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Supporting your child’s emotional wellbeing in tough times
Friday 05, Mar, 2021Download free activities to help your child cope with anxiety and stay positive as UK schools' coronavirus lockdown ends.
COVID-19 vaccine: Worldwide view
Wednesday 03, Mar, 2021As the UK passes 20M coronavirus vaccines, how are vulnerable countries doing? World Vision's Global Field Operations Leader asks why it’s taking so long.
World Book Day 2021: Transform children's lives
Tuesday 02, Mar, 2021How to celebrate World Book Day 2021 with ideas and activities for your children at home. Plus an easy way to declutter AND fundraise for vulnerable children.
Out of school: Into danger
Tuesday 16, Feb, 2021More children than ever are out of school right now. Too many of them will become vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Find out what can you do about it.
UK Child Sponsors Zoom from Newcastle to India
Tuesday 09, Feb, 2021Mark and Christine from Newcastle, met their sponsored child in India during lockdown. The virtual visit is a new way to meet your sponsored child. See how it went.
Being a child sponsor has changed my life, forever
Monday 01, Feb, 2021Renee became a child sponsor hoping to make a difference to a child in poverty. Read her story of how Child Sponsorship brings change and joy to her life too.
5 reasons children are back in school
Friday 22, Jan, 2021One way or another, children around the world are getting back into education. Find the top 5 reasons why it matters.
Anuradha: More than a child bride
Monday 18, Jan, 2021At just 13, marriage and motherhood seemed to end Anuradha’s hope of becoming a teacher. Now 23, she’s set to be more than she dreamed. How did she do it?
New Year 2021: Resolution of gratitude
Tuesday 05, Jan, 20215 years ago, charity worker Tabeth’s life turned upside down. Discover how, despite the trials of 2020, she’s looking forward to what 2021 has to offer, with gratitude.
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World Vision announces emergency response to devastating earthquake in Indonesia
Monday 06, Aug, 2018A powerful 7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Lombok Island on Sunday, killing 91 people and displacing thousands.
Survey finds huge drop in children’s letter writing
Monday 30, Jul, 2018Half of British school children (48%) say they’ve never written a letter to a friend, reveals a survey by charity World Vision.
Charities launch new Compact to help eliminate orphanages worldwide, echoing UK Government’s landmark commitment
Wednesday 25, Jul, 2018The UK Government became the first major donor of its kind to explicitly pledge support for family and community-based care for all children.
The UK must redouble its efforts to end South Sudan's child soldier crisis
Thursday 12, Jul, 2018International 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
Wednesday 04, Jul, 2018Nearly one million people displaced by ethnic violence in Ethiopia are in desperate need of aid, World Vision UK warns today.
Girls Not Brides: Ending child marriage for good
Thursday 28, Jun, 2018This week, the Girls Not Brides conference was held in Malaysia, the largest ever meeting of advocates committed to ending child marriage.
Monsoon rains trigger landslides, wreak havoc for refugees in Cox’s Bazar
Tuesday 12, Jun, 2018Torrential downpours have triggered flooding and landslides in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, damaging hundreds of refugee shelters and killing several people including a toddler, accord…
World Vision UK welcomes call to give DFID greater oversight of UK aid
Tuesday 05, Jun, 2018World Vision UK urges Theresa May’s government to ensure aid money is used wisely and effectively, and that aid is only spent through departments that meet the same high standards …
Guatemala volcano: World Vision mobilises staff as strongest eruption in a century kills dozens
Monday 04, Jun, 2018World Vision has mobilised its rapid response teams to assess the extent of yesterday’s deadly volcanic eruption in Guatemala as the aid agency gears to provide urgent assistance t…
Two thirds of UK adults do not see benefits of the Church, new report finds
Thursday 31, May, 2018Commissioned by children’s charity World Vision UK in partnership with research firm Barna Global, The UK Church In Action gives credence to the perceived diminishing influence of …
Over one million people at risk as floods devastate East Africa
Friday 18, May, 2018Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of malnutrition, disease and even death due to major flooding across East Africa, World Vision warned today.
Meghan Markle helped bring clean water to almost 60,000 Rwandans
Wednesday 16, May, 2018Almost 60,000 people in Rwanda now have access to clean water thanks to Meghan Markle’s support, World Vision said today.
World Vision UK’s Board appoints Richard Izard as new Chair
Monday 14, May, 2018World Vision UK’s Board appoints Richard Izard as new Chair
Modern slavery commitment: “Do not forget children in emergencies”, World Vision urges UK government
Wednesday 18, Apr, 2018World Vision UK responds to the latest commitment by the UK government to help eradicate modern slavery in the Commonwealth.
Funding crisis pushes millions of Congolese people to tipping point
Friday 13, Apr, 2018Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding.
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Coronavirus: How World Vision is putting children at the heart of its crisis response
Friday 13, Mar, 2020World Vision is putting children at the centre of its response effort after finding children have been left isolated and fearful by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus: World Vision's fight to stop the spread
Wednesday 11, Mar, 2020World Vision’s Global Lead for Health & Nutrition explains how, in the middle of a medical emergency, our teams are protecting families vulnerable to coronavirus.
Transforming children’s lives in Mosul, Iraq
Monday 02, Mar, 2020Iraq is one of the world’s most fragile contexts, creating an environment which is dangerous for children and leaves families displaced in camps. Find out how World Vision supports…
Cheru: 6-year-old local hero
Monday 20, Jan, 2020The day the pipeline from the Kenyan hillside spring was completed, Cheru led her family, friends and neighbours – her eyes bright with amazement as she saw clean water flowing. Ev…
"The greatest gift is in giving"
Thursday 19, Dec, 2019When Joan Dyke passed away, she died as she had lived – strong in her faith and dedicated to helping others – blessing those in need. Here, her daughter Katharine shares memories o…
International Youth Day: Celebrating youth advocates at World Vision UK
Monday 12, Aug, 2019On International Youth Day, World Vision UK's Dr Carine Le Borgne reflects on her work with youth advocates for our It Takes A World campaign.
She's someone else's property: a father's story
Tuesday 30, Jul, 2019True gender equality means we’re all in it together. In India these men are redefining gender roles and protecting girls from child marriage and violence.
Empowering girls against child marriage
Wednesday 24, Jul, 2019Across the world, girls are standing up for their rights and creating a better future for women. Discover girls’ stories of extraordinary everyday courage.
My fairy-tale, their horror story
Monday 15, Jul, 2019A wedding day that could have been so different. Temwa from Malawi has just married the man of her dreams – but other girls from her home face a very different idea of ‘bride.’
Why I joined the It Takes A World campaign: A youth advocate’s story
Monday 01, Jul, 2019Youth advocates like 19-year-old biochemistry student Asini have been working with us to help end violence against children.
How modern slavery is destroying childhoods
Friday 17, May, 2019World Vision UK's Erica Hall on the crisis of children who are forced into horrifying exploitation.
The overwhelming joy of meeting the girl I have sponsored for a decade
Friday 17, May, 2019Angela Farries travelled with children’s charity World Vision to Tanzania in November 2018
Cyclone Idai: The future is uncertain for children like Paulito
Thursday 28, Mar, 2019Paulito and his family survived Cyclone Idai. Now they face major concerns for their future.
Cyclone Idai tears through Mozambique: Adelino's Story
Wednesday 27, Mar, 2019Adelino has a beautiful smile, but when he speaks of Cyclone Idai which ripped apart his community - his world - his eyes betray the suffering he’s seen.
Cyclone Idai: It’s a race against time to reach everyone
Monday 25, Mar, 2019Homes, schools and hospitals have been violently ripped apart in Beira.
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