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One good thing

World Vision Communicator Melany Markham tells us the story of Nyahok – an eleven-year old girl, who currently lives in a camp in South Sudan. Unlike 85% of girls across the country, Nyahok goes to school and her education will set her apart in a country where only one in six women can read and write.
of most people living outside South Sudan. … she says. Conflict in South Sudan has driven widespread displacement and

Tackling Child Marriage on International Children’s Day

Rob Henderson reflects on a stark reality for millions of girls and boys across the world who fall prey to early marriage, some having children while just children themselves. He looks at the role of World Vision workshops, that are helping children like 16-year-old Nilanjona escape from early marriage so that she can stay in education and makes choices for herself…
South Sudan and the DRC.

World Vision calls for new approach to respond to protracted conflicts

World Vision calls for new approach to respond to protracted conflicts at Labour Conference.

Twelve short months - Refugees and the Syria crisis

When the UN meets to agree the new Sustainable Development Goals next week, World Vision's Rob Henderson reflects on our collective need to go further this time if we really want the world to move forward in the next fifteen years. With Syria being the humanitarian crisis of our time, our response will define a generation.
the Central African Republic and South Sudan. The MDGs failed to address root causes

Why we're diving for World Vision

As part of Remember A Charity In Your Will week, four plucky ladies from our Supporter Care team will be jumping out of a plane to keep company with Brian Phillips - one of our Ambassadors, who will be writing his will mid-air. Our brave women are themselves raising money for children in South Sudan, and as the jump approaches next week, we find out what's motivating them to take the plunge.
support for the forgotten children of South Sudan. We’ll also be jumping with one of our … money for those forgotten children in South Sudan. … fearing for his life. The children in South Sudan

South Sudan: Deal Just Start of Long Road to Peace

World Vision and other agencies say new peace deal is only the beginning of a long journey towards peace and reconciliation.
National Director of World Vision South Sudan … hopeful that that the children of South Sudan will now have a brighter future as they have … The people of South Sudan should have a say in the future of their own

A day in the life of a humanitarian

Humanitarian Worker Ngure Muriithi shares his day with us for World Humanitarian Day. He visits POC3 - the largest camp in Juba, South Sudan to see how World Vision's food vouchers are helping families.
South SudanNg ure Muriithi Ngure Muriithi works for … Vision South Sudan in our Juba … first started working for World Vision South Sudan six years ago when the office was based in

World Humanitarian Day: Massive challenges ahead as over 78 million people across 37 countries require humanitarian assistance

On World Humanitarian Day, we pay tribute to staff on the ground as our humanitarian aid workers share their thoughts.
of days after I first arrived in South Sudan I remember asking another aid … out in the conflict affected rural South Sudan … to get from the capital to anywhere in South Sudan. Then several more in a four wheel drive on

Four years on, hope, patience and prayer are the greatest needs in South Sudan

One week after South Sudan celebrated four years of independence, Melany Markham visited to see what had changed. What she found were growing difficulties in reaching those in need, with large-scale movements of people and increasing dependency on aid.
World Vision South Sudan The signs have been … from the streets. One week after South Sudan celebrated four years of … inflation has made life harder for South Sudanese. In a country that is dependent on

World Vision says final MDGs report confirms worst fears

Children and their families in fragile states largely did not benefit from the 15 year global initiative to reduce poverty.
extreme poverty and hunger is South Sudan where a quarter of a million children are

Searching for dignity - children with disabilities in Kenya

In Kenya, we met Lauren and Jeff - two children who face a daily struggle against, not only their disabilities, but the stigmatisation of society as a whole.
like young refugees in Syria or South Sudan. Our sponsorship programmes around the world

Record-high displaced figures are "wake-up call" for world leaders

World Vision UK is today calling for increased support for child refugees, as new figures show over 29 million children have been displaced worldwide.
and South Sudan have contributed to the rise. The UN agency

Missing home

Mike and his siblings are among an estimated 550,000 people who have fled South Sudan to escape fighting. He told us about his memories from home and how his new situation is affecting his future.
World Vision South Sudan … he and his family fled fighting in South Sudan for a refugee camp in northern Uganda. After … different from what it was before. In South Sudan

G7: Last hope for the world's most vulnerable children

Ahead of the G7 summit, World Vision urges PM David Cameron to ensure the world’s most vulnerable children aren’t forgotten.

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.
up outside a distribution centre in South Sudan. With your help we can ensure they receive … head towards a distribution centre in South Sudan. There they are given a month’s supply of

Seeing real change in Ethiopia

This February, World Vision Policy and Programmes Director David Westwood took a plane with Public Engagement Director Mathew Neville to visit just some of the people who have experienced the changes of sponsorship over the past few decades.
on the border with South Sudan. We were on our way to visit the refugee … could not be more different from the South Sudanese refugee camp we’d been in only a few

Dying for children - motherhood in South Sudan

For most women, the birth of a child is a happy event, but for many women in South Sudan it can be life-threatening. In a region blighted by civil war, proper medical provision for mothers can be problematic. We met Irma, a nurse on a maternity ward who sees daily the difficulties faced by young mothers such as Nyanut and Nyankiir.
World Vision South Sudan For most … but for many women in South Sudan it can be … South Sudan has the highest rate of maternal mortality … can be difficult for women in South Sudan. The high levels of malnutrition in the

World Vision reveals alarming rates of malnutrition among mothers in South Sudan

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, World Vision reveals that in the country that has the highest rate of maternal mortality.
World Vision reveals that South Sudan has not only the highest rate of maternal … breastfeeding mothers in some areas of South Sudan are as high as 20 percent.As the world

Planting the seeds of an education

Eleven year old Chok and his family are among the many people displaced by conflict in South Sudan. Thanks to World Vision, a seed distribution programme is helping Chok's father Jumar grow the food he needs to enable his children to go to school.
people affected by the civil war in South Sudan. Thanks to the help of World … a small town in the northern part of South Sudan. A year … emergency response in South Sudan focuses on providing these two things to

World Vision condemns the abduction of 89 boys in South Sudan

World Vision condemns the abduction in South Sudan and joins the UN to call for immediate release and return to their families.
South Sudan and joins the UN in calling for their … South Sudan. … these children and others across South Sudan is for the international community to fully