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Indonesia tsunami: Aid worker's diary of desperation and hope
"Living in a disaster-prone country like Indonesia, I’m not a stranger to scenes of grief, but the devastation brought by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Palu was unbearable to fathom."
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.
diseases. Malnutrition is endemic and incidents of
The UK must redouble its efforts to end South Sudan's child soldier crisis
International children’s charity, World Vision has urged the UK government to redouble its efforts to support peace in South Sudan and end its child soldier crisis.
Nearly one million people displaced by violence in Ethiopia face disease and hunger
Nearly one million people displaced by ethnic violence in Ethiopia are in desperate need of aid, World Vision UK warns today.
of disease outbreaks and skyrocketing malnutrition rates among thousands of displaced children. …
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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)
facing the threat of malnutrition and disease. Somsida
Malnutrition in South Sudan: A survivor’s story
Every month, thousands of children attend a World Vision nutrition centre in South Sudan to receive life-saving nutritious food packs. This is John Jacob's story.
thousands of children attend a World Vision nutrition centre in South Sudan. They are given …
Over one million people at risk as floods devastate East Africa
Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of malnutrition, disease and even death due to major flooding across East Africa, World Vision warned today.
School violence adds trauma for Syria’s war-scarred children, World Vision warns
Children who have fled fighting in Syria are suffering further brutality at school, aid charity World Vision reveals today.
Mothers Day 2018
health care and nutrition to children
World Vision condemns violence in the DRC
World Vision responds to the latest developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
As Ethiopia faces catastrophic drought, more girls are forced into early marriages
Alarming levels of food shortages caused by prolonged droughts in Ethiopia are forcing more girls into early marriages, international aid agency World Vision has revealed.
health and nutrition services. The charity continues to appeal
The power of porridge
Joyce, a mother of 8, sits in her small grass-thatched kitchen, preparing a fire so that she can cook a nutritious meal for her 2-year-old daughter Loveness who is playing games with her friends and sisters outside.
their families would be protected from malnutrition. This resulted into a high record of …
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.
one of the first children screened for malnutrition. These spaces are dedicated to pregnant …
"What an amazing day!" The Paterson family meets their sponsored child
When we realised that we were going to be spending the summer in Uganda, it made sense to organise a trip to visit the child we sponsor there (through the charity World Vision). We sponsor a child for each of our children and this one is C2's special buddy. We were hoping that this visit would inspire some more dedicated letter writing and appreciation of what we were actually achieving in sending the sponsorship money each month. The day did not disappoint!
There has been a big problem here with malnutrition …
Burundi: One million children at risk of contracting malaria by Christmas
Up to a million more children are likely to contract malaria before Christmas in Burundi, World Vision warns today.
World Food Day: charity food aid draws desperate families out of hiding in DR Congo
DR Congo: World Vision food aid draws desperate families out of hiding
of children at risk of severe acute malnutrition. We need to get urgent and essential aid
Thousands of children at risk as refugee ration cuts announced in Kenya
Tens of thousands of child refugees in Kenya are at risk of hunger and malnutrition now that food rations have been slashed in half, World Vision warns.
in Kenya are at risk of hunger and malnutrition now that food rations have been slashed in
Myanmar crisis: Concerns for children rise as refugee numbers hit 800,000
The number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar has now topped the 800,000 figure, international children's charity, World Vision has said.
nutrition
Bake Off - Ugandan style, with Selasi
Over 1 million refugees now live in Uganda having fled from the civil war raging in South Sudan. World Vision works with the World Food Programme to provide meals to exhausted refugees who have just made it across the border into northern Uganda, and also helps distribute monthly rations once the refugees are settled.
never has the importance of basic nutrition hit home as much as when I visited the
Myanmar Refugee Appeal
More than 300,000 people have fled violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar. These refugees, most of whom identify as Rohingya, are living in makeshift camps with little access to food, clean water or medical care.
care. They are facing the threat of malnutrition and disease. World Vision is working on