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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.
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.
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Typhoon Nock: World Vision deploys assessment team to worst affected districts as thousands are evacuated
Monday 26, Dec, 2016World Vision has deployed an assessment team to ten of the most affected districts in the Philippines after a late-season typhoon roared ashore.
Struggle for children who fled Aleppo ‘just beginning’, warn aid workers
Thursday 22, Dec, 2016A ‘crisis within a crisis’ is unfolding in the countryside outside Aleppo as thousands who fled the city now face increasingly dire conditions.
The mobile game app feeding thousands of child refugees now looks to donate all proceeds to World Vision on #CharityTuesday
Monday 12, Dec, 2016Makers of the popular mobile gaming app, Bloky Line, which has helped feed over a thousand vulnerable children have now pledged to donate all revenue generated from downloads tomor…
World Vision partners, Wahana Visi Indonesia arrive in Aceh today to assess earthquake damage
Thursday 08, Dec, 2016102 casualties have been reported form the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Pide Jaya, Banda Aceh at 05.03 am yesterday. A tsunami hit the province in 2004, however this is the fi…
World Vision laments world leaders’ failure to enact UN resolution on Aleppo
Tuesday 06, Dec, 2016International children’s charity, World Vision has lamented the failure by world leaders to agree on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have paved way for a seven-day tr…
9.2 million people require urgent humanitarian support as West African conflict intensifies
Tuesday 29, Nov, 2016World Vision is urging the international community to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by fighting in the Lake Chad Basin of West Africa, as latest figures show …
Aleppo: 100,000 children in Aleppo need urgent aid
Tuesday 29, Nov, 2016World Vision is preparing to distribute much-needed medical supplies in eastern Aleppo, as the city endures another round of heavy fighting. Thousands have fled, with a quarter of …
Catholic priest transforms church into refugee sanctuary, as World Vision scales up support for South Sudan
Friday 18, Nov, 2016Catholic priest transforms church into refugee sanctuary, as World Vision scales up support for South Sudan
13,000 former child soldiers in the Central African Republic pin their hopes on Brussels conference
Wednesday 16, Nov, 2016World Vision is urging global leaders meeting in Brussels tomorrow (Thursday, 17 November 2016) to secure the future of thousands of children forced to take up arms on behalf of mi…
Mosul Children Arrive at Camps Terrified | World Vision UK
Wednesday 02, Nov, 2016World Vision staff say that children are arriving at camps too petrified to speak after fleeing the conflict in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Find out more here.
World Vision works with app developers so that you can play a part in the fight against poverty
Tuesday 01, Nov, 2016We are partnering with game development studio David and Goliath Games to pioneer a new approach to mobile gaming that empowers gamers to help fight poverty simply by having fun.
World Vision braced for massive wave of families fleeing Mosul
Monday 17, Oct, 2016World Vision has expressed deep concerns for the welfare and safety of children and families in the Iraqi city of Mosul as fierce fighting began on Monday.
Game of Thrones star and World Vision supporter surprises Syrian refugee in Germany
Friday 14, Oct, 2016Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to Hussam, a teenage Syrian refugee, now living in Germany.
World Vision scales up plans to set up protection centres for children in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew
Friday 14, Oct, 2016International children’s charity World Vision is scaling up efforts to establish safe spaces to help children come to terms with loss in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.
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Fighting climate change
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A winning partnership: World Food Programme & World Vision
Thursday 17, Dec, 2020In December 2020 the WFP received the Nobel Peace Prize. See how their work has helped millions of vulnerable children throughout our 30-year partnership with them.
How to support your child through the first COVID Christmas
Monday 30, Nov, 2020Christmas 2020 is going to be a bit different. Find ideas for new Christmas traditions and ways to help your child deal with the uncertainty and changes this year.
Friends, Worlds Apart
Monday 16, Nov, 2020Lizzie received a very special early Christmas gift when World Vision arranged a breakthrough virtual visit with her sponsored child six-year-old Odalis in Honduras.
My Christmas wish
Friday 13, Nov, 2020Victor’s Christmas wish has come true – this is the first winter he’ll be warm at night. Now his prayer is that his friends will get the same help he’s had.
Child hunger: Why do children go hungry?
Saturday 07, Nov, 2020Why are children going hungry in 2020? World Vision explores why it happens, the effects of malnutrition on children and ways to support vulnerable families.
All I want for Christmas is ... my first cup of clean water
Monday 02, Nov, 2020Christmas 2020 can be a Christmas of firsts for a vulnerable child, like Akuamoah. That first drink of clean water changes more than you might think.
World Food Day 2020: When food is more than a meal
Friday 16, Oct, 2020Visit a community kitchen at the heart of one of the largest refugee camps. Food is more than a meal: Girls like Raju can enjoy time with mum, good food and learning.
UK youth advocate stands up for child brides
Tuesday 13, Oct, 2020World Vision UK Youth Advocate, Asini, tells us how learning about child marriage has affected her – and why sharing is the key to change.
Pumpkin Heroes: Believing in others
Tuesday 29, Sep, 2020This Halloween, shine God’s light into a dark year with Pumpkin Heroes. Bible-based resources from World Vision for a fun and bright party – in church or online.
A world of firsts: Transformed by sponsorship
Tuesday 22, Sep, 2020Becoming a sponsored child helped Saru in Nepal to build a brighter future, out of poverty. Now 20, she’s helping the next generation in her community.
Must Have Gifts: Special gifts for a strange year
Friday 18, Sep, 2020With Must Have Gifts, we can all share love and kindness safely this Christmas, with those who are closest to us and with vulnerable families many miles away.
Virtual Global 6K for Water 2020 - Highlights
Thursday 17, Sep, 2020In August, World Vision supporters turned out to do the Global 6K, their way. Here are some of the highlights.
A world of firsts: First step to a big dream
Tuesday 15, Sep, 2020At just 13 years old, Nahomy, dreams of opening the first clinic in her remote community. Child Sponsorship is helping.
Girl power: Protecting each other in tough times
Monday 14, Sep, 2020Lockdown in India made girls more vulnerable to child marriage. But groups of girls protect their friends and prevent marriage from stealing their childhoods.
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