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The hopes and dreams of four orphaned children in India
We spoke to four orphaned children in India, currently hoping to be sponsored, to hear their hopes and dreams for the future. Read their stories.
with another relative completing their education. Ayush’s father hopes as a sponsored child …
East Africa Crisis Update
Tens of thousands of children could starve to death as famine, food and water shortages affect 22 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia.
lead to even higher malnutrition rates. Education …
World Vision joins faith-based NGOs in support of DEC East Africa appeal
World Vision - alongside faith-based NGO’s: CAFOD, Christian Aid, Islamic Relief and Tearfund – called on faith communities across the UK to support the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) appeal to help 16 million people affected by drought and conflict in East Africa.
protection and care services with health and education support in order to promote
Survivor of rape in conflict praises Angelina Jolie and UK government
Angela Atim of Watye ki Gen meets Angelina Jolie at UK government to support survivors of sexual violence in conflict.
protection and care services with health and education support in order to promote
East Africa Crisis Appeal
Right now, millions of children are facing desperate hunger, disease and lack of clean water in various regions of East Africa. Without food and clean water, children’s lives are in extreme danger. We urgently need your help.
safe water storage containers Provide education to children forced out of school Provide
The power of a sewing machine
Roji, in Bangladesh, turned her family’s life around when she enrolled herself in tailoring training and became the main source of income for her family. Her children are now well fed, clothed and in full time education working towards a positive future.
clothed and in full time education working towards a positive future. …
Jerome Flynn faces the reality of violence against children in Myanmar
World Vision UK ambassador, Jerome Flynn, visited Myanmar to see our work and support the campaign #ItTakesAWorld to end violence against children. He met with street children, victims of trafficking and a former child solider.
he would love to fund the education or rehabilitation for every child or young
Chine McDonald appointed to new World Vision UK church role
Chine McDonald appointed to new World Vision UK church role as part of the charities new strategy to reconnect with the Church.
protection and care services with health and education support in order to promote
Sharmin’s story: educating girls to overcome poverty
17-year-old Sharmin, from Bangladesh, dropped out of school after completing grade 4 to support her family, selling food on the roadside with her mother. This reality is all too often faced by children in Bangladesh, where 3.2 million children aged 5-17 are engaged in child labour*. Child labour is work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity as well as being harmful to physical and mental development.
Bangladesh since 1970 to improve access to education and to ensure children are protected and …
Children of the Lake Chad Basin: The vulnerable, looking after the vulnerable
In crisis, children regularly miss out on opportunities. They are forced to drop out of school, thrown out of home, and find themselves struggling in ways they had never imagined.
in need of protection and education. …
Partnering with Microsoft & Facebook to bridge education gap and teach Syrian child refugees using digital technology
International children’s charity World Vision is partnering with Microsoft, Google, Cisco Facebook; and other tech companies to host the #EdTech summit (01-02 March) which aims to inspire Syrian refugee children to harness the power of technology.
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protection and care services with health and education support in order to promote
World Vision provides life-saving intervention as Somalia is on the brink of famine
Somalia’s landscape has progressively turned drier and dustier over the past months, and with no rain in sight for the second year, rivers have dried up across the country and plants and trees – many people’s only access to food – have succumbed to the scorching sun.
for my family because of the water pump and education I have received. I am now able to irrigate
“Today I’m saying goodbye to the agony of diarrhoea”
For Amanuel, 12, from Ethiopia, clean water means everything. Since World Vision installed a new water pipe in his village, he hasn’t stopped telling everyone how happy he is.
March
a tailoring business. In addition to educational
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
The number of young women and girls in danger of facing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya is steadily falling as a coalition of government authorities, NGOs and local communities have set up safe houses while attempting to change traditional cultural practices.
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"No more living in darkness" Stopping child marriage through education in Bangladesh
When Meghla joined our child rights information sessions she gained the knowledge and confidence to speak up to her family and express her unhappiness with marrying young. Fortunately, her wedding was cancelled and Meghla is continuing her education.
enrolled me into the Life Skills Based Education …
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a tailoring business. In addition to educational
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protection and care services with health and education support in order to promote
5 reasons to sponsor a child
How to achieve all New Year's resolutions in one simple move. Feel great, help others, form positive relationships and sponsor a child today.