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Thursday, April 21, 2016

A new life arrives in Serbia

Ola Ala Abdala, 21, is Syrian refugee and the mother of two children. She was 18 when she married her first husband who died during the conflict. Ola had one child with him whom she had to leave with her in-laws.  Her town of Al-Muhassan was bombed frequently over the past four years. Her home was damaged by bombs twice and just before she started her journey, it was completely destroyed.

A new life arrives in Serbia

Ola Ala Abdala, 21, is Syrian refugee and the mother of two children. She was 18 when she married her first husband who died during the conflict. Ola had...

A Family Room provides a place to play and relax for refugees in limbo in Serbia

Over 500 refugees are stranded in the Preševo Reception Centre in Southern Serbia. This Centre has been their home for more than a month now. Together with...

World Vision will deliver 6800 hot meals over the 38 days for 200 refugee children in Preševo.

Warm meals for 200 children

One month has passed since European Union countries closed their borders to migrants, effectively sealing off “the Balkan route” an overland passage...

“Music gives soul to the universe and wings to the mind”

Plato said that “music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to...

Football brings joy tothe refugees

Football brings joy to the refugees in Serbia

With recent border closures and changes in migration policies across Europe, there are currently more 2,000 refugees and asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq...

Refugees and asylum seekers stuck in Limbo in Serbia

Young refugees cite military, police and being sent home as biggest fears

Children World Vision spoke to on the Serbian-Macedonian border say their greatest fear is being sent back to the war and fighting they have fled. World...

Ibrahim and Hamza in a World Vision child friendly space

‘People look at you as a second-class citizen because you are a refugee’

Jara, a 23-year-old Syrian refugee, fled with her family to Lebanon from Syria almost three years ago. Her husband travelled from Lebanon to the...

Fleeing War, Refugees Get Much-needed Support in Serbia

Herin, a 27-year-old Syrian mother is travelling through Serbia in route to Germany, where her husband went ahead of her in search for a better life for...

World Vision Distributes Warm Clothes to Refugees

As temperatures in Serbia drop to below zero, World Vision continues with the distribution of boots, gloves and socks to help refugees arriving to Serbia...

World Vision Reaches 100,000 Refugees in Serbia

With the help of donors and partners, World Vision continues to provide much needed help to refugees traveling through Serbia. In the past three months...

Child Friendly Space in Serbia

World Vision’s Wihui Wang reports from Bapska where we run a child friendly space for children and a breast feeding space for mothers with young infants. A...

Nothing to miss because there is nothing to be missed

Winter is the time for coziness, for family, smiles and warmth coming from our homes. However, for millions of refugees, these winter memories are all they...

Syrian refugees wait to start their lives again

Adasevci, SERBIA – Looking at Fahad Tabuck’s face, it’s hard not to notice the combination of exhaustion, frustration and despair that seems permanently...

Relief for Refugee Families in Serbia

Action Deutschland Hilft and World Vision have joined hands in providing basic needs for refugee families arriving in Serbia, greeting them with aid...

Distributions in Serbia provide physical and psychological support to refugees

Marko Miljevic, Distribution Manager for World Vision's work in Serbia knows the importance of food and non-food items to refugees. “I was a refugee myself...

Preparing for winter in Serbia

Katharina Witkowski, Operation's Director for World Vision's work in Serbia explains plans to help refugees as temperatures drop and winter approaches.

Syrian refugee children face dropping temperatures on their way to Europe

It has taken two planes, one boat and 20 days walking for Ibrahim, Outayba, Youssef, Khattab (cousins) and their families to reach the border of Serbia and...

Syrian children among the thousands waiting in the cold to cross Serbia's border

Colder weather makes life even more difficult for thousands who wait to cross the border between Serbia and Croatia. Alissar, 10, a Syrian refugee is...

Refugees in Serbia face rain, dropping temperatures

As temperatures in Serbia decrease, thousands of refugees continue to arrive inadequately dressed and without proper footwear. “When I see them walking...

A Child Friendly Space provides relief for refugee children in Serbia

On October 4th, World Vision, together with UNICEF, opened a Child Friendly Space (CFS) for refugees crossing at the Bapska border between Serbia and...

Refugees find shelter in abandoned buildings in Serbia

Yazdan, at 7 months old, knows that he’s adored. He smiles and melts the hearts of everyone around him. His mother, Balnafshan, 27, cuddles, feeds, and...

Syrian refugees "stuck" in Serbia

Hassan, 35, worked and saved for two years. He, his and four children have been traveling for a month and a half. Finally, they are within sight of the...

Syrian refugees along the Serbia-Hungary border wonder ‘what’s next’?

The family sat on a mat in the shade of trees in a paved area near the border. They slept on the ground near the border the night before. Neither Teasadi...

World Vision provides help along Serbia-Hungary boarder

Kanjiža camp, in northern Serbia along the country’s border with Hungary, seems like one of the busiest places in the world. Not a minute passes without...