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Children bear brunt of South Sudan conflict as fighting flares
South Sudan’s brutal conflict is exacting a severe toll on children in the country, with more than half of those displaced being adolescents.
Poverty and food insecurity have become acute
What is an ADP?
You may know that sponsoring a child supports their whole community. You may know that your child lives in one of our Area Development Programmes. But what exactly is an ADP and how does your support help?
60 percent of the population live below the poverty line. Child malnutrition is a real
Abuse shocking but not surprising, warns World Vision UK
The discovery of an organised crime group sexually exploiting children in the Philippines, using webcams to stream the abuse to the UK is shocking, but not surprising, warns the international children’s charity, World Vision.
worldwide. Children living in extreme poverty are particularly vulnerable to sexual
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they are no longer in ignorance. Poverty is all of our responsibility and everyone
Lake Chad Basin Update
compound a context of sustained poverty and limited access to basic social services.
Syria Crisis Update
Syria country information - find out the latest World Vision UK news for Syria, including the latest on the Syria crisis
Four out of five Syrians now living in poverty Life expectancy has dropped by more than 20
El Nino Update
In 2016, the recurring El Niño phenomenon is expected to have its strongest effect for 50 years. The 2015-2016 El Niño may have passed peak season, but its influence will continue to be felt through weather systems across the world and throughout the year.
Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern speaks of 'gracious and humbling experience' of meeting sponsored child
Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern met the child she sponsored through World Vision for the first time this week
bring lasting change to a child living in poverty.
Running for Hope: a barefoot half-marathon
David Brand, our Fundraising Manager has just had one of the most inspiring experiences in his career and he would like to share it with you all:
Why We Need to Close the Gap
World Vision's Global Campaigns Advisor, Ben Grierson-Hill, explains why he's so invested in this year's #ClosetheGap campaign and why the Millennium Development Goals are too important to ignore.
scale of our everyday fight against global poverty and the answer to any questions challenging
Barclays urged to scrap plans to cut Somali lifeline
Aid agencies today called on Barclay's Bank to scrap plans to sever money transfer accounts tomorrow that could deprive many thousands of poor families in Somalia of cash sent by loved ones from abroad.
will find it hard to work its way out of poverty and instability while its people are
New global index exposes gaps in ‘health wealth’
A ‘devastating’ gap exists between the health rich and health poor in every country, contributing to the deaths of thousands of children every day, a report released this morning by World Vision finds.
achieving this and tackling global poverty and poor
I always wondered what charities do in Africa
14-year-old Murray from Glasgow visited World Vision's work in Malawi and kindly offered to share his experience with us. Here's a very personal account from Murray:
would really hit me hard. I had no idea what poverty in rural Malawi would look like and I was
'Step into Africa' at South Bank
Hettie, a very passionate young lady who works on World Vision's experiential initiative, 'Step into Africa' shares her thoughts on the exhibit.
normal or natural about poverty... World Vision leads the way in bringing
Oli Nicholls: Why I wrote my award-winning song
We love sharing good news on the blog, so when we heard that our friend Oli Nicholls, the singer songwriter behind World Vision Artists One Step Lantern, had won a competition over the weekend we jumped at the chance to have him share his thoughts on being honoured for his faith, dedication and talent.
Yet we seem to sing so few songs about poverty and justice in
Our message has been heard, now it's time to do the work
Our colleague from the DRC, Aimee Manimani, shares what your support and the IF campaign has achieved and why the race to end hunger isn’t over yet.
to build basic infrastructure and end poverty.
Small Farmers and the Fair Distribution of Land
Angel, a farmer from Honduras, tells us what it's like to try to survive without enough land to grow enough food for his family. The G8 can change this IF they want to.
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bring lasting change to a child living in poverty