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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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Coronavirus lockdown: UK children are lonely, scared and stressed, survey finds
Friday 03, Apr, 2020One in three UK children between five and 18 years old (36%) have told parents they are lonely since the government shut schools, a survey commissioned by World Vision reveals.
Coronavirus: World Vision welcomes UN’s global response plan
Wednesday 25, Mar, 2020World Vision welcomes the UN’s COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response plan, launched today (March 25).
Coronavirus: World Vision urges UK churches to unite for National Day of Prayer and Action
Wednesday 18, Mar, 2020World Vision UK is urging churches across the country to unite for a National Day of Prayer and Action in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: World must unite to focus on the most vulnerable as pandemic declared
Wednesday 11, Mar, 2020A united global effort is needed to help prevent COVID-19 from having a massive destructive impact on the lives of child refugees, migrants and the very poor, warns aid agency, Wor…
Coronavirus: World Vision urges UK government to reveal aid plans for possible global outbreak
Friday 06, Mar, 2020World Vision warns that coronavirus could travel through poorer regions of the world which lack strong health structures to contain it.
New analysis reveals scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib
Wednesday 04, Mar, 2020New satellite imagery and analysis by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Save the Children and World Vision show how children are experiencing unbearable suffering.
Hundreds of thousands in northwest Syria caught in humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies warn
Wednesday 05, Feb, 2020As hostilities continue to escalate in northwest Syria, eight aid agencies are today making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire.
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World Vision joins 2,000 campaigners demanding world leaders tackle the emergency facing people and planet
Thursday 30, Jan, 2020In a dramatic act of global unity, 2000 campaigners and public figures from over 140 countries are backing an open letter signed by 20 world-leading activists.
Tim Pilkington to step down as World Vision UK CEO
Monday 27, Jan, 2020Tim Pilkington is to step down as World Vision UK CEO on 1 March after five years at the helm of the charity.
World Vision UK hosts Milton Keynes hustings to highlight global impact of aid
Thursday 28, Nov, 2019International children’s charity World Vision UK hosted a general election hustings event open to all electoral candidates for Milton Keynes North.
World Vision statement on Ebola aid workers killed in DRC
Thursday 28, Nov, 2019"We are desperately sad to hear reports of the deaths of a number of Ebola aid workers who were killed in the line of duty – giving their lives to help vulnerable communities in ea…
Aid agencies evacuate Ebola and measles hotspots as violence flares in DRC
Monday 25, Nov, 2019A sudden surge in violence in the DRC has forced aid agencies to suspend work, putting lives at risk as the fight against Ebola and measles is undermined.
World Vision welcomes repatriation of British orphans in Syria
Thursday 21, Nov, 2019World Vision welcomes reports of the repatriation from Syria of three orphaned British children. Innocent victims of war should not be punished for the actions of their parents.
General Election 2019: 3 calls for the ‘most important election for a generation’
Friday 15, Nov, 2019All parliamentary candidates should sign up to keep Britain as an outward-looking country committed to helping the world’s most vulnerable communities, World Vision urges today.
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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
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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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