opinion / June 24, 2020
COVID-19: Invest now in cash/voucher-social protection scale-up or children pay the price later
Only socially accountable Social Protection Assistance beyond humanitarian cash/voucher programmes – if properly and quickly implemented - will protect generations of children from the aftershocks of COVID-19.
article / May 29, 2015
A New Destiny
Mohamed Jabbie is an aspiring money manager with a vision. This quietly confident five-year-old is developing his mother’s timber sales business with a loan from Destiny—the first children’s savings group in his community. Mohamed is a proud member.
article / December 19, 2014
Are we doing enough to prevent human trafficking?
A new report from World Vision finds 61% of children and youth in Laos have never heard of human trafficking. They are unaware of the dangers of working in another country and of being tricked by brokers.
article / April 27, 2011
Walking towards hope: one disabled girl gets a second chance
Meeting 14-year-old Warda for the first time, it’s difficult to imagine that her beautiful but shy smile hides so much pain and sadness. Warda, which means “rose” in Arabic, has been physically disabled since birth, due to a defect in her spinal cord.
publication / June 19, 2017
Survey on the excellence of CSO accountability
The INGO Accountability Charter (currently known as Accountable Now) tasked the Direct Impact Group to look into how well its members are doing in comparison to other CSOs on accountability and how they have improved over time, including the challenges they may face in the near future in this are
press release / March 15, 2016
As Syrian war enters 6th year, humanitarian agencies make joint appeal to allow aid to reach those in need
London (15 March 2016)- More than 100 humanitarian agencies appealed today - on the fifth anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict - to allow immediate and on-going access to people suffering inside the country. The joint appeal signed by leaders of
press release / August 7, 2013
Syrian refugee crisis stretching aid effort to its limits say aid agencies
80 per cent of refugees living outside camps in tented settlements or high-cost rented accommodation
article / March 4, 2009
A loan for a ‘normal’ life
Assuming the role of housewife for married women and mothers in BiH is a social norm, but Vernesa wanted something else for her and her family. Loans provided by EKI, World Vision’s Microfinance Institution in BiH, have given her the chance to contribute even more to her family’s wellbeing.