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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.
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World Vision joins 14 aid agencies warning of humanitarian crisis in North-East Syria
Thursday 10, Oct, 2019Civilians in north-east Syria are at risk and humanitarian aid could be cut off following the launch of a new military operation in the area, leading aid agencies are warning.
Climate Action Summit: World Vision urges immediate action on climate crisis
Monday 23, Sep, 2019Climate-driven disasters are becoming alarmingly common and more deadly, says Andrew Morley - World Vision's Global President and CEO.
Faith organisations vital to aid sector, leading MP says
Monday 23, Sep, 2019Faith-based aid organisations have a vital role to play in reaching the world’s most vulnerable communities, the Shadow Minister for International Development said today.
Amika George calls for global action to end period poverty after Zambia trip
Monday 16, Sep, 2019UK activist Amika George is urging world leaders to stamp out period poverty after visiting a World Vision menstrual hygiene project in Zambia.
61 NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar, call for refugees’ engagement on safe, voluntary returns
Wednesday 21, Aug, 2019World Vision is one of 61 local, national and international NGOs working in Myanmar and Bangladesh calling for Rohingya refugees to have a role in decision-making about their own l…
World Humanitarian Day: Karate champion empowers Syrian refugee girls in Jordan
Monday 19, Aug, 2019This World Humanitarian Day, we honour the women who work on the front line of their own communities in some of the most difficult places. This is Qamar Al-Kurdi's story.
World Vision seeks sponsors to give girls in poverty a fighting chance
Tuesday 06, Aug, 2019International children’s charity World Vision UK is looking for people to support the movement for gender equality by sponsoring1000 girls in developing countries.
World Vision UK urges new International Development Secretary to maintain DFID's independence
Wednesday 24, Jul, 2019World Vision UK calls on the new DFID Secretary to fight for the department to remain independent.
World leaders must wake up to Ebola crisis as International Health Emergency declared
Wednesday 17, Jul, 2019World leaders must wake up to the deadly Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Vision warns today.
Ebola death in Goma sparks fears of greater spread
Tuesday 16, Jul, 2019The fight against Ebola has intensified after the first Ebola death in the major city of Goma in the DRC, World Vision warns today.
World Vision delivers aid to Rohingya refugees during monsoon
Wednesday 10, Jul, 2019World Vision is delivering life-sustaining aid to hundreds of thousands of children and their families as monsoon rains lash the world’s largest refugee camp.
World Vision UK presents It Takes A World petition to DFID
Wednesday 03, Jul, 2019World Vision UK on Monday presented the Department for International Development with a petition urging it to increase spending to stop children being abused and assaulted in disas…
Idlib crisis: Thousands of pregnant women and babies at risk as they flee deadly violence
Monday 01, Jul, 2019Thousands of pregnant women, vulnerable infants and young children are fleeing the bombardment of Idlib in north-western Syria, World Vision warns today.
Statement: Demolition of Syrian refugee homes in Lebanon
Monday 01, Jul, 2019Statement by World Vision and other NGOs following the demolition of refugees' homes in Arsal.
World Vision responds to 'terrifying' attacks in Idlib
Tuesday 18, Jun, 2019Children in Idlib are experiencing terrifying bombardment and violence, with reports that dozens of children have been killed in the last two months.
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What children and young people think about child soldiers
Monday 19, Nov, 2018World Vision UK wants to give young people who are not directly affected by armed conflict a space to express themselves and stand with the most disadvantaged children.
No Peace Without Children
Monday 05, Nov, 2018The future of children in the Central African Republic, from which I have just returned, is uncertain at best. They are forgotten casualties of a forgotten armed conflict.
Indonesia tsunami: The children who have lost everything
Wednesday 10, Oct, 2018Ten-year-old Olivia lost everything she owned during the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami - including her favourite toy.
Indonesia tsunami: Aid worker's diary of desperation and hope
Friday 05, Oct, 2018"Living in a disaster-prone country like Indonesia, I’m not a stranger to scenes of grief, but the devastation brought by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Palu was unbearable t…
Back to school: From binding books to reading them
Thursday 30, Aug, 2018Day in and day out, 12-year-old Mohsin would work 10-hour shifts hauling around huge piles of books, desperate to know what was written inside of them.
Tania's story: Head of the family but still a child
Wednesday 29, Aug, 2018Instead of going to school, Tania spent many of her days peeling piles of icy shrimp - squatting for eight-hour shifts at a local fish depot.
Child sponsorship in Albania: Flavio and Amy's story
Saturday 21, Jul, 2018After two years of sponsoring and exchanging letters with Flavio, now 11 years old, in Albania, Amy decided to meet him and his family for the first time.
Advocating for a world where no girls are victims of child marriage
Tuesday 26, Jun, 2018Meghla escaped child marriage when she was 13 and has been working to change attitudes in her community ever since.
Children born of rape in war: Jacob's story
Tuesday 19, Jun, 2018Jacob is 17 years old. He should be enjoying school and thinking about his future, but instead his short life has been marred by struggle.
Meet the girls using football to challenge gender stereotypes
Thursday 14, Jun, 2018As the World Cup gets underway, we visit a group of girls in South Sudan using the beautiful game to make a difference.
The only ring on young girls' minds should be from the school bell
Tuesday 12, Jun, 2018Every year, 15 million girls under the age of 18 are married - but how can we stop it? It takes a world.
Malnutrition in South Sudan: A survivor’s story
Wednesday 30, May, 2018Every month, thousands of children attend a World Vision nutrition centre in South Sudan to receive life-saving nutritious food packs. This is John Jacob's story.
Boris Johnson, phone booths and crazy weather: London through the eyes of Bangladeshi teens
Thursday 24, May, 2018Two youth leaders from Bangladesh - Al-Amin Bepary and Tanzim Tabassum Tithi - spent one week in London, taking part in the Commonwealth Youth Forum earlier in April.
Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death in South Sudan
Wednesday 25, Apr, 2018Thousands of children die from Malaria every year in South Sudan.
The young people fighting for change in Bangladesh
Tuesday 17, Apr, 2018World Vision Young Leader Tanzim Tabassum Tithi writes and discusses the issues children face in Bangladesh and the change they're making.
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