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Earth Day: When the sun brings clean water
Tuesday 20, Apr, 2021As climate change dries up water sources, Qudrat’s children in Afghanistan are glad of a new water system in their village – powered by the sun.
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Thursday 15, Apr, 2021You don’t have to be an extrovert to be a great fundraiser. Discover introverts’ valuable secret skills. Tips and ideas for starting your own fundraiser.
Why sponsor a child?
Monday 12, Apr, 2021Why sponsor a child? Find out about the benefits of sponsoring a child – for them and you – from UK child sponsors.
Easter: Food and prayer
Tuesday 30, Mar, 2021Discover why Simnel cake was good for you. Find out how we boost children’s nutrition now and join us in an Easter prayer.
Free Easter activities at home
Tuesday 23, Mar, 2021Free Easter online games and downloadable, printable colouring pages for primary-aged children. Sign-up for World Vision UK’s Easter Countdown Calendar.
Syria -10 years: Growing up in the shadow of war
Monday 15, Mar, 2021The Syrian war has now lasted 10 years. 4.8 million Syrian children have known nothing but war. How has it affected Syria’s children and childhood?
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.
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The super department? MPs and World Vision experts to debate the future of UK Aid
Monday 03, Aug, 2020MPs and policy experts will tomorrow (Tuesday 4 August, 5.30pm) discuss the future of UK aid ahead of the merger of the FCO and DFID.
World Vision joins DEC appeal to combat coronavirus in world's most fragile places
Tuesday 14, Jul, 2020The Disasters Emergency Committee today launched a Coronavirus Appeal to help the most vulnerable communities in the world who now face the new deadly threat of Covid-19.
Coronavirus: Millions of children go hungry, forced to work or beg
Tuesday 07, Jul, 2020An estimated 110 million children across Asia are going hungry due to the economic impact of coronavirus, World Vision warns today.
Almost half of UK parents are concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on their children's mental health
Monday 29, Jun, 2020A new study released today and conducted by Sevanta ComRes, has found that 48% of British parents are concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health an…
YOOX celebrates 20th anniversary with #ShareTheLove fundraiser for World Vision
Wednesday 24, Jun, 2020YOOX, the world’s leading online lifestyle store for fashion, design and art, is marking its 20th anniversary with a donation to World Vision.
Millions of Syrians at risk as UN access threatened
Wednesday 24, Jun, 2020Millions of Syrians could starve and die if the UN Security Council does not renew this resolution allowing humanitarian organisations to deliver life-saving aid, World Vision warn…
Statement: Faith-based aid agencies condemn DFID merger
Thursday 18, Jun, 2020The abolition of DFID is a political move, and the world’s most vulnerable people will pay the highest price.
Statement: With the abolition of DFID, Global Britain has shrunk
Tuesday 16, Jun, 2020The abolition of DFID is shocking evidence of the UK putting its own economic interests above saving lives. The terrible irony is that Global Britain has today shrunk following yea…
Art exhibition launches to raise funds for World Vision's coronavirus appeal
Thursday 11, Jun, 2020Drawn Together, curated by the gallery Unit London, celebrates the return to a simpler life during lockdown and a new-found appreciation of helping and togetherness.
Statement: DRC on its knees as new Ebola outbreak confirmed
Monday 01, Jun, 2020Reports of new cases of Ebola in north-western DRC confirm World Vision's greatest fear: that the country is contending with yet another outbreak in a new province – Equatoria.
Statement: Super Cyclone Amphan puts millions at greater risk of coronavirus
Tuesday 19, May, 2020Cyclone Amphan is creating crisis on top of a crisis – making it even more difficult to contain COVID-19 at a critical time in the response by both India and Bangladesh, World Visi…
Parents turn to violence as coronavirus bites around world
Friday 15, May, 2020Up to 85 million more children face physical, sexual and emotional violence at home and in their communities over the next three months, as COVID-19 spreads worldwide.
Coronavirus: World Vision launches largest ever humanitarian response
Tuesday 05, May, 2020World Vision has dramatically scaled up its emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the virus continues to spread rapidly around the world.
