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Being together, apart
Wednesday 01, Jul, 2020World Vision UK's Nina Castree explores ways to keep connected with those outside our "bubbles".
How to keep going in a crisis within a crisis
Tuesday 23, Jun, 2020Joy’s worked through four emergencies in seven months. How does she keep going as a frontliner and help the most vulnerable children in the Philippines?
No ordinary hero: Grandmother Ahlam protects Syrian refugee children
Tuesday 16, Jun, 2020Grandmother Ahlam fled her home in Syria. Now she protects Syrian refugee children
Healthcare workers on the COVID-19 front line
Tuesday 09, Jun, 2020Communities across the world are celebrating healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Meet Ailbhe in the UK and her colleagues abroad.
Rohingya refugee dads unite to protect children from violence
Tuesday 02, Jun, 2020Obaidur, a respected Rohingya camp leader, believes that with good teaching, men can create positive change in the heart of the coronavirus crisis.
Facing coronavirus in refugee camps: "You can't run from this"
Tuesday 26, May, 2020How can you maintain social distancing in a camp of crowded tents? How do you wash your hands regularly when the queue for the water point is long?
Children in coronavirus lockdown spread hope across the world
Tuesday 19, May, 2020During the current coronavirus crisis, children are finding ways to bring hope and healing to those around them.
South Sudan’s children face combined risks: poverty, malnutrition and COVID-19
Tuesday 12, May, 2020Here we meet Paska, an extraordinary girl, who has become carer to her three younger siblings at the age of just 11.
Coronavirus: Aylesbury girl sings to help vulnerable children
Wednesday 06, May, 2020One Buckinghamshire girl has turned disappointment into opportunity – and is bringing hope to other children around the world.
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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.
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.
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Coronavirus: A Venezuela family struggles to make a living among the dead
Wednesday 01, Apr, 2020On top of Venezuela's economic crisis, vulnerable children like Luigi and his brother face the threat of COVID-19, as their father struggles to make ends meet.
Coronavirus: Children in South Sudan learn handwashing to keep themselves safe
Monday 30, Mar, 2020World Vision is working with children in South Sudan, teaching them how to wash their hands properly during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: How to talk to kids about crises
Thursday 26, Mar, 2020The World Vision team’s best tips for talking to your kids about coronavirus, and other natural disasters and emergencies in the news
Coronavirus: Plans for a unique humanitarian response
Wednesday 25, Mar, 2020Isabel Gomes, World Vision's Global Director of Humanitarian Operations, shares how World Vision is responding to the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: A mental and physical health crisis
Tuesday 24, Mar, 2020Coronavirus may have a big impact on the mental health of people globally. Read about the impact on mental health from one of our child protection experts.
Coronavirus: The expert view on… Refugees
Friday 20, Mar, 2020World Vision's Humanitarian Health, Nutrition and WASH Director examines the impact coronavirus could have on the global refugee population.
Coronavirus: The expert view from... the Philippines
Thursday 19, Mar, 2020World Vision's national director in the Philppines examines what the coronavirus pandemic means for the world's poorest communities, what we can do to slow it down and how we can s…
'I was almost a child bride' | Rahila's story
Tuesday 17, Mar, 2020While both girls and boys can be subjected to child marriage, girls are disproportionately affected due to cultural traditions which reinforce gender discrimination.
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.
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