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Bangladesh

The latest prayers of children and communities we work with in Bangladesh
Mou is 17 years old and is suffering with malnutrition. She is often not able to attend school.

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About this Christian charity, with a history timeline. World Vision work to bring hope to millions as a sign of God's unconditional love.

Parents marry off daughters in attempt to protect them, says new study

New research, released today by World Vision, shines a new light on the link between conflict, disasters and early child marriage.
malnutrition and devastating complications in childbirth.

AID MONEY SHOULD NOT BE DIVERTED

World Vision has voiced concerns over the Prime Minister’s suggestion that more UK government aid spending should be diverted to peace-keeping missions.
have lost their lives through disease and malnutrition. It is the

ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE IF

IF Campaign 2013: World Vision joins 100 major Charities to Tackle world hunger trap
 to Tackle world hunger trap Hunger and malnutrition in childhood will trap almost a billion … the report estimates that malnutrition will be costing developing countries an

Child combatants in Mali need urgent protection

Protection for child combatants fighting for rebel groups must be at the heart of any training given by EU troops to Malian forces, says World Vision UK.

Worse than bullets

Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo are two of the most dangerous places in the world, with regular violent clashes between armed factions who are fighting for control of territory
bullets is the silent killer of disease and malnutrition that has claimed many thousands of … diarrhoea and malnutrition. Find out more about the Global Week of

India Development Progress Risked by Premature UK Aid Withdrawal

World Vision calls for aid to be phased out over longer period
acute malnutrition during

Failure to tackle malnutrition puts millions of children at risk

World Vision and Save the Children are calling for political promises to be urgently translated into action to avert the deaths of millions of undernourished children, 2.3 million of whom died in 2011 alone.
legal and financial commitments to tackling malnutrition in the 36 countries where … good governance is crucial to address child malnutrition. This demands not just political

Royal couple take time to learn about hardship and hope in Solomon Islands

World Vision today hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who learned about the organisation's work in Burns Creek, a troubled community on the outskirts of Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.
a day. Levels of chronic child hunger and malnutrition are among the highest in the world and urban

Duchess to meet campaigner tackling domestic violence in Solomon Islands

Women in the Solomon Islands suffer some of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world. Two out of three women aged 15-49 who have ever been in a relationship, reporting experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. That is 64 per cent.
a day. Levels of chronic child hunger and malnutrition are among the highest in the world and urban

A Fond Farewell With a Hope to Return

James Butler, a World Vision child sponsor, describes the elation, the heartbreak and all emotions in between as he says goodbye to South Africa.

Building safety nets to catch children before they fall

Ann Graham shares a personal story of why the West Africa Crisis is so important for us all to take note of and give help to, through the story of one mother's success.
die because of preventable causes such as malnutrition. I’ve also seen childhoods lost slowly as

Life on the border – one year on

Amanda Koech, a Communications Officer for World Vision Somalia, describes the scene at a border town in the south-west of the country – and asks how the situation has changed one year after a food crisis was declared in East Africa.
other programmes have drastically reduced malnutrition. A walk in the camp reveals more healthy

Bolivia, Stories From the Children

Steve Richards, World Vision UK's Children's Communication Specialist shares some favourite stories and songs from the children he's recently been working with in Bolivia.
which means malnutrition is a big issue. The following child’s story

Hungry Children Eat Locusts to Survive in West Africa Food Crisis

West Africa is currently in the grip of a desperate food crisis. With dying crops, poor rainfall and families still recovering from recent food shortages, the next harvest is still months away. Now, to make matters worse, the already struggling region has been hit by a devastating locust invasion.
she is receiving treatment for malnutrition from World Vision. To receive this treatment … around 4 million children at risk of acute malnutrition because of the food crisis in West Africa