Coronavirus: World Vision launches £64m global response
Thursday 16, Apr, 2020International aid agency World Vision has launched a £64m aid plan to help millions of the world’s most vulnerable people defeat coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Lives of 30 million children in danger from secondary effects
Wednesday 08, Apr, 2020Thirty million children’s lives are in danger because of the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from World Vision warns.
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Syria 5 years on: Children paying the cost of war
Thursday 31, Mar, 2016What the children of Syria have faced cannot be measured or imagined. They have lost fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and friends. They’ve also lost homes, dreams, the joy of pl…
Resilience and hope: Syrian children in education in Jordan
Tuesday 29, Mar, 2016World Vision Supporter Kate Jinadu addressed our event in the UK Parliament last week, speaking about the devastating effect the Syrian war has had on education. Here, she gives he…
Quenching thirst: Restoring clean water in post-quake Nepal
Tuesday 22, Mar, 2016Almost a year on from the series of earthquakes that shook Nepal last April, World Vision has been working hard to restore safety, healthcare and dignity to children and families s…
Willing the Rains: Zimbabwe affected by drought and climate change
Saturday 19, Mar, 2016Sibonisiwe is a mother from the Gwanda district of Zimbabwe. Affected by the relentless drought that has been brought on by climate change and El Nino, Sibonisiwe cannot harvest cr…
Through the eyes of a refugee child: A story in 23 pictures
Thursday 17, Mar, 2016We recently visited an Informal Tented Settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley that houses Syrian refugees. When it rains, the camp turns into a mud pit, making it hard for children w…
Too much, too young: 'Half of all Syrian refugee children are working'
Sunday 13, Mar, 2016Naseem and his wife, Maha, and their seven children were forced to flee Syria in 2013. Living in a small apartment in Jordan, and with Naseem struggling with a debilitating injury,…
A bright start: New business for mum of four in Zambia
Monday 07, Mar, 2016Nomai’s dream is to ensure her children have a bright future. However, having a disability makes it difficult for her to pay the fees to keep her children in school. Thankfully, wi…
Terrifying, painful nights: A child mother in Bangladesh
Friday 04, Mar, 2016Born into poverty in Bangladesh, Rani loved school and playing with her friends, but at the age of 11 she became a wife. Now 16-years-old and pregnant for a third time, she fears f…
"I cried all day. It didn’t feel real": Struggling with HIV in India
Tuesday 01, Mar, 2016This Zero-Discrimination Day, we’re sharing the story of 13-year-old Kavita and her family. When Kavita’s father was struck down by a mystery illness, it grew progressively difficu…
Cooking with Grandma: Malnutrition in Zambia
Thursday 25, Feb, 2016When Hector’s mother died, it wasn’t immediately obvious that he was suffering from malnutrition. His weight plummeted and the local medical centre wasn’t able to determine what wa…
Helping refugees stay warm
Tuesday 23, Feb, 2016Syrian refugee and mother, Naeema, wants nothing more for her children than to live happy and healthy lives. However her nine-year-old son Fares suffers from ill health, and Naeema…
Mother Language Day
Sunday 21, Feb, 2016On Mother Language Day, we explore how World Vision's literacy programming has made a lasting impact on the reading skills of children in Dumka, India – a community where many chil…
Lost along the way
Friday 19, Feb, 2016Goran Stupar spent last week in Serbia speaking to refugees about the things they've lost since fleeing Syria. Broken, discarded shoes by roadsides, clothing washed up on beaches, …
A Rock and a Hard Place
Wednesday 17, Feb, 2016A World Vision Supporter, Philip Jinadu, discusses his recent visit to Azraq Refugee Camp. Speaking of the families he met that simply want the best for their children, he talks ab…
The cost of child soldiers
Friday 12, Feb, 2016On Red Hand Day, Senior Child Rights Policy Advisor Erica Hall shares the stories of the former child soldiers she has met while fighting for child rights. Today, carries an import…
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