News and Updates

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3 ways we can protect children in conflict zones

02 Jun 2022
Child Sponsorship Stories

The scenes of heartbreak, chaos and ruin from conflict are gut-wrenching. It’s hard not to feel hopeless and helpless in the face of it. But, child sponsors around the world bring hope into some of humanity’s darkest hours – even when they don’t realise it. Here’s how. 

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A child earthquake survivor rebuilds her life through abaca farming

31 May 2022
Children in Disasters
Children of Climate Change

Hope can sprout amid the ruins. A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Charice's community creating a disastrous havoc - flattening houses and destroying livelihoods. When she and family thought everything was lost, their abaca plantation helped them restore their lives. 

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Feeling the pulse of my children for signs of life - the heartbreaking reality of East Africa’s hunger crisis

26 May 2022
Children in Disasters
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 data, but the heartbreaking reality is that every number is a person, and every statistic points to the impact on human life

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The choice no parent should have to make: which child will eat today?

26 May 2022
Children in Crisis
Hunger Crisis

If you were starving and you knew the sale of one of your children would prevent the rest of your children from dying, would you do it?

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The Ripple Effect of Child Sponsorship Helps Children Fleeing Ukraine

19 May 2022
Child Sponsorship Stories

Once a child enrolled in World Vision’s child sponsorship programme in Romania, 21-year-old Andreea is now giving back as a volunteer for World Vision where she is helping to give comfort and support to refugee children as they flee Ukraine.

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