Displacement Archives

In times of crisis, World Vision establishes Child-Friendly Spaces where children can go and feel safe, begin recovering from trauma, and learn to play again. Read how play is crucial for children's learning and recovery.

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The importance of play when violence displaces childhood

In times of crisis, World Vision establishes Child-Friendly Spaces where children can go and feel safe, begin recovering from trauma, and learn to play again. Read how play is crucial for children’s learning and recovery.

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Democratic Republic of the CongoAlbaniaBangladeshCentral African RepublicMaliPhilippinesSouth SudanUganda

James Orlando, a member of World Vision's Global Rapid Response Team, gives water to a little girl during a relief supplies distribution for Hurricane Irma survivors Sept. 14 at Bethel Assemblies of God Church in Immokalee, Florida.

From the Field

2017 Hurricane Irma: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

Hurricane Irma caused about $50 billion in damage and is the fifth-costliest storm to hit the continental U.S. since 1900. Here are some facts, FAQs, and how to help.

Disaster Relief
Dominican RepublicHaitiUnited States

Pray for the Middle East — for Syrians displaced by war, maternal and child health in Afghanistan, and that more children can go to school in Pakistan.

Prayers

Covering the world in prayer: Pray for the Middle East

Pray with us for the Middle East — for Syrians displaced by civil war, refugee host communities throughout the region, and maternal and child health in Afghanistan.

Christian Faith Stories
IraqJerusalem, West Bank, GazaJordanLebanonSyria

Pastor and humanitarian Eugene Cho visited Syrian refugee tented settlements in Lebanon and Iraq with World Vision.

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Podcast with pastor and humanitarian Eugene Cho

On this edition of the World Vision podcast, pastor and humanitarian Eugene Cho speaks to us about his recent book, Overrated, and his trip to Lebanon and Iraq to visit Syrian refugee tent settlements near the Syria border.

Christian Faith Stories
IraqLebanon

Only because we’re loved and forgiven can we love and forgive others. This Thanksgiving, Rich Stearns challenges us to look at generosity differently.

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Loving our enemy: A Thanksgiving challenge

It’s only because we’re loved and forgiven that we can love and forgive others. Pastors in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley demonstrate this in their care for refugees. This Thanksgiving, Rich Stearns challenges us to look at generosity differently.

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LebanonSyria

As South Sudanese refugees arrive in Uganda, they reach a new, unwanted home — but life in these homes hacked from the Ugandan bush is their best option.

Voices

For South Sudanese refugees, surely there is something better

As South Sudanese refugees arrive in Uganda, they reach a new, unwanted home — but life in these homes hacked from the Ugandan bush is the best option they have.

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South SudanUganda

Pray for Florida: As Hurricane Irma continues its destructive path, Florida is bracing for the worst. Pray for people evacuating and those already impacted in the Caribbean.

Prayers

Hurricane Irma: Pray for Florida, Caribbean

As Hurricane Irma continues its path of destruction, Florida is bracing for the worst. Pray for people evacuating and those already impacted in the Caribbean.

Disaster Relief
Dominican RepublicHaiti

Rescue workers evacuate people from floodwaters during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (©2017 Genesis Photos/photo by Bradley J. Hodges)

From the Field

Tropical storms, flooding wreak havoc around the world

Hurricane Harvey and flooding around the world is captured in 12 stunning photographs by World Vision photographers as we respond to these natural disasters.