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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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Cyclone Idai: Thousands of children alone and desperate in midst of catastrophe
Saturday 23, Mar, 2019World Vision UK has reached the city of Beira, Mozambique which has been destroyed by the devastating Cyclone Idai.
Cyclone Idai: Thousands of people could drown as dam burst risk looms
Thursday 21, Mar, 2019Hundreds of thousands of people "could drown" as dams in Mozambique and Zimbabwe could burst, following a devastating cyclone and flooding in southern Africa.
Cyclone Idai: World Vision launches appeal following catastrophic crisis in Southern Africa
Wednesday 20, Mar, 2019Children’s charity World Vision UK has launched an appeal to bring urgent relief to thousands of people affected by a devastating cyclone across Southern Africa.
World Vision aid worker wins prestigious 'Humanitarian of the Year' award
Monday 18, Mar, 2019Christine Ngbaazande from South Sudan has been awarded a coveted humanitarian honor at the Bond International Development Awards in London.
World Vision responds to Tax Payer's Alliance attack on UK Aid
Monday 18, Mar, 2019We cannot stand by and let a narrative take root that it is better to spend UK Aid on boosting Britain rather than eradicating global poverty.
World Vision ready to respond to devastating Mozambique cyclone
Saturday 16, Mar, 2019Emergency supplies have been rushed to Mozambique, where World Vision is preparing to respond to devastating Cyclone Idai.
NGO reaction to the "Brussels III" Conference on Syria
Thursday 14, Mar, 2019As the international community came together for the 7th consecutive year to commit to helping Syrians inside their country, as well as refugees and their hosts, 15 aid agencies ca…
World Vision UK responds to MP debate on aid
Wednesday 27, Feb, 2019“Today’s debate on aid again dredges up a question which has already been answered time and time again – DFID should absolutely not be merged into the Foreign and Commonwealth Offi…
Education for Rohingya refugees must be top priority, say World Vision, Oxfam and Save the Children
Friday 15, Feb, 2019Education and income-generating opportunities must be made top priorities for the nearly 1 million Rohingya still languishing in the world’s largest refugee camp.
Slashing the aid budget would be a damning legacy for Britain
Monday 11, Feb, 2019Slashing the aid budget, as a new report from the Henry Jackson Society suggests, would have a shattering effect on the world’s most vulnerable children and their families.
World Vision joins 13 aid agencies to urge global leaders: 'The people of Yemen cannot wait'
Monday 28, Jan, 201914 aid agencies have joined together to raise awareness of the terrible suffering of the people of Yemen.
Christian and Muslim NGOs call for prayer for world’s ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ in Yemen
Monday 28, Jan, 2019Leaders of faith-based international development agencies have united to call on churches and mosques to pray for the desperate humanitarian situation in Yemen this week.
70,000 Syrian refugees suffer as storms batter Lebanon
Friday 18, Jan, 2019Freezing temperatures, rain and snow have exacerbated already dire conditions in Lebanon’s refugee camps, leaving an estimated 70,000 Syrians at risk.
Indonesia Christmas Tsunami: World Vision UK launches appeal
Monday 24, Dec, 2018Aid agency World Vision UK has launched an appeal to raise funds following Indonesia’s deadly tsunami, which has killed at least 281 people.
Indonesia Christmas Tsunami: World Vision deploys emergency response team
Sunday 23, Dec, 2018Aid agency World Vision has rushed an emergency crew to the area hit by Indonesia’s deadly tsunami, which has killed at least 222 people.
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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…
World Vision made them feel safe again
Friday 12, Feb, 2016Media Specialist Carina Wint travelled to the Children of War centre in Gulu, Northern Uganda, to see how World Vision is helping children like nine-year-old Moses find safety and …
Pancakes around the world
Tuesday 09, Feb, 2016While not every country celebrates Shrove Tuesday, pancakes and flatbreads form a staple diet in many of the countries we work in. Whether it's lunchtime pancakes in the Philippine…
Waiting to start a new life
Monday 08, Feb, 2016Syrian refugee and father, Fahad, discusses the treacherous couple of years he and his family have endured since fleeing their home. Sleeping at a roadside with his wife and 5 chil…
Saying no
Saturday 06, Feb, 2016In primary school, Kenyan activist Betty Lolgisoi watched as one by one her friends went through female genital mutilation (FGM). In her village it was something that every girl we…
Too young for marriage
Friday 05, Feb, 201614-year-old Virginia knows from personal experience how destructive the practice of early marriage can be. She tells us the story of one of her friends who dropped out of school an…
Serbia: Sadness starts in the South
Wednesday 03, Feb, 2016Our Head of Policy Gavin Crowden spent last week in Serbia, walking with refugees and hearing their stories. What he found were parents who had fled a depleted Syria, desperately s…
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