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Today’s Budget promise will save lives

International children’s charity World Vision UK has applauded the British Government for standing by its commitment to spend 0.7% of the UK’s Gross National Income on international aid.
mothers who would have died in childbirth will

DEC announces Syria Crisis Appeal

The Disasters Emergency Committee is launching an appeal for people affected by the conflict in Syria. The announcement follows a dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation since the beginning of the year.
including some mothers who are even considering marrying of their

Child Health

children to supporting breastfeeding mothers and educating communities about the value of … during times of severe food shortage. Mothers and newborns Protecting the health of

World Vision campaigners in final push to ensure Britain fulfils its pledge on life-saving aid for the poor

Geeta Bandi-Phillips, World Vision UK Policy Manager, tells us why we’re so grateful for your support on the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign.
the Budget on 20th March. For millions of mothers without access to health care

Children bear brunt of Syria fighting as refugee numbers top one million

As the number of refugees fleeing Syria tops one million, children are bearing the brunt as the situation worsens, warns World Vision. Almost two years since the start of conflict in Syria, and the numbers of refugees fleeing the country has reached one million, much sooner than anyone predicted.
including some mothers who are even considering marrying off their

ENOUGH FOOD FOR EVERYONE IF

IF Campaign 2013: World Vision joins 100 major Charities to Tackle world hunger trap
no child goes to bed hungry. We can stop mothers from starving themselves to feed their

Your Questions, Their Answers – Straight from Cambodia

Our intrepid child sponsor, Julie, has returned with answers to the questions you posed on our Facebook page for your sponsored children in Cambodia, gathered from talking to just some of the 2000 sponsored children in the Koh Krolor community, spread across 40 villages.
I asked this question of the mothers learning about nutrition rather than the … care for mothers and their babies through … the mothers I asked said it had made such a difference

Justine Greening Speaks on Future of International Aid at Conservative Conference

Defending aid should not be hard sell for new Development Secretary
mothers are much more likely to die in

Dancing, Mud Huts and Dreams in Malawi

Lisa Blunt, a World Vision Child sponsor, blogs about her recent trip to Malawi and all of the sights, sounds, smells and feelings that came with it.

Final Reflections from my Inspiring time in Zimbabwe

World Vision child sponsor, Samantha, shares her final thoughts on her trip to Zimbabwe.
surgery and even some houses for expectant mothers to stay in while they waited for the birth … expectant mothers staying in the homes and nurses with

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.
introduction. I visited Niger and saw mothers and children stripping leaves from trees to

Lost Childhood

What is it like to be a child without a childhood? Sent away from home to beg, pulled out of school to support family or too hungry to play – what does it mean to lose your childhood?
her grandmother and other mothers and children are searching for leftovers.

Guest blog: “I know it’s my problem too”

Merry Raymond, one of our #ShareNiger bloggers and here she shares how her experience with the campaign helped her realise that we can all play our parts, no matter how small.
for nor control. Ask any group of mothers to imagine an hour locked in a room of … that across the world there are mothers who will fight for one more day with their

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.
at the feeding centre together with their mothers. World Vision and others have been

Update from Niger: How your donations are being used

I’m writing from Niger, the country worst affected by the West African food crisis. Yesterday I visited a World Vision supported health and feeding centre in the outskirts of the capital city, Niamey. I wanted to share with you what I have seen of the work being done here – lives are literally being saved and if you’ve already donated to the World Vision appeal, you’ve helped make it possible.
the queue of mothers and children stretched out the door. As a