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5 reasons why introverts make great fundraisers
Thursday 15, Apr, 2021You don’t have to be an extrovert to be a great fundraiser. Discover introverts’ valuable secret skills. Tips and ideas for starting your own fundraiser.
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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The super department? MPs and World Vision experts to debate the future of UK Aid
Monday 03, Aug, 2020MPs and policy experts will tomorrow (Tuesday 4 August, 5.30pm) discuss the future of UK aid ahead of the merger of the FCO and DFID.
World Vision joins DEC appeal to combat coronavirus in world's most fragile places
Tuesday 14, Jul, 2020The Disasters Emergency Committee today launched a Coronavirus Appeal to help the most vulnerable communities in the world who now face the new deadly threat of Covid-19.
Coronavirus: Millions of children go hungry, forced to work or beg
Tuesday 07, Jul, 2020An estimated 110 million children across Asia are going hungry due to the economic impact of coronavirus, World Vision warns today.
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.
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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.
Cyclone Idai: It’s a race against time to reach everyone
Monday 25, Mar, 2019Homes, schools and hospitals have been violently ripped apart in Beira.
Cyclone Idai: Crises can destroy children’s futures. We mustn’t look away
Sunday 24, Mar, 2019The full scale of the damage in Mozambique is unknown, but thousands of children are alone and vulnerable.
From refugee to award-winning aid-worker: My journey as a woman in conflict zones
Monday 18, Mar, 2019Christine Ngbaazande from Yambio has been awarded a coveted humanitarian honour at the Bond International Development Awards in London.
International Women's Day: How incredible women inspire me as an aid worker
Friday 08, Mar, 2019I know from experience that this resilient spirit is intrinsic in women all over the world, even in the most challenging of environments.
Red Hand Day: World Vision youth campaigners urge UK Government to act
Friday 08, Feb, 2019On 12th February – Red Hand Day, the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers – five young people from the UK who were involved in the project will meet their MPs in Pa…
Ending child labour - for good
Sunday 02, Dec, 2018The £12.5 million announced by the UK Government today for ending the worst forms of child labour is really good news for some of the world’s most vulnerable children.
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.
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