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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.

The life of a young refugee girl in Diffa

Martha looks like any other 17-year-old girl, but her life has been far from ordinary. Having fled her home in northern Nigeria, Martha found herself in a refugee camp in the Diffa region of Niger. Initially separated from her parents, it's taken a while for Martha to adjust to life in the camp. But with no school, no safe water points, and no immediate access to health facilities, the camp is unable to offer children like Martha the opportunities they had before...

What happens when girls flee conflict zones

World Vision Communicator, Patricia Mouamar, reports on the dangers facing many refugee girls fleeing conflict zones, and reflects on her own experiences growing up in 1980s Lebanon. She meets some of the Syrian refugee girls, whose lives were being stunted by early marriage and child labour.

Quality assist from Premier League sees World Vision score with football training camp for refugee children in Jordan

World Vision has partnered with the Premier League and the Asian Football Development Project to deliver a training course in Azraq Refugee Camp.
refugees with

As record numbers of refugees arrive in Europe, World Vision warns of escalating humanitarian crisis due to severe winter weather conditions

Ahead of EU Summit tomorrow in Malta, World Vision warns of escalating humanitarian crisis if no concrete result is delivered.
threatening to expose thousands of desperate refugees fleeing an escalating war in Syria and other … of a high level European Union summit on refugees in Malta tomorrow

My tent, my home

Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is one of millions of children affected by the Syrian conflict that began in 2011. Separated from his parents and seeking refuge in Lebanon, Ahmed works many hours a day in order to ensure his well-being until his parents are able to cross the borders from Syria and find him.
One in every five people in Lebanon are now refugees and a vast majority are children or young … of psychosocial support. The high numbers of refugees mean countries struggle to maintain basic

When rain turns to snow

In the parks of Belgrade, Serbia, many refugees have pitched tents as they wait to continue their journey into Europe. We spoke to four-year-old Nagisa who has recently arrived with her family. With her father frantically trying to keep their clothes and belongings dry, there are fears that conditions will become worse as winter approaches.
that autumn was on its way. But for the refugees and migrants staying in the parks and open … along with the thousands of other refugees … that rain will turn to snow. With many refugees arriving in Serbia exhausted and stressed

European resettlement not solution to refugee crisis, new funding models essential - top Conservatives MP tells World Vision fringe event

European resettlement not solution to refugee crisis, new funding models essential, says Desmond Swayne.
for a quota system approach to resettling refugees to match the UK’s funding commitment in the … people have fled their homes. We still have refugees from 1967 and indeed 1948. Increasingly we

World Vision calls for more political commitment to resolve conflicts at Conservative Party Conference

World Vision calls for more political commitment to resolve conflicts as charity hosts fringe event at conference.
greater urgency into resettling Syrian refugees in the UK. He … crisis. The UK and EU have obligations to refugees under international law that must be

Making up for lost time

In refugee camps in Lebanon, people are desperate for some kind of normality to return. From children missing out on an education, to shopkeepers attempting to ply their trade - everybody is conscious of lost time as they wait for peace to come to Syria.
For many of the Syrian refugees who have found a safe haven in neighbouring … including the staple item of many Syrian refugees’ diets … and now includes supporting refugees in

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.
including taking some of the refugees who are already in southern and eastern

Leaving nobody behind

This weekend, world leaders meet at the UN in New York to agree to a new set of global goals that charities and governments together will focus on over the next fifteen years. WVUK Social Media Manager Kate Shaw shares three stories on the subject of early/forced marriage - an area that wasn't fully tackled in the last set of goals but that she hopes will be at the top of the table this time around.

A mother's tears

World Vision Photojournalist Laura Reinhardt spent time at the Serbia-Hungary border this week, meeting refugees and hearing their stories as they wait in limbo. She spoke to mother-of-three Kenaz, who explained how she desperate she is for her husband in Sweden to meet their new son Noor and to reunite the family.

World Vision welcomes EU Interior Ministers’ decision to accept 120,000 people

World Vision welcomes decision but emphasises the continued pressures faced by Syria’s neighbouring countries.

Peaceful in the treetops

World Vision's Suzy Sainovski recently visited in a friend in Lebanon. While she was there, they released an owl back into the wild, who had previously been mistreated, amid sounds of bombing from nearby Syria. This juxtaposition of peace and war invited Suzy to reflect on the futility of conflict.
Syrian refugees. I was looking forward to visiting his … There are currently over four million Syrian refugees in countries including … education. In response to the needs of refugees in

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.
were detached from the reality. The refugees were living in increasingly dire … seen hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees arrive on the continent. They are fleeing

A simple gesture

Yesterday was Photojournalist Laura Reinhardt's first day in Serbia witnessing the refugee crisis in Europe firsthand. She met a young couple with their eight-month-old baby, who had just arrived in a taxi, and like thousands of other refugees, were expecting to find a safe haven. Instead they found themselves trapped in the desperate limbo that many refugees are experiencing - stuck near the Serbia-Hungary border, but unable to progress any further.
trapped in the desperate limbo that many refugees are experiencing … couldn't go any further. Scattered along the refugees’ main route towards the border were many

World Vision statement: Attacks on refugees on the Serbia-Hungary border unacceptable

World Vision UK has today described the attacks r as “appalling” and “unacceptable”.
Crowden explained. Refugees were this afternoon forced to try a new … where thousands of desperate refugees are stationed.

I just want a life for my family

We spoke to Hassan and Rania on the border between Serbia and Hungary who explained how it feels to be stuck between two countries with their young family. Hassan explained how he managed to find work in Turkey, but ultimately, his children's inability to find education forced them to move on in search of a better life.
It's a waiting game for thousands of refugees who have reached the border between Serbia … relief supplies to refugees along the Serbian border with Hungary

A lifeline for Syrian families

For most Syrian families seeking refuge in Lebanon, receiving food vouchers has been a lifeline. However, the value of the vouchers was recently halved due to funding shortfalls, and the change is pushing many families into debt as they try to feed themselves - making their situations even more unstable. We met Mohammad and Zakiya who explained the contrast between their situation now, and their life back in Syria.
through text messages sent directly to refugees’ mobile phones. Information posters are also … Lebanon provides a hotline service for refugees who have questions about the aid they are