Stories | World Vision International

Help children and their families caught in the crossfire of conflict in the Middle East Learn More

✕

Zanyar with his daughter. Photo credit: Dastan Sabah & Ziryan Kamaran Sideq © World Vision 2024.

Zanyar’s quest for independence

A Story of Need: Zanyar, (36), a father of one little child, became paralysed in his lower extremities ten years ago when he was attending to the business...

World Vision’s child-friendly spaces continue to make a difference in the lives of Ukrainian children

Supported by Aktion Deutschland Hift, the child-friendly space provides a number of everyday activities for children of different ages like crafts, arts...

Sakvan, The City's Tailor

As a consequence to the conflict in 2014, business owners in Ninewa have been struggling to run, improve, and expand their businesses due to a lack of...

Fostering hope, learning and healing for children displaced and suffering from loss amid the war in Ukraine

An estimated 75 percent of Ukrainian children had been found having symptoms of trauma based on the recent study Changes in Children’s Lives during the...

Ruwaida tailoring at her atelier within her apartment: Amna Falih, © World Vision 2024.

Ruwaida’s Dream Realized: From Fleeting Thought to Master Tailor

As a young child, Ruwaida often dreamed of working on her mother's sewing machine. Over the years, she has faced many challenges, but her mastery of...

Ukraine’s ordinary people with extraordinary challenges keep on despite the odds

Through World Vision's cash assistance program funded by Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH), Alla and Vadym showed an inspiring example never to give up when...

World Vision’s livelihood skills trainings changing lives of Ukraine’s displaced women in Odesa

World Vision's partner Way Home Odesa Charity Foundation, with the support of World Vision UK, has provided women with the opportunity to learn new skills...

40 children complete innovative program to bridge education gaps in Ukraine

40 Ukrainian children successfully completed a three-month training program to bridge the existent education gaps in the country. Funded by the European...

Summer camps bring rays of sunshine, laughter and fun as Ukrainian and Moldovan children learn and bond together

Summer camps offer opportunity for Ukrainian and Moldovan children to bond together. These camps, organized by World Vision's partner WeWorld and supported...

From Ukraine to Moldova, Lidiya relives on her 83-year journey as a refugee

In July 2022, Olena and her mother sought refuge in Chisinau from Kharkiv. A kind-hearted Moldovan family welcomed them into their home. To enable the...

Rughia with her one year old daughter at a cash distribution centre

Providing Hope through Financial Support: A mother’s arduous journey to safety

A mother’s journey from Khartoum to safety, highlighting the challenges faced and the crucial financial support received from World Vision.

A conversation of faith, commitment and courage with God's preacher from Kharkiv

Learn why focused, non-specialized psychological support interventions should be taught to faith leaders, and how Peter Loboika, a preacher from Kharkiv...

Janette in Buhimba IDPs site

DR Congo: Jeannette's journey - from tragedy to hope

This is the story of a woman affected by armed conflict. Janette is a courageous woman who continues to overcome life's difficulties. Her husband died as a...

“It is tragic and heartbreaking to see the suffering of Ukraine’s children in this war”

“There are no words that can describe how this war in Ukraine is bringing innocent children and civilians to a spiral of misery and suffering."

Empowering and building the future of Ukraine's displaced children through quality education

World Vision Ukraine Crisis Response, in close collaboration with local partners like Responsible Citizens, has tailored Building the Future Project with a...

The important role of art therapy and mental health sessions for displaced Ukrainian children

Olga, Yulia and Viktoria met in the city of Lviv, western Ukraine, hundreds of kilometers away from their hometowns. Two years on, they are still trying to...

Enhancing local opportunities through training and internship program for refugees in Moldova

World Vision, supported by the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC), launched a three-month specialized care training program in Moldova for 28 participants...

World Vision's soft skills training for displaced Ukrainian children aim to help fill the education gap

The war in Ukraine impacted an estimated 5.3 million preschool and secondary school-aged children and teachers in Ukraine, with 4.8 million children...

Ukraine's internally-displaced find safe refuge but their challenges are far from over

Viktoryia and her family fled Mariupol on the first day of the war in Ukraine, seeking safety in Dnipro where she gave birth to her third child now a seven...

What is it like for women in Ukraine to raise their children in the centers for the displaced?

A year before the war started, Svitlana lost her husband. Her house was destroyed during the war and she sought refuge in western Ukraine, settling in Lviv...

Photo of Audre

DR Congo: “They told me that if I refused to sleep with them, they would kill me on the spot”

This is a testimonial from Audré. She is an internally displaced person living in a camp in eastern DRC. Wanting to help her family, which has no income...

Finding mental health solutions and easing access for Ukraine's communities through faith leaders

Members of Ukrainian faith and youth groups underwent a five-day Psychosocial Support Training hosted by World Vision. The session took place in Lviv...

"Between life and death" was how a heroic Ukrainian nurse describes her life serving in the midst of war

Follow Anastasiia's gripping journey assisting hundreds of the injured close to the frontlines amidst the restless onslaught. Through the project funded by...

To assist survivors such as Nuro WV-Moz recently announced the start of humanitarian assistance operations for Cabo Delgado. The response plan aims to cover 125,000 people and requires 6.58 million dollars for food assistance, shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, protection, and education

Psychosocial support is among the main needs in Cabo Delgado province – Comfort Mission to Cabo Delgado

The conflict in Cabo Delgado has been ongoing since 2017, causing the deaths of thousands of people and wreaking havoc in the mineral-rich province. The...