’s lives, says World Vision

Leaders gathered in Brussels today must fulfill their responsibility to protect children, no matter where they live or where they have come from, says World Vision.
In a report released last … minors from abuse and exploitation. The report also calls upon refugee host countries to

Children most at risk as Zimbabwe says 4 million need food aid due to drought

World Vision has called for more funding to address food shortages across Southern Africa as the government of Zimbabwe announced that more than a third of the country's population need food aid as people struggle with the worst drought for two decades.
devastated and food prices soar with the WFP reporting that food production has halved compared

Stamping out stigma

Ministers, MPs, Peers and social justice experts at the House of Commons threw their weight behind stamping out stigma for survivors of sexual violence at a House of Commons debate organised by World Vision UK.
report No Shame in

War in Syria costing £3.2bn a month

War is costing Syria more than £3.2bn (US$4.5bn) each month in lost economic growth, a report from children’s charity World Vision and Frontier Economics reveals.
a report from children’s charity World Vision and … war approaches its fifth anniversary. The report estimates the devastating economic … The report looks at Syria’s lost economic growth due to

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…
Unicef reported that

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.
inside Syria report an increasingly restricted humanitarian … as three families sharing the space. Staff report at least three mothers have given birth in

Too young for marriage

14-year-old Virginia knows from personal experience how destructive the practice of early marriage can be. She tells us the story of one of her friends who dropped out of school and fell into early marriage at just 13 years old.Just two weeks following the birth of twins, her husband vanished, leaving her without the income or means to look after them. Virginia tells us her story…
mother then reported this to the police and was given the right

Sierra Leone is "better equipped" to handle Ebola, says World Vision

World Vision’s response teams and ambulance fleet are on standby after Sierra Leone officials confirmed new Ebola case.
on heightened alert as a new Ebola case was reported the day after the World Health

Relief as convoys reach besieged Syrian town

World Vision and other NGOs urged for a complete end to the six-month siege and a guaranteed of aid and humanitarian services.
be insufficient given the current shocking reported levels of malnutrition. Doctors in the … and local aid agencies report that more than 50 people have already died