Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Farah’s steps toward a stable future

After years of financial hardship, Farah is taking her first steps toward stability. Through World Vision Syria Response’s community savings and loan groups in Syria, Farah was able to invest in a small greenhouse project, helping her support her family and build a more sustainable future. From uncertainty to self-reliance, small opportunities can create lasting change.

World Vision begins providing assistance to Syrian refugees in Turkey

In June 2015, Ahmad, and his twin sister Rasha, aged 6, fled Syria with their parents for the Turkish border town of Akcakale. They left behind a lovely...

Syrian refugee children face dropping temperatures on their way to Europe

It has taken two planes, one boat and 20 days walking for Ibrahim, Outayba, Youssef, Khattab (cousins) and their families to reach the border of Serbia and...

Syrian children among the thousands waiting in the cold to cross Serbia's border

Colder weather makes life even more difficult for thousands who wait to cross the border between Serbia and Croatia. Alissar, 10, a Syrian refugee is...

Asmaa's story

Asmaa is 12, and is living in Lebanon along with 1.2 million Syrian refugees. She reflects on how life has changed since fleeing to Lebanon, and what Peace...

Compete With Joy

Social harmony and cooperation was shown between Syrian and Jordanian students during a very unique event held in Zarqa - Jordan. A game competition day...

Refugees in Serbia face rain, dropping temperatures

As temperatures in Serbia decrease, thousands of refugees continue to arrive inadequately dressed and without proper footwear. “When I see them walking...

Food assistance, a lifeline for Syrian family

When Mohammad, 50, and Zakiya, 42, married in Syria 20 years ago, they had one major wish; to create a big family. Their wish came true. God gave them...

A Child Friendly Space provides relief for refugee children in Serbia

On October 4th, World Vision, together with UNICEF, opened a Child Friendly Space (CFS) for refugees crossing at the Bapska border between Serbia and...

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...

Syrian refugees along the Serbia-Hungary border wonder ‘what’s next’?

The family sat on a mat in the shade of trees in a paved area near the border. They slept on the ground near the border the night before. Neither Teasadi...

World Vision provides help along Serbia-Hungary boarder

Kanjiža camp, in northern Serbia along the country’s border with Hungary, seems like one of the busiest places in the world. Not a minute passes without...

Belgrade provides a short rest for refugees

“Everything got destroyed in Syria. War. Horrible war,” says Fadi, a physics professor from Syria, as he sits on a thin blanket in a park in the Serbian...

"I miss my bed" - Syrian refugees prepare for another night in the cold

With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Syria, many families are seeking refuge in Serbia, from where they can travel on to Hungary -...

World Humanitarian Day in Jordan

The Jordan World Humanitarian Day 2015 video has been produced by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in cooperation with...

From refugee to aid worker

Ammar has worked with World Vision for just over six months. His job is to help people who have been displaced within Iraq, so they can access food...

When passion saves lives in Syria

Eyad spends his days providing life-saving assistance in one of the world’s most challenging contexts – Syria. He is one of the many Syrians who have...

A day in the life of a humanitarian in Lebanon

Words by Therese Boulos, photographs by Suzy Sainovski I’ve worked as World Vision Lebanon’s Cash Project Coordinator for the World Food Programme Project...

As temperatures rise in Iraq, water needs become more urgent

As numbers of internally-displaced people (IDPs) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq increase from half a million in January 2014 to more than three million in...

Happy children fill World Vision’s child-friendly spaces in Iraq

“Everyone is very happy. The child-friendly spaces brought so much joy to many children in the camps,” teaching staff team leader Reber Chali said with a...

Syria: Four million refugees

July 9, 2015 - The Syria crisis reached a troubling milestone today. There are now over four million Syrian refugees, and more than half of those are...

Children draw their dreams about Syria

For World Refugee Day, we asked Syrian children in a World Vision child-friendly space in Lebanon to draw one of their dreams. Childhood should be a...

Planting Hope

“A lemon and a loquat tree were planted by my grandfather in front of our house back in Hums – Bab Amr in Syria. My grandfather died and our home was taken...

“I want to go to school!”

With his tears and determined screams “I want to go to school!” Baker, a 5-year old Syrian refugee in southern Lebanon , was able to prove that his...

Miron's Wish

Miron is one of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children who have been displaced; whose lives have been turned upside down. Before the outbreak of violence...