Chandra and Dan Brissette lived in Damascus, Syria while working with the Foreign Service from 2002 to 2004. In today’s Q&A, they talk about how much they loved pre-war Syria, why they were inspired to help refugees of the Syrian crisis, and their hopes for Syria’s tomorrow.
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Conflict
From the Field
Top humanitarian crises of 2015
What were the top 8 humanitarian crises of 2015? Find out what they were and what World Vision and people like you did to help.
From the Field
From heartbreak to hope: 65 years of disaster response
Starting in 1950 with the Korean War, World Vision has responded to the most urgent disasters and humanitarian crises around the world, providing immediate aid.
Voices
It gets worse in one of the world’s worst places — South Sudan
The civil war in South Sudan has left millions of people in need of food. World Vision is on the ground providing food assistance and needs your support.
Voices
World Vision expert talks about conflict, hope in South Sudan
Disaster response expert Drew Clark answers questions about violence in South Sudan, challenges of working in a conflict zone, & hope for the war-torn country.
Special Features
South Sudan’s tattered dreams
AUG. 1, 2015, SOUTH SUDAN — Four years after joyously celebrating its independence, South Sudan has plunged into violence. Listen to a special audio report about the complex needs of this fragile country.
Special Features
Peru’s moving past
MAY 1, 2015, PERU — Once, Quechua people were invisible. Then they were victims. Those who survived were marginalized. From 1980 to 2000, families in the Andean highlands were easy prey for Shining Path terrorists and the military. Both claimed to fight for them even while they killed them: peasant or terrorist — what’s the difference? Good has emerged from the horror. With World Vision standing with them, Quechua have become citizens. They’ve found the courage to speak truth. Today, they are part of Peru’s future.
From the Field
Fragile states: Helping children in the worst of all worlds
Our executive advisor on fragile states breaks down this difficult context for humanitarian work and explains how we’re uniquely equipped to respond.
From the Field
Children’s emotional scars from Syria’s civil war
Amid conflict in Syria and neighboring countries stemming from Syria’s civil war, a sense of childhood is slipping away for a generation of children.
Iraq crisis: 3 women’s stories
Hope is in short supply among the 3.3 million Iraqis displaced by conflict since mid-2014 and who face little chance of returning home soon. Here are three women’s stories: a surgeon, a physician, and an art therapist. As survivors of the conflict, each illustrates how women are working to bring hope and healing to displaced children and families.