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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.
UK Child Sponsors Zoom from Newcastle to India
Tuesday 09, Feb, 2021Mark and Christine from Newcastle, met their sponsored child in India during lockdown. The virtual visit is a new way to meet your sponsored child. See how it went.
Being a child sponsor has changed my life, forever
Monday 01, Feb, 2021Renee became a child sponsor hoping to make a difference to a child in poverty. Read her story of how Child Sponsorship brings change and joy to her life too.
5 reasons children are back in school
Friday 22, Jan, 2021One way or another, children around the world are getting back into education. Find the top 5 reasons why it matters.
Anuradha: More than a child bride
Monday 18, Jan, 2021At just 13, marriage and motherhood seemed to end Anuradha’s hope of becoming a teacher. Now 23, she’s set to be more than she dreamed. How did she do it?
New Year 2021: Resolution of gratitude
Tuesday 05, Jan, 20215 years ago, charity worker Tabeth’s life turned upside down. Discover how, despite the trials of 2020, she’s looking forward to what 2021 has to offer, with gratitude.
Our heroes of 2020: Finding strength by helping others
Monday 28, Dec, 2020A look back at some of the most inspirational people we've seen this year.
Fighting climate change
Friday 18, Dec, 2020Extreme weather makes children like Naaman ever more vulnerable. Kenyan communities are working together to battle climate change and feed their children.
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.
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Cyclone Idai: Thousands of children alone and desperate in midst of catastrophe
Saturday 23, Mar, 2019World Vision UK has reached the city of Beira, Mozambique which has been destroyed by the devastating Cyclone Idai.
Cyclone Idai: Thousands of people could drown as dam burst risk looms
Thursday 21, Mar, 2019Hundreds of thousands of people "could drown" as dams in Mozambique and Zimbabwe could burst, following a devastating cyclone and flooding in southern Africa.
Cyclone Idai: World Vision launches appeal following catastrophic crisis in Southern Africa
Wednesday 20, Mar, 2019Children’s charity World Vision UK has launched an appeal to bring urgent relief to thousands of people affected by a devastating cyclone across Southern Africa.
World Vision aid worker wins prestigious 'Humanitarian of the Year' award
Monday 18, Mar, 2019Christine Ngbaazande from South Sudan has been awarded a coveted humanitarian honor at the Bond International Development Awards in London.
World Vision responds to Tax Payer's Alliance attack on UK Aid
Monday 18, Mar, 2019We cannot stand by and let a narrative take root that it is better to spend UK Aid on boosting Britain rather than eradicating global poverty.
World Vision ready to respond to devastating Mozambique cyclone
Saturday 16, Mar, 2019Emergency supplies have been rushed to Mozambique, where World Vision is preparing to respond to devastating Cyclone Idai.
NGO reaction to the "Brussels III" Conference on Syria
Thursday 14, Mar, 2019As the international community came together for the 7th consecutive year to commit to helping Syrians inside their country, as well as refugees and their hosts, 15 aid agencies ca…
World Vision UK responds to MP debate on aid
Wednesday 27, Feb, 2019“Today’s debate on aid again dredges up a question which has already been answered time and time again – DFID should absolutely not be merged into the Foreign and Commonwealth Offi…
Education for Rohingya refugees must be top priority, say World Vision, Oxfam and Save the Children
Friday 15, Feb, 2019Education and income-generating opportunities must be made top priorities for the nearly 1 million Rohingya still languishing in the world’s largest refugee camp.
Slashing the aid budget would be a damning legacy for Britain
Monday 11, Feb, 2019Slashing the aid budget, as a new report from the Henry Jackson Society suggests, would have a shattering effect on the world’s most vulnerable children and their families.
World Vision joins 13 aid agencies to urge global leaders: 'The people of Yemen cannot wait'
Monday 28, Jan, 201914 aid agencies have joined together to raise awareness of the terrible suffering of the people of Yemen.
Christian and Muslim NGOs call for prayer for world’s ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ in Yemen
Monday 28, Jan, 2019Leaders of faith-based international development agencies have united to call on churches and mosques to pray for the desperate humanitarian situation in Yemen this week.
70,000 Syrian refugees suffer as storms batter Lebanon
Friday 18, Jan, 2019Freezing temperatures, rain and snow have exacerbated already dire conditions in Lebanon’s refugee camps, leaving an estimated 70,000 Syrians at risk.
Indonesia Christmas Tsunami: World Vision UK launches appeal
Monday 24, Dec, 2018Aid agency World Vision UK has launched an appeal to raise funds following Indonesia’s deadly tsunami, which has killed at least 281 people.
Indonesia Christmas Tsunami: World Vision deploys emergency response team
Sunday 23, Dec, 2018Aid agency World Vision has rushed an emergency crew to the area hit by Indonesia’s deadly tsunami, which has killed at least 222 people.
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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.
Under-18s 'should take part' in the Commonwealth Youth Forum
Monday 16, Apr, 2018"Why are young people aged 15-18 excluded from the Commonwealth Youth Forum in London?" Al-Amin Bepary, from Bangladesh, asks.
Child sponsorship in Tanzania: Elizabeth's story
Tuesday 10, Apr, 2018What's it like to visit the child you sponsor? Elizabeth Bowes headed to Tanzania to visit Jeni, the child she sponsors through World Vision UK.
This Lent, love your neighbour as yourself
Friday 30, Mar, 2018This Easter, Minister Gail Thompson reflects on how to show God's love to people around the world.
Weaving their own stories
Thursday 08, Mar, 2018Kadie, 35, has two children, and used to struggle every single day. But thanks to a World Vision supported empowerment project, the future looks brighter for Kadie and her family.
DIY Woven Bookmark
Wednesday 07, Mar, 2018Here you can read about how to make a woven bookmark – it’s a great project for beginners and is a lot of fun to make!
Raising our strong voice
Tuesday 20, Feb, 2018We are Swenimi and Shamindu, two young leaders from Sri Lanka who came to Sweden to participate in the Solutions Summit. We were there representing children from around the world a…
Mosul's Injured Children
Thursday 08, Feb, 2018Eleven-year old Omar is from western Mosul. He remembers the day ISIL arrived at his school and started teaching them about bombs, guns and killing people. Three years later, h…
The Walkers meet their sponsored child
Friday 02, Feb, 2018To be able to visit our sponsored child Timothy had been a dream since we began sponsoring him, but now we were realising that dream.
A displaced family’s garden is inspiring hope and defeating hunger
Tuesday 30, Jan, 2018Every afternoon, just after the final school bell rings, 13-year-old Dak heads to the fields. There, he marvels at the kale growing taller and the aubergines turning deeper shades …
David’s trip to Mozambique
Thursday 25, Jan, 2018It was humbling to end the day being thanked by the community for the support World Vision has provided over the years. I now pass on a big thank you for to all of you who have fa…
The power of porridge
Friday 12, Jan, 2018Joyce, a mother of 8, sits in her small grass-thatched kitchen, preparing a fire so that she can cook a nutritious meal for her 2-year-old daughter Loveness who is playing games wi…
A healthier 2018 for Harech
Friday 05, Jan, 2018Sajeda’s had a good start to 2018. Four months since she arrived in Bangladesh with her 18-month-old son, she is now able to breathe a sigh of relief. “My baby is back to his o…
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