Thursday, March 7, 2019

Hiba

Hiba, a Syrian refugee from Damascus, has an amazing ability to make you feel calm and at ease when you‘re in her presence. Even though she’s still a young adult, the experiences and the journey she has been on have made her wise beyond her years. If you didn’t know Hiba’s story, you would never be able to tell that she’s been through more hardship than anyone could ever imagine, but the smile of hers does a great job of making you believe it’s all okay. Hiba embarked on her journey, along with the hunderds of thousands of other Syrian refugees, back in 2013.

Hiba

Hiba, a Syrian refugee from Damascus, has an amazing ability to make you feel calm and at ease when you‘re in her presence. Even though she’s still a young...

Storm Norma wrecks refugee homes

On Sunday, 6 January 2019 storm “Norma” battered Lebanon with snow, heavy rainfall, strong winds and very low temperatures. The heavy rain lead to serious...

Livelihood

Storm “Norma” leaves Syrian refugee children in Lebanon without safe shelters

On a piece of muddy land on the edge of the longest river in Bekaa Lebanon, many tents hosting thousands of war-fleeing Syrian refugee families were...

Syria 7 years

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World Humanitarian Day - Idres, a humanitarian hero

story and photos by Sacha Myers, communications specialist Idres works on the frontline of the humanitarian crisis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He’s...

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Children’s lives have been shattered after years of ISIL control in Mosul – and many will need time to heal from untold violence, World Vision warns today...

Fears for children as final battle grips Mosul’s Old City

World Vision is voicing fears for children trapped in Mosul, as a battle rages in ISIL’s last stronghold of the city. Families are hiding in their homes...

Building hope - A new hospital for the women and children of Syria

World Vision International is building a new hospital in Idlib that will provide MNCH services to Syrians affected by the ongoing conflict. This new...

Have you wondered how to build a latrine in 90 seconds?

We mark World Water Day on March 22. This video highlights World Vision’s work supported by UNICEF Lebanon and funded by the government of Japan to build...

Airstrikes versus spiders: survey compares the fears of Syria’s children with their peers around the world

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More than two million people affected by Syria Crisis supported by World Vision in 2016

Throughout 2016, World Vision's Syria Response reached nearly 2.3 million people - half of them children - inside Syria, and in the neighbouring countries...

The story of Shahed

written by Fred Rietkerk, Programme Officer, World Vision Netherlands Shahed was 16 years old when she fled Syria. Upon arrival in Mersin, Turkey, her...

Interview with children from Aleppo

16 December 2016 These children, their families, and many others, need your help. Click here to donate now. World Vision is providing relief for the...

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World Vision is providing mattresses, blankets, heaters and fuel to families facing freezing conditions in the camps and implements water and sanitation...

World Vision is distributing mattresses, blankets, heaters and fuel to Syrian refugees

A rare moment of winter cheer for Syrian refugee children. Snaps during a distribution of fuel. World Vision also provides mattresses, blankets, heaters to...

Q and A with recent Aleppo Evacuee

The following interview was conducted by Kinan Diab, World Vision communications officer in Turkey. He spoke with Shihab* who had been evacuated from...

World Vision prepares for Aleppo evacuees

As the mass evacuation of civilians from Aleppo continues, our staff and partners are on the ground preparing to serve those who arrive in designated areas...

World Vision's response to the Aleppo evacuation

As the mass evacuation of civilians from Aleppo continues, our staff and partners are on the ground providing relief to thousands of displaced families and...

Education is the new getaway For Syrian children

School, for Kheir and Mhamad, had a different meaning. For these two boys, school was a getaway; somewhere they can enjoy their childhood and escape the...

Syrian refugees endure harsh weather in the Bekaa Valley

A miserable cold winter rain drenches Syrian refugees at a camp in the Bekaa Valley, making difficult conditions even worse. More than one million Syrian...

Iraq: in reclaimed cities bullet-ridden schools lie abandoned – in pictures

As the battle to re-take Mosul continues, urgent action is needed to allow children to resume their education, says World Vision by Max Greenstein and...

Game of Thrones actor, Liam Cunningham, surprises Syrian refugee now in Germany

When Game of Thrones actor, Liam Cunningham, first met Hussam, 16, at one of World Vision's programmes in Jordan this past summer, he was surprised by the...

Game of Thrones actor, Liam Cunningham, visits Syrian refugees in Jordan

Actor, Liam Cunningham from the popular show Game of Thrones travelled to Jordan to witness the plight and give testimony to the resilience of Syrian...

Rama in the centre for women and children in Gaziantep, Turkey where she lives with her mother and two sisters

A little red love heart on the front door

Rama’s face lit up when she talked about her love of school in Syria. “I liked maths at school. My teacher used to say I was so smart. Her name was Amina...