page / September 25, 2012
Our Work
Recent achievements:
Update on World Vision's work in Burundi, January 2017
Brief history of WV in the country:
WV began operations in Burundi in 1963 with funds for a replacement doctor at a leprosy colony/hospital.
article / April 24, 2013
A mother who now loves and cares for her children
Thirty-six-year-old Chem Chay is married with four children. She shares the positive change she has made in terms of taking care of her children’s health.
article / February 10, 2015
World Vision’s new project urges Armenia’s mothers to reconsider nutrition
With more than 19 per cent of children under 5 being stunted from lack of nutrients and another 15 per cent registered as overweight Armenia is currently facing an alarming need to change the nutrition practices among the general population.
article / December 23, 2014
The unsung hero: Providing prosthetic limbs for tsunami survivors
In 1987, Gnanasena was at the prime of his life. Married with three children, he had a good job and earned a steady income as an assistant at a legal firm. What happened to him next was something that had not even fleetingly crossed his mind.
press release / January 18, 2013
Fears children are trapped in Mali war zone, says World Vision
Relatively low numbers of people arriving in the south leads to concerns that many remain trapped in conflict areas
Reports of child soldiers being recruited by armed groups
Limited humanitarian access in north barring people from getting help
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article / February 22, 2018
Over 690,000 refugees receiving food from World Vision every month
By Moses Mukitale, Communication Coordinator, West Nile Refugee Response
publication / August 17, 2014
Every Woman, Every Child traffic light report - Ghana
The Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health - Every Woman Every Child - was initiated by the Secretary General of the United Nations in 2010 with the aim to save 16 million lives globally by 2015 through joint action.
press release / July 25, 2014
Joint statement on impact of Gaza conflict on children
Statement delivered to the Human Rights Council, Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, on behalf of Defence for Children International, World Vision, Terre Des Hommes, War Child and Kinder USA.