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"My children used to have to work" | Saving in the time of Ebola

10-year-old Fatmata was terrified when Ebola came to her village. Not only did it personally affect her, but the impact of closed schools and lost livelihoods were felt all across Sierra Leone. However, thanks to a mixture of radio lessons and savings groups, education was made to be accessible and affordable, in spite of the situation…
response are being reimagined as part of John Warland’s World Vision garden at the Chelsea and

"Regina has been alone since the death of her parents" | Coping with stigma in Sierra Leone

11-year-old Regina sits in front of her small mud house, wearing a colourful yellow dress that stands out against the grey backdrop. She leans against the wall next to her grandmother, who is balancing a little boy on her lap, but who can barely walk anymore. It has been just over a year since her parents died and Regina remembers that time as if it were yesterday…
response are being reimagined as part of John Warland’s World Vision garden at the Chelsea and

World Vision garden wins gold medal at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

World Vision UK’s garden at the prestigious Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (HCPFS) has won the coveted gold medal today.
designer John Warland

The rise & fall of Ebola | Reflections on our World Vision garden

Award-winning garden designer John Warland created the World Vision garden that recently won a silver-gilt award at this years’ Chelsea Flower Show. A long-term child sponsor of Ronald in Bolivia, this year John wanted to create a garden that reflected the positive impact of World Vision's work. Ahead of Hampton Court RHS Show this summer, he explains the concepts that bring the garden together…
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"Now, they need shoes, we buy shoes" | Visiting a savings group in Sierra Leone

Last week I travelled with blogger Annie to Sierra Leone to visit one of our child sponsorship projects there and hear from the community about the effects Ebola has had on their lives. One of the most inspiring stories to come from the epidemic was that of a local women’s savings group who had banded together to make sure their families did not go hungry during the crisis...
response are being reimagined as part of John Warland’s World Vision garden at the Chelsea and

Hearing from the Kids Club | Pregnancies and education in the time of Ebola

Together with Annie of Fable and Folk, our Social Media Manager Kate recently had the opportunity to visit our child sponsorship work in Jaiama Bongor, Sierra Leone. Inspired by Alice’s stories of change through Kids’ Clubs, Kate and Annie spoke to the local group in one village to hear how the Ebola crisis has affected their work.
response are being reimagined as part of John Warland’s World Vision garden at the Chelsea and

John Warland | RHS Shows

John Warland is a World Vision child sponsor and award winning garden designer. John created the World Vision garden that will be at the Chelsea and Hampton Court RHS Shows this summer.
children when they need us the most. John Warland is a World Vision child sponsor and award

Letting hope bloom at Hampton Court

Award-winning John Warland is hoping that his rice-garden at Hampton Court this week, will inspire people to get suitably floriferous for July 10th and continue to support hope blooming for children across the globe. He gives us a behind the scenes look at how his latest garden was created.

A plant for all time

If you had to pick a plant of the century or millennia, what would yours be? What’s the hero plant to which mankind owes an eternal debt of gratitude? John Warland reveals the inspiration behind his award-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.
garden designer John Warland shared his thoughts. By John

World Vision garden at Chelsea Flower Show wins Silver Gilt medal

John Warland, the award-winning designer of World Vision's garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea, has been awarded the Silver Gilt medal.

Senseless Acts of Beauty

Award-winning designer John Warland takes us behind the scene at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and shares his insights!
designer John Warland takes us behind the scene at the RHS Hampton

Ten Million Trees: World Vision at BBC Gardeners' World Live

The second in a trilogy of blog posts from award-winning garden designer John Warland about the second in a trilogy of gardens depicting the recovery in Ethiopia following the 1984 famine and how World Vision helped it happen.

Ten Million Trees: World Vision at BBC Gardeners' World Live

The second in a trilogy of blog posts from award-winning garden designer John Warland about the second in a trilogy of gardens depicting the recovery in Ethiopia following the 1984 famine and how World Vision helped it happen.

How Our Upside-Down Garden Is Turning Perceptions On Their Heads

We’re delighted to be working once again with award-winning garden designer John Warland, who explains the inspiration behind the first of three World Vision gardens: the 'upside-down’ aid crate currently on view at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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