article / September 27, 2021
From sponsored child to PhD student: Pauline's story
I hail from a humble nomadic family of six siblings: three girls and three boys. I am the only one who has risen to this height education-wise. While doing my MSc, I worked part-time (every weekend) to support my siblings and my family. My friends always get surprised when I say I am the breadwinner for my family. I am currently doing my PhD research programme in flooding and erosion control in informal settlements using Nature-Based Solutions at Coventry University.
publication / March 17, 2015
Kathika Newsletter December 2014
Quarterly newsletter of World Vision Lanka
article / October 2, 2015
Refugees find shelter in abandoned buildings in Serbia
Yazdan, at 7 months old, knows that he’s adored. He smiles and melts the hearts of everyone around him. His mother, Balnafshan, 27, cuddles, feeds, and diapers him, wipes his face and hands with a wet wipe, and lays him down to sleep in a tent.
publication / June 20, 2022
World Vision's Global Hunger Response
Across the globe a massive starvation crisis is building with tens of millions marching towards starvation. In Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Afghanistan the most vulnerable are now just one-step away from famine.
publication / November 12, 2021
ITAW Lebanon - Brief
Violence is the world's worst crime against children. It affects around 1.7 billion children every year, in every country, city and community. Violence against children is a thief that robs kids of their childhoods, dignity, human rights and God-given potential.
article / February 24, 2012
Food brings relief to hungry, flood-weary families in Sindh
Life was looking brighter for Mumtaz, her husband Sarfaraz and their six children. Their landlord had given them a small mud-brick house and land to cultivate. Sarfaraz was making preparations for the marriages of his three older children.
article / September 7, 2015
Literacy must be on the global development agenda
One of my favourite dates on the calendar is September 8: International Literacy Day. As the cornerstone of development, literacy unlocks human potential. It leads to better health, better employment opportunities and safer and more stable societies.
article / May 9, 2008
Sewing workshop brings hope of education
Levon lives in Gyumri, the second largest city in Armenia, located some 126 km from the capital Yerevan. Gyumri was devastated by the 1988 earthquake and has since made a slow and painful recovery.
publication / February 16, 2022
Child Protection and COVID-19: Iraq Case Study
World Vision has pressed on in innovative ways to ensure child protection systems strengthening even in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
article / June 8, 2015
Op-Ed: How businesses can take a stand against child labour
By Leen Decadt, World Vision’s Child Protection Regional Adviser, East Asia
Headlines like these are often perceived as ‘old’ news or déjà-vu’s.