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Too Young
Thursday 12, Oct, 2017In 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 i…
In Bangladesh's refugee camps, childhoods are being lost
Thursday 05, Oct, 2017Somsida is only 11 years old, but already she's seen and experienced far too much.
Life In The Midst Of Unrest
Monday 02, Oct, 2017Arfa fled with her family when violence erupted in Myanmar. The newborn had not been named; 19 days is all that had passed from the time his mother bundled him up, ready to cross the border into Bangladesh, but it seemed like an eternity.
Eva’s Story
Sunday 01, Oct, 2017A South Sudanese refugee explains how she is making a life for herself (and her sisters) in Uganda...
Bake Off - Ugandan style, with Selasi
Tuesday 26, Sep, 2017Over 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 …
Lives fractured by the floods: India’s monsoon survivors
Tuesday 19, Sep, 2017First hand accounts of India's monsoon response
Sharing seeds, sparking connection
Friday 08, Sep, 2017We all start off as strangers. It’s random connections or, perhaps, a higher power that brings people together. With some, we connect and build bonds. We nurture family relationships and develop friendships that span years. With others, we are mere ships …
Sponsorship brings Uttam friendship and hope
Thursday 07, Sep, 2017Our Children’s Communications Officer, Lauren Vail, travelled to India and had the great privilege of meeting Uttam, a World Vision sponsored child.
Clinics provide life-saving healthcare for children fleeing ISIL
Sunday 03, Sep, 2017For thousands of children and adults in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, accessing healthcare is a daily challenge. After years of conflict and severe economic recession, the health sector has almost ground to a halt, with shortages of medical supplies and qu…
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World Food Day: charity food aid draws desperate families out of hiding in DR Congo
Monday 16, Oct, 2017DR Congo: World Vision food aid draws desperate families out of hiding
Pope Francis supports World Vision in calling for an end to child abuse
Monday 09, Oct, 2017The Pope has demanded better protections for children online and backed proposals by World Vision and other organisations to toughen sanctions against those who abuse and exploit c…
Thousands of children at risk as refugee ration cuts announced in Kenya
Thursday 05, Oct, 2017Tens 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.
World Vision joins DEC emergency appeal for people fleeing Myanmar
Wednesday 04, Oct, 2017In recent weeks, more than half a million people have sought refuge in Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The majority of them are women and children who identify…
Myanmar crisis: Concerns for children rise as refugee numbers hit 800,000
Tuesday 03, Oct, 2017The number of refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar has now topped the 800,000 figure, international children's charity, World Vision has said.
World Vision Launches Myanmar Refugee Appeal
Friday 29, Sep, 2017World Vision Launches Myanmar Refugee Appeal
World Vision urges UK Government to ramp up refugee package in Bangladesh
Thursday 28, Sep, 2017World Vision has called on the UK government to urgently step up aid supplies to desperate refugees in Bangladesh.
World Vision steps up response in wake of Mexico earthquake
Thursday 21, Sep, 2017World Vision has distributed three tons of food to desperate children and their families in the wake of Mexico’s massive earthquake.
Thousands of children in desperate need following devastating Mexico earthquake
Wednesday 20, Sep, 2017Thousands of children desperately need a safe place to shelter before nightfall, World Vision said today, following a devastating earthquake in Mexico that has killed more than 200…
World Vision mobilises to rescue children traumatised by the Mexico City earthquake
Wednesday 20, Sep, 2017Mexico City earthquake: World Vision mobilises to rescue children
GBBO star Selasi launches Share A Meal for World Vision UK
Monday 18, Sep, 2017World Vision, the world’s largest international children’s charity, has launched a new £200,000 fundraising appeal – Share A Meal – with the support of former Great British Bake-Of…
World Vision delivers aid to families hit by Mexican earthquake
Friday 15, Sep, 2017Mexico earthquake: World Vision supports children and families in worst affected area
Myanmar crisis: Jerome Flynn joins us in condemning violence affecting thousands of children
Thursday 14, Sep, 2017Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn has joined World Vision UK in strongly condemning the outbreak of horrific violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
Hurricane Irma: Thousands of Haitians still in shelters
Wednesday 13, Sep, 2017Over 3,000 people in Haiti are still in shelters according to World Vision emergency response teams.
Mexico quake: World Vision readies to respond following strongest earthquake in a century
Friday 08, Sep, 2017As Friday drew on, the full extent of the earthquake damage in southern Mexico has been revealed with at least 32 people dead.
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Too Young
Thursday 12, Oct, 2017In 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. …
In Bangladesh's refugee camps, childhoods are being lost
Thursday 05, Oct, 2017Somsida is only 11 years old, but already she's seen and experienced far too much.
Life In The Midst Of Unrest
Monday 02, Oct, 2017Arfa fled with her family when violence erupted in Myanmar. The newborn had not been named; 19 days is all that had passed from the time his mother bundled him up, ready to cross t…
Eva’s Story
Sunday 01, Oct, 2017A South Sudanese refugee explains how she is making a life for herself (and her sisters) in Uganda...
Bake Off - Ugandan style, with Selasi
Tuesday 26, Sep, 2017Over 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 refu…
Lives fractured by the floods: India’s monsoon survivors
Tuesday 19, Sep, 2017First hand accounts of India's monsoon response
Sharing seeds, sparking connection
Friday 08, Sep, 2017We all start off as strangers. It’s random connections or, perhaps, a higher power that brings people together. With some, we connect and build bonds. We nurture family relationsh…
Sponsorship brings Uttam friendship and hope
Thursday 07, Sep, 2017Our Children’s Communications Officer, Lauren Vail, travelled to India and had the great privilege of meeting Uttam, a World Vision sponsored child.
Clinics provide life-saving healthcare for children fleeing ISIL
Sunday 03, Sep, 2017For thousands of children and adults in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, accessing healthcare is a daily challenge. After years of conflict and severe economic recession, the health s…
Dead bodies and bombs haunt Iraq’s children
Saturday 26, Aug, 2017Sacha Myers, World Vision International Communications Specialist, recently visited a refugee camp in Iraq where she met Mahmood and his mother Suham.
Humanitarian Heroes
Saturday 19, Aug, 2017Today on World Humanitarian Day, let us celebrate the inspiring stories of our humanitarian heroes.
Meet Idres, one of our humanitarian heroes
Friday 18, Aug, 2017Idres Abdulaziz works on the frontline of the humanitarian crisis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, for World Vision Iraq. As the Non-Food Items Coordinator, every day he meets civi…
Inspiring a school of South Sudanese refugees
Monday 14, Aug, 2017Par is the head teacher of a World Vision-built school in Kakuma refugee camp. A South Sudanese citizen who left his country for a better life in Kenya. He’s guiding 4,800 primary …
A History of World Vision
Wednesday 09, Aug, 2017As a charity motivated by Christian faith, World Vision aims to make a positive difference to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children as an expression of God’s love.
YaNuch’s Different Childhood
Monday 07, Aug, 2017Change can be a slow process – sometimes painfully so. World Vision Communicator, Dara Chhim visited a family in Cambodia and discovered the joys of seeing change happen in front o…
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