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Children in Syria at risk of abuse and separation as earthquake leaves hundreds of thousands stranded

08 Feb 2023
Children in Disasters
Press Releases

Hundreds of thousands of children in Northern Syria are currently stranded outside of their homes and are becoming even more vulnerable to family separation, exploitation and abuse. Children are also at risk of hypothermia as they struggle to survive in freezing temperatures. Children will also be out of school as the buildings are still deemed unsafe. 

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Responding to Catastrophic Türkiye-Syria Earthquake

07 Feb 2023
Children in Disasters

The major concerns at the moment are displaced people sleeping wherever they can. People are building fires in oil drums, sleeping outside, sleeping on chairs and in cars, trying to find anywhere that is warm, anywhere except in a building that has the potential to collapse. Buildings and homes remain unstable.

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World Vision Singapore Commits S$100,000 to Support the Urgent Needs of Thousands Impacted by the Catastrophic Earthquake

06 Feb 2023
Press Releases

World Vision Singapore has committed an initial S$100,000, with plans to announce a public fundraising appeal shortly, to support the immediate basic needs of the children and families impacted by the catastrophic earthquake that hit a wide area in south-eastern Türkiye and Northern Syria, killing more than 2,600 people and trapping many others.

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I was once a sponsored child: Stories of former sponsored children from Eswatin, Mongolia, Indonesia and Uganda

03 Feb 2023
Child Sponsorship Stories

There are now millions of adults across the world living productive, fulfilled lives because of the partnership of sponsors who wanted to make a difference. And Alex, Yuyun, Gankhuleg & Maswazi are living proofs of this! 

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A Mother's Hope to Make her Daughter a Police Officer - Microfinance in Myanmar

01 Feb 2023
Livelihood & Microfinance

Daw Pyone is expanding her farm, raising pigs, and making bamboo buckets - so that her daughter's dream of becoming a police officer comes true. Microfinance has been paving way for her to venture into small businesses even in the midst of the pandemic and political unrest. 

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