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Tania's story: Head of the family but still a child

Instead of going to school, Tania spent many of her days peeling piles of icy shrimp - squatting for eight-hour shifts at a local fish depot.

Rohingya refugee crisis: One year on, children still living in limbo

One year after arriving in Bangladesh, 890,000 children and adults are still living in limbo in the world’s largest refugee camp.
crossing the border into Bangladesh. A wave of violence in Rakhine State … of thousands from Myanmar already in Bangladesh due to previous conflicts. … Bangladesh. More than half the population are children.

5 reasons to sponsor a child

School out and summer in full swing, we're set for those special moments, when memories are made, days are long and full of promise, to have new adventures and and make a difference in this world. But, realistically, can you find time to be positive, healthy, helpful and focussed on relationships, all at the same time? Well, it turns out the answer is yes. Find out how.
Tushi in Bangladesh

Summer Appeal

This summer we desperately need to help children and families around the world who have been forced to flee their homes due to terrifying violence, poverty or disaster. Our focus is on providing the most basic human needs.
Bangladesh.

See how you're helping children in Myanmar.

MYANMAR - Child refugee | Arriving in Bangladesh, many children have lost parents and are scared, hungry and alone. They’re living in makeshift camps with little access to food, clean water or medical care. They’re facing the threat of malnutrition and disease. (February 2018)

Advocating for a world where no girls are victims of child marriage

Meghla escaped child marriage when she was 13 and has been working to change attitudes in her community ever since.
I am Meghla from Bangladesh. I am a member of the Child … Youth Forum of World Vision Bangladesh. I am very committed to advocating for an

Monsoon rains trigger landslides, wreak havoc for refugees in Cox’s Bazar

Torrential downpours have triggered flooding and landslides in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, damaging hundreds of refugee shelters and killing several people including a toddler, according to government reports.
have fled Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh since August last year after violence

The only ring on young girls' minds should be from the school bell

Every year, 15 million girls under the age of 18 are married - but how can we stop it? It takes a world.
wedding in Bangladesh. And Tuli and her six … call themselves The Seven Bravehearts from Bangladesh. They got national attention for stopping

Boris Johnson, phone booths and crazy weather: London through the eyes of Bangladeshi teens

Two youth leaders from Bangladesh - Al-Amin Bepary and Tanzim Tabassum Tithi - spent one week in London, taking part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum earlier in April.
Two youth leaders from Bangladesh … Bangladesh. … that affect children and young people in Bangladesh. The experience was amazing. We met youth … and contrasted mental health problems in Bangladesh and in the UK with Sir Desmond Swayne MP. We

The young people fighting for change in Bangladesh

World Vision Young Leader Tanzim Tabassum Tithi writes and discusses the issues children face in Bangladesh and the change they're making.
which is one of World Vision Bangladesh’s most important advocacy projects. … about the issues children are facing in Bangladesh and the change they’re making. The future

Under-18s 'should take part' in the Commonwealth Youth Forum

"Why are young people aged 15-18 excluded from the Commonwealth Youth Forum in London?" Al-Amin Bepary, from Bangladesh, asks.
and young people are very worried about in Bangladesh is child … Bangladesh has the fourth highest rate of child … the government of Bangladesh altered the

A healthier 2018 for Harech

Sajeda’s had a good start to 2018. Four months since she arrived in Bangladesh with her 18-month-old son, she is now able to breathe a sigh of relief. “My baby is back to his old self – energetic, bubbly and always asking for food,” she smiles. A few days before 2017 ended, she learned that her son, Harech, is no longer severely malnourished.
to 2018. Four months since she arrived in Bangladesh with her … Find out how you can support our work in Bangladesh with refugees who have fled Myanmar.

World Vision denounces any forced return of refugees to Myanmar

International children’s charity World Vision has joined calls condemning any forced return of refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar.
about an announcement by the Governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar on November 23 that the … Rakhine state World Vision is working in Bangladesh’s refugee camps to distribute

February

February 2018 blogs

#UniversalChildrensDay: Kids' voices must be at the heart of efforts to end violence

Now, more than ever, is the time for leaders to start taking the most vulnerable children in the world more seriously, says international children's charity World Vision.

November

November Blogs

Thousands of refugee children in Bangladesh at risk of trafficking, exploitation and abuse

Thousands of children are at risk of being trafficked, sexually abused or exploited in Bangladesh’s refugee camps, international children’s charity World Vision warns today.
sexually abused or exploited in Bangladesh’s refugee … Child Protection at World Vision Bangladesh. Since late … to refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.

March

Bishop of Coventry calls for the protection of women and children who have fled Myanmar

Bishop of Coventry calls for the protection of women and children who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh
prepares to expand its emergency response in Bangladesh. This weekend the charity will distribute … per cent of all refugees that have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar since violence broke out in

Too Young

In the recent crisis, caused by escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, over 500,000 people have crossed the border into Bangladesh, more than half are women and children. An estimated one in five are pregnant or breastfeeding women. Another one in five are children under five. The refugees have had to travel on risky roads with no food, water and little rest. There is little access to clean water or nutritious food for the pregnant women in the densely populated refugee camps.
with the majority seeking refuge in Bangladesh. They are