article / décembre 13, 2007
Georgian street children to find safety and opportunity
At present, reliable statistics on street children are hard to come by, as research of the phenomenon is limited. There are some 1,500 children living on the streets of Georgia and thousands of Georgian youth are at risk of becoming street kids, according to World Vision and other NGO reports.
article / décembre 11, 2007
Former abandoned child now has a family
She says that life there was very hard, as the older girls there used to beat her and force her to beg on the streets for them. But this was not the hardest part for her.
article / décembre 11, 2007
Meeting my Roma sister: a tale of two thirty-somethings
Today, Marta has six children, ages six to eighteen, and a granddaughter, almost a year old. All eight of them live in a one-room house (a former storage shed) with no electricity or running water.
article / décembre 10, 2007
2,500 Romanian children attend theatre for first time
The “Invitation to the theatre” campaign offered children the chance to experience and learn about theatre firsthand.
article / décembre 10, 2007
Awareness raising in Pakistan for International Day of Disabled Persons
In Kaghan, more than 400 representatives from the government, village organizations, partner organizations, college students, teachers, people with disabilities and other community members attended an event organized by World Vision, where people with disabilities and advocates for the rights of
article / décembre 10, 2007
Armenian journalists empowered to solve child protection issues
“The purpose of this meeting is to create a group of journalists who will cooperate with the Network to present child protection challenges to the advantage of children,” said Mira Antonyan, director of Child Reception and Orientation Center of Fund for Armenian Relief.
article / décembre 7, 2007
Romanian child plucked from cycle of abandonment
Kati, 56 and Eva Maria, 11, live in Aghires Sat in Cluj County, northwest Romania. Eva was abandoned at birth by her young mother, Izabela. The little girl fell victim to a cruel cycle of abandonment, as Izabela herself was abandoned at birth and left to be raised in an orphanage.
article / décembre 6, 2007
HIV positive widow struggles to provide for her children
“I hid my disease from my children until I thought they were old enough to handle the news. They were furious at first because they feared they would be stigmatized because of my condition, since AIDS is considered to bring shame to a family.
article / décembre 3, 2007
Georgian youth commemorate World Aids Day
Students held different posters warning people about the danger of AIDS, with slogans such as "No to Drugs", "Healthy Life" and "Tolerance", while World Vision staff distributed informational brochures.
article / novembre 20, 2007
Children in Armenia deprived of basic rights since birth
Thirty-four year old Eteri Mamudova has struggled for nearly a decade to obtain birth certificates for her five children so that they can receive medical attention and education in Armenia. With World Vision’s help, she is finally making progress.