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while playing hand games on the bank of the Niger River. Today we celebrate

The Seed - Tera 2017 update

The Seed - Tera 2017 update
 These children in Niger now have hope for the future. Your 2017 … water.   Growing strong and happy in Niger Faiycal … Niger. His dad works

The Seed - Sirba 2017 update

The Seed - Sirba 2017 update
 These children in Niger now have hope for the future. Your 2017 … school.   Growing strong and happy in Niger Faiycal … Niger. His dad works

The Seed - Sirba 2018 update

The Seed - Sirba 2018 update
brothers and sisters in the Maradi region of Niger. When she was small they didn’t have clean

The Seed - Tera 2018 update

The Seed - Tera 2018 update
brothers and sisters in the Maradi region of Niger. When she was small they didn’t have clean

The Seed - Komabangou 2018 update

The Seed - Komabangou 2018 update
brothers and sisters in the Maradi region of Niger. When she was small they didn’t have clean

The Seed - Komabangou 2017 update

The Seed - Komabangou 2017 update
 These children in Niger now have hope for the future. Your 2017 …   Growing strong and happy in Niger Faiycal … Niger. His dad works

The Seed - Isame 2017 update

The Seed - Isame 2017 update
 These children in Niger now have hope for the future. Your 2017 … future.   Growing strong and happy in Niger Faiycal … Niger. His dad works

The Hidden Legacy of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Barely a week goes by that we do not hear new reports of sexual violence in war zones – in South Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, Myanmar, Iraq and elsewhere. Sometimes these include the stories of survivors who have fought for justice, who are suffering stigma in their communities for the crime committed against them, who are struggling to rebuild their lives.

The Universality of playing

Following a recent trip to a refugee camp in Niger, our Senior Conflict Advisor Sarah Pickwick reflects on how our Child Friendly Spaces give children a sense of normality and allow them to be children again.
the difference is that these Nigerian children have had their childhoods … in Diffa region which is in eastern Niger. The camp opened in late … 600 Nigerian refugees including

Escaping Boko Haram: “I no longer feel afraid.”

Mohamed escaped captivity from Boko Haram and was reunited with his family in Niger at a camp. There he attends school and plays with his friends at our Child Friendly Space.
kidnappings of women and girls in northern Nigeria by Boko … according to government officials in Nigeria and Human Rights Watch. Boys as young as … One of the children who fled from Nigeria after being kidnapped by Boko

World Vision UK backs Global Day of Prayer to End Famine

World Vision UK is backing a global prayer day aimed at mobilising millions of Christians to act to prevent the mass starvation of children and their communities in Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen and Nigeria.
and responding to the needs of Nigerian refugees who have fled violence to Chad … Niger. A statement from the World Council of … Yemen and Nigeria. The World Council of Churches has

Other Past Emergencies Update

Help World Vision to respond quickly to disasters, as soon as they strike.
to flooding due to the proximity of the Niger

Case study: Borehole brings hope to schoolchildren

As experts in water, sanitation and hygiene in emergencies, we're drilling and restoring boreholes, building emergency latrines, distributing soap, hand wash kits and organising hygiene sessions with children. We’ve drilled two boreholes in Chad and two in Niger and water testing is currently underway. A further borehole in Niger is being repaired.
drilled two boreholes in Chad and two in Niger and water testing is currently underway. A … borehole in Niger is being repaired.  For young Abubacar

Caring for children in conflict: Child's play

All children love to play, whether at home or away. Children in the Lake Chad Basin are no different.
Niger. He drives

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.
fled her home town of Damasak in Nigeria when her village was attacked two years … She is currently living in a refugee camp in Niger. Instead of going to

Lake Chad Basin's forgotten children: Urgent action required to save lives as conflict drives hunger and exploitation

World Vision is urging international donors attending the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region to take swift and sustained action to help end the suffering of millions of vulnerable children and mitigate economic and social devastation in the Lake Chad Basin.
the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region to take swift and … Nigeria and Cameroon have been affected by the … interventions in Eastern Niger to respond to the needs of

Identity Crisis in the Lake Chad Basin

With no home, family or jobs refugees in the Sayam Refugee and Displaced People’s Camp in the Lake Chad Basin struggle with their sense of identity. World Vision spoke to three refugees to hear what the crisis has taken from them and how they are trying to cope. Nelly’s family found shelter in one of Armenia’s remote communities, which also happens to be supported by our child sponsors in the UK – Stepanavan, located in the northern part of the country. In Stepanavan, the mayor helped to find the family a small house to live in, and our office provided the family with a cow, as well as the necessary bedding for the new house, and helped to register them in the local schools. Today Nelly and her four siblings are all sponsored children.
knows where home is. She fled her village in Nigeria a year ago. … to buy fish and I would bring it back to Nigeria to sell. I had money and I led a good

The many things my child needs

What was the last thing your child needed? This New Year, World Vision asks bloggers to think about the most recent thing their children needed.
In Niger they have food crises. Malnutrition leads to

9.2 million people require urgent humanitarian support as West African conflict intensifies

World Vision is urging the international community to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by fighting in the Lake Chad Basin of West Africa, as latest figures show that over 21 million people are facing food shortages.
World Vision is working in Niger’s region of Diffa where the UN reports that … fled her home in Nigeria after a rebel attack.