Category - child sponsorship

Charity gifts for Albania - help Albania

staff writers — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:45:49 +0000

World Vision is one of the main charities working in Albania, and if you want to give a gift that will help people in the country, you can do it through their Must Have Gifts website.

Abuse and exploitation of boys still 'largely ignored' says charity

agency reporter — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:36:03 +0000

The world is still “largely silent and unresponsive” to the needs of boys as both victims and survivors of sexual abuse, according to humanitarian agency, World Vision.

Sponsor a child in Zimbabwe

staff writers — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:39:04 +0000

There has never been a more important time to sponsor a child in Zimambwe.

According to UNICEF since 1990, the under-five mortality rate in Zimbabwe has risen 50 per cent, and one in five Zimbabwean children are now orphans – a result of the severe HIV/AIDS crisis affecting the country. In Zimbabwe, a child dies every 15 minutes from HIV/AIDS. Christian charity World Vision, one of the world’s leading relief and development agencies, has developed a child sponsorship scheme which links people in more affluent countries with individual children in developing countries around the world, including Zimambwe.

World Vision prioritises needs of children following China quake

agency reporter — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:11:34 +0000

Christian development agency World Vision says that it is prioritising children in the aftermath of the earthquake in China. More than 4.8 million people were made homeless after the earthquake destroyed homes and flattened schools.

World Vision launches Child Sponsorship campaign

staff writers — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:49:42 +0000

The international relief and development agency World Vision has launched its two-week child sponsorship campaign with the support of Spice Girl and mum of one, Emma Bunton, appealing to people in the UK.

26 million disabled children denied an education

staff writers — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:35:39 +0000

Disabled children make up a third of the 77 million children worldwide who are excluded from education - equivalent to twice the number of children living in the UK. This is the conclusion of a new report published by Christian development agency World Vision. Click here to support disabled children with World Vision Alternative Gifts

Christian charity says children still illegally imprisoned in Philippines

staff writers — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:00:00 +0000

Following a monitoring visit last week, Christian charity Jubilee Action has claimed that thousands of children are still illegally imprisoned in the Philippines.

Asian churches to challenge violence against children

staff writers — Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:00:00 +0000

Concerned about the growing plight of children in many parts of Asia, church leaders will gather in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 28-31 August and from 1-4 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to evolve a strategy for mobilising churches to take a more active role in overcoming violence against children in both local and national contexts in Asia.