Last update: December 2018
On 22 December night a high tide and a three-meter volcanic tsunami hit Banten Province and South Lampung, the casualty toll is close to 2,000. The number is expected to grow as relief workers are assessing the affected area. As people are moving to safe locations, the number of the displaced is on the rise.
The tsunami is one of the three major natural disasters Indonesia has experienced in the four-month-period since August when a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Lombok and killed over 100. In September the Sulawesi Island was hit by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that resulted in over 2,100 deaths and 2.4 million people affected.
Please pray for the vulnerable children and families:
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Last update: September 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut hit northern Luzon, the Philippines, more than 150,000 people are displaced. The overall number of people affected is over 600,000 and is expected to exceed one million in the coming days.
Having foreseen the scale of the destruction, World Vision have already stocked up relief items before Mangkhut arrived, which has enabled us to begin our response right after. This includes the distribution of items such as hygiene packs, clothing and mosquito nets. We will also continue to assess the needs and coordinate further actions alongside the government and other organisations to help children and families in need.
May we ask for your prayer support to the vulnerable children and families in this difficult time:
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Last update: August 2018
Since June, incessant rains in the state of Kerala in southern India have caused extremely severe floods of a scale unrivalled in almost a century. As of now, more than 300 lives have been lost; over 32 million have been affected, with 800,000 displaced. More than half of the affected are children.
Our assessment in the affected areas shows that the most needed items are food, clean water, sanitation and hygiene facilities/items, shelters, as well as protection and education for children.
Our staff have already started relief operation in Kerala, including food distribution and establishment of child friendly spaces to meet children’s psychological needs. We will continue to dispatch relief items such as hygiene packs and daily necessities, as well as providing shelters for the affected, with a view to benefiting 20,000 households.
Please pray for the vulnerable children and families:
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Last update: July 2018
Since conflict broke out in Syria in 2011, millions have been forced to leave home, including over 5.6 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries. With homes destroyed, loved ones separated and over 3.7 million children under the age of five displaced and deprived of education, the war has scarred many Syrian families for life.
Please remember the Syrian children and families affected by the ongoing conflict in your prayers.
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Last update: November 2017
Over 600,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh since end August. 21% of the children under the age of five affected by this humanitarian crisis are malnourished. There are inadequate health facilities and the water is unsafe to drink. Children and babies are sick, and some of them are dying. Bangladesh’s border region has become the world’s largest makeshift settlement for refugees. They are helpless and nearly hopeless. World Vision staff are providing assistance to refugee children and families, having distributed emergency food aid to over 100,000 people.
Please pray for the refugee children and families:
Last Update: May 2017
Hunger crisis driven by complicated factors, including drought and conflict, has left over 20 million people across East Africa in urgent need of humanitaian food assistance. More than 3.5 million children are suffering from malnutrition. In late February, famine was declared in two provinces of Unity state in northern South Sudan. Somalia is also on the brink of famine, and certain parts of Kenya and Ethiopia are approaching emergency levels of food insecurity. At the same time, those escaping conflict and hunger crises are increasing dramatically across the region; exacerbating the need to assist in multiple areas and contexts.
Last update: May 2018
South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are currently facing a hunger crisis, brought about by factors such as drought, flooding and conflict. Last year, famine was even declared in two counties of Unity State, South Sudan. As of today, the ongoing crisis has left 22 million people across the four East African countries in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, including 12 million children.
The World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conference of Churches, along with 120 church-related networks and organisations and partners, amounting to 1 billion believers, are calling for faith congregations worldwide to participate in the “Global Day of Prayer to End Famine” on 10 June 2018, when Christians across the globe will respond to the global food crisis through prayer during church service and personal quiet time.
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Last Update：November 2017
Over 1 billion children experience violence every year globally. Violence threatens their survival and health, robs them of their right to education, and causes short and long-term physical, emotional and social consequences. It is important to address these issues and offer counselling and assistance to the victims, so that they feel safe and have their immediate needs met.
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Last Update：November 2017
Many of the issues of violence, such as child labour, child marriage, child sacrifice, are prohibited by laws which, however, are not always enforced. Each one of us is called to speak out for orphans and the poor.
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Issue Date: November 2015
According to UNAIDS, there were 36.9 million people living with HIV in 2014, and about 2 million were new cases.
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Issue Date: October 2013
It is estimated that nearly 32 million girls worldwide are still unable to attend school and complete their education due to financial, institutional and cultural barriers.
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Issue Date: August 2013
The number of unemployed youth continues to soar globally. An additional 3.5 million young people have gone jobless since 2007. Many countries are facing serious challenges in tackling this global youth unemployment crisis. The chance of a youngster going unemployed is nearly triple to that of an adult.
Last update: September 2017
Indonesia Earthquake & Tsunami Relief
