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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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“The war made us come here.”
Thursday 07, Dec, 2017After fleeing conflict in South Sudan and making the harrowing journey to Uganda, Sarah and her sisters finally feel safe. World Vision found the children a foster mother and child…
Building friendship and a better life in Zambia
Sunday 26, Nov, 2017Andrew and Mia recount their recent trip to Zambia, where they visited their sponsored child Moreen.
Ending Child Marriage
Sunday 19, Nov, 2017Hi there. My name is Fatou. I’m 17 and I’ve just received my A levels!! I live in a the western part of Senegal. Thanks to one of my teachers in school, M. Senghor, I have been wor…
Threading success: Refugee youth reaping rewards from life skills training
Friday 10, Nov, 2017Lillias is among a group of six young refugee women who learned to create brightly coloured beaded handbags, purses, necklaces, earrings and bangles. Within a few weeks, Lillias le…
Pascal's Story
Sunday 05, Nov, 2017The little boy in the worn button-down decorated with cartoon characters seems small for his age, and incredibly serious. Unlike any other child I’ve met in the Kasais, he speaks t…
A Christian alternative to Halloween
Saturday 28, Oct, 2017World Vision UK’s new Halloween initiative, Pumpkin Heroes, wants to take you and your children on an exciting adventure.
Too Young
Thursday 12, Oct, 2017In the recent crisis, caused by escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, over 500,000 people have crossed the border into Bangladesh, more than half are women and children. …
In Bangladesh's refugee camps, childhoods are being lost
Thursday 05, Oct, 2017Somsida is only 11 years old, but already she's seen and experienced far too much.
Life In The Midst Of Unrest
Monday 02, Oct, 2017Arfa fled with her family when violence erupted in Myanmar. The newborn had not been named; 19 days is all that had passed from the time his mother bundled him up, ready to cross t…
Eva’s Story
Sunday 01, Oct, 2017A South Sudanese refugee explains how she is making a life for herself (and her sisters) in Uganda...
Bake Off - Ugandan style, with Selasi
Tuesday 26, Sep, 2017Over 1 million refugees now live in Uganda having fled from the civil war raging in South Sudan. World Vision works with the World Food Programme to provide meals to exhausted refu…
Lives fractured by the floods: India’s monsoon survivors
Tuesday 19, Sep, 2017First hand accounts of India's monsoon response
Sharing seeds, sparking connection
Friday 08, Sep, 2017We all start off as strangers. It’s random connections or, perhaps, a higher power that brings people together. With some, we connect and build bonds. We nurture family relationsh…
Sponsorship brings Uttam friendship and hope
Thursday 07, Sep, 2017Our Children’s Communications Officer, Lauren Vail, travelled to India and had the great privilege of meeting Uttam, a World Vision sponsored child.
Clinics provide life-saving healthcare for children fleeing ISIL
Sunday 03, Sep, 2017For thousands of children and adults in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, accessing healthcare is a daily challenge. After years of conflict and severe economic recession, the health s…
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