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“After school, I help my mom with the chores. I like school very much, but I also take care of the goats we own. I feed them every day and I look forward...
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World Vision's food assistance project helps sustain Dicko and her family
Between 2019 and 2021, entire families have been displaced by the expansion of attacks that have targeted their villages. This unprecedented situation has...
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Crossing borders with Ukrainian refugees
Patricio Cuevas-Parra reflects on joining a line of Ukrainian refugees as they fled the conflict in their country and entered Poland. While the armed...
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Ukrainian Easter Far from Home
Easter, just like Spring, represents a time for rebirth, renewal and hope. But things just don’t feel the same this year as the deadly conflict in Ukraine...
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The Superheroes of Tigray: Doctors, Volunteers & World Vision Workers
Action movies like Aquaman, Black Panther and Wonder Woman inspire children and adults alike. But the real superheroes inTigray are not on TV screens. They...
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Lyudmyla, refugee from Ukraine and her dog bring joy and hope to families in the refugee transit centre
Lyudmyla a refugee from Ukraine and her dog bring joy and hope to displaced children and their families at the refugee transit centre in Romania.
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Ukraine is just one of 52 disasters
In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, Jan considers how World Vision also manages the overwhelming challenge of responding to more than 50 emergencies...
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Ensuring access to clean water and sanitation for displaced families in CAR
To ensure access to clean water and sanitation for families not only affected by conflict but also increasingly vulnerable during COVID-19, World Vision is...
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Feeling the pulse of my children for signs of life - the heartbreaking reality of East Africa’s hunger crisis
A silent but deadly and urgent hunger crisis is unfolding in northern Kenya, and across the East Africa Region. We often talk about this tragedy through...
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Education on hold for 17-year-old who fled Ukraine
A photo of his father, and the hope of one day finishing his education, are two things *Oleksandr, 17, is holding on to as his family adjusts to life as...
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Child Play Spaces offer respite for weary mothers fleeing violence in Ukraine
World Vision's Child Play Spaces provide a safe place for children and parents to stop. Parents can rest and plan their next steps while their children...
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Women from Ukraine carry immense burdens as they seek shelter in neighbouring countries
The story of Tetiana, a new mother from Ukraine who has taken shelter with her infant, nephew and mother in Romania after bombs fell on their neighborhood.
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"I would just like all of this to stop," says Diana, 9
9-year-old refugee from Ukraine, Diana, shares about her favorite toys, her journey from Ukraine to Romania and her hopes for the future in a transitional...
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The human cost of conflict in Ukraine, an eyewitness report
Brianna Piazza, World Vision Emergency Communications specialist, gives a firsthand account of the difficulties facing those who have fled violence in...
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Clean water's 'domino effect' brings smiles to communities in Burkina Faso
In the Northern Centre region of Burkina Faso, where the largest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is hosted (36% of the more than 1.7 million...
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World Vision donates relief food items following drought in parts of Tanzania
Thousands of primary and secondary school students in Ruvu Remit division in Simanjiro District in Manyara Region are in need of relief food following...
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Cash assistance programme provides a helping hand to displaced families
On 11 March 2022, World Vision sponsored 417 households (1,339 beneficiaries) with 3.2 million Birr (US$62,400). Each IDP household received 800 Birr (US...
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Twice displaced, Olga is finally safe – for now
Last week, Olga and her husband heard explosions outside their apartment near Kyiv. Together, they made the most difficult decision any new family can make...
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“In Ukraine, everyone stays until the last moment”
“In Ukraine, everyone stays until the last moment,” says Viktoriia, a mother of three fleeing violence in Ukraine with her two youngest children. Viktoriia...
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Tropical Cyclone Gombe claims lives and increases vulnerability in Malawi
Tropical Cyclone Gombe comes barely a month after Malawi started to recuperate from the effects of Tropical Storm Ana which hit Malawi late in January...
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Ukraine Conflict: One Woman's Journey
Escaping Kyiv: Iryna's story Iryna is 56 and a grandmother. When bombs started falling, she fled from Kyiv by car with her daughter, son and daughter-in...
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Cold weather making conditions even more bitter for families fleeing violence in Ukraine
World Vision staff member Brianna Piazza reports from the border between Russia and Ukraine where women and children refugees are fleeing the conflict...
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Voices of children fleeing conflict in Ukraine
The escalation of armed conflict in Ukraine is putting more than 7.5 million children at grave risk of physical, emotional and psychosocial harm. Violence...
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World Vision provides heaters to help warm refugees from Ukraine amidst freezing temperatures
As Ukraine's refugees make the difficult crossing to Romania, they are greeted by crisis response teams and bitterly cold winter weather. "It's really cold...
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