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Keeping hope alive

Can children trapped in a cycle of conflict and uncertainty, many of whom have seen and experienced so much pain, see a glimmer of hope? The conflict in Syria has caused huge instability in neighbouring Iraq, with around 2.5 million people having to leave their homes due to fighting. In a recent visit to the region, we spoke to some of the children who were hoping their lives would someday get back on track.
The conflict in Syria has caused huge instability in neighbouring … to huge humanitarian needs as part of our Syria Crisis Appeal. The recent conflict has so

Creating options - Absi's story

While most boys his age attend school, ten-year-old Absi is learning to earn a living. He is just one of thousands of Syrian children growing up without fathers, with limited family income and poor prospects for the future, who are now working to provide for their families.
a staggering number of Syrian refugee children … and possessions of most Syrian refugees were lost or destroyed. Their … Syrian refugee families live without

‘Political solution is the only option for Syria’, says World Vision

‘Political solution the only option for Syria’, says World Vision, on eve of Syria Donor conference in Kuwait.
to be the focus of a major conference for Syria this … said World Vision Syria Response Director Wynn Flaten. … Syria’s biggest … Donor countries have failed Syria Only

Mothers in crisis

Conflict in Syria and Iraq has caused huge levels of displacement as the crisis in both countries continues. With millions of children caught in a state of flux, without schooling and security, it often falls on their mothers to try and provide stability as best they can. We met two such women, Ghada and Enstar, who are doing their best to keep their family safe.
Conflict in Syria and Iraq has caused huge levels of … anchors for their families. Since fleeing Syria over two years … the rest of the family was forced to flee Syria. With no end in sight to the Syrian conflict

Meeting Jalel

World Vision’s Rhonda Hirst visited Jalel - a 5 year-old child who saves the food he gets at school so that his family won't go hungry at home. She saw how the conflict in Syria had forced children like Jalel into a difficult and desperate position, but how remedial education classes were throwing him a lifeline and a future.
solution. The crisis in Syria has been raging for four long … out of Syria and away from stable lives. Everyone is … The challenge with ongoing crises like Syria is that interest declines over time while

Aid agencies give UN Security Council a 'fail grade' on Syria

World Vision along with 20 NGOs criticised UNSC powers for failing to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Syria.
of crisis for civilians in Syria. In a joint … to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Syria amid intensifying conflict four years after … humanitarian access to large parts of Syria has diminished and more people are being

Living through trauma: Asil's story

15-year-old Asil grew up in a small town in Syria with his father and younger siblings. One day, however, the family’s quiet life had been swallowed by the rolling conflict that had been taking place in Syria since March 2011. As bombs began to fly, Asil and his family made the first of what would become many moves in search of a safe place to shelter.
awaiting surgery. He longs to return to Syria despite the … want to go back to Syria. Even if the war hasn’t … This March the Syrian crisis moves into its fifth year. Over 1.5

Exhausted endurance - Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Rob Henderson first visited Lebanon in 2013 amid rumblings that the country, already playing host to half a million Syrian refugees, was at bursting point. Despite the hard realities of daily life, Rob still managed to find stories of hope. However, when he returned to Lebanon a year later on secondment, that hope was greatly eroded.
already playing host to half a million Syrian … absorbed half a million refugees from Syria. Tension was increasing and the undoubtedly … a Syrian … all odds she was planning a return to Syria once it was safe. Her dream was for her

Seeking refuge in Iraq

As fighting continues to spread through Iraq, families are fleeing for the relative safety of Iraqi Kurdistan. World Vision is providing cash assistance to mothers like Ekhbal, who fled her village with a newborn son and three other children.

World Health Organisation praises World Vision's effort in Iraq

World Vision is praised for its move to provide mobile clinics for internally-displaced people in Iraq.

Winter is a time of fear for families in Za'atari

As the Middle East prepares for another harsh winter, the situation facing the estimated 11 million Syrians displaced by the crisis becomes even more difficult. The cold is particularly dangerous for young children, and those living in informal tents and sub-standard buildings. Ahead of tomorrow’s Coats for Syria fundraiser, we speak to the parents of 20 month old Nouras about their worries.
situation facing the estimated 11 million Syrians displaced by the crisis becomes even more … Coats for Syria … Nouras about their worries. Winter for Syrian refugees hits the most vulnerable the

Hoping for a sweet start to the new year

We talk to a young Syrian family living in Azraq refugee camp, as they prepare for yet another harsh winter in freezing conditions.
and Mohammed are three Syrian children living with their parents in Azraq … Syria Crisis Meet Laynour. She’s a … ball he managed to bring with him from Syria. When he grows

World Vision assists displaced Syrians affected by winter storm

World Vision is on the ground providing comfort and assistance as refugees face harsh winter conditions.
roughly 10.8 million people displaced by the Syrian … is needed to help those displaced by the Syrian crisis face the harsh winters ahead. UN

"Where are the rights you promised us?"

‘Where are the rights you promised us?’ ask children in report marking 25 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Syrian refugee in

A year since Typhoon Haiyan: Recovery & Resilience

A year since Typhoon Haiyan: More than a million people assisted; a remarkable journey of resilience.

Meditations on a pumpkin

As World Vision’s A Night of Hope campaign draws to a close tomorrow evening Brand Marketing Manager Rowena Luis takes time to reflect.
about the violence that the children of Syria have endured … whether within Syria itself or as refugees and asylum seekers in … the mess that is the Syrian civil war and I think about the children’s

Sara's Story

Sara grew up safe and secure in a middle class family in Damascus. As the fighting escalated, Sara and her family experienced the worst of human nature as homes were bombed, women kidnapped, and the air of her once quiet neighbourhood became filled with the sounds of guns and people dying. And then the violence finally reached her family.
Sara is one of the millions of Syrian children who have had their lives uprooted … terrified that her family would never escape Syria. But the worst came when the violence

Hani's Story

Hani is a beautiful eight-year old little boy. Like many children his age, he went to preschool, learned the alphabet and studied his numbers. That was until the bombs started exploding. Now, like many Syrian children his age, Hani is a refugee and has seen and experienced things that no child should. This is his story.
still a war in Syria. I don’t think they’re helping a … concerned about the impact of the crisis in Syria on a generation of children. Children have

Finding a different way to celebrate Halloween

This Halloween, join World Vision in turning a night of fear into a night of hope for Syrian children.
a night of fear into a night of hope for Syrian children By Julia … only too aware that for many Syrian … on for far too long. The civil war in Syria has reached its fourth year. As is all too

Easing the burden for host communities

The conflict in Syria is now in its fourth year, and has already claimed more than 190,000 lives—at least 10,000 confirmed to be children. It has forced approximately nine million people to flee their homes and almost three million to take refuge in neighbouring countries.
The conflict in Syria is now in its fourth … Syria Crisis Response Communications … before the crisis started in neighbouring Syria. When the crisis started in Syria and the