Experts warn about the dangers of promising to protect May 25, 2010
Bill Forbes, Associate Director of Protection at World Vision International, a faith-based relief NGO, runs their programmes for street children, those affected by armed conflict, sexual exploitation and gender-based violence, and child trafficking. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Deputy Director of International Protection Services at UNHCR, coordinates the global protection cluster of 40 agencies in the emergency protection response, which has been active in C. (AlertNet)
Magnitude 7.1 quake hits Solomon Islands - USGS Apr 12, 2010
Reuters AlertNet - Magnitude 7. 1 quake hits Solomon Islands - USGS. (AlertNet)
Humanitarian best practice - dignity, not just digits Apr 11, 2010
Sun, 02:04 11 Apr 2010 GMT. The views expressed are the author's alone. (AlertNet)
Government risks ignoring quake survivors Apr 11, 2010
Reuters AlertNet - Haitian government risks ignoring earthquake survivors. Sun, 04:04 11 Apr 2010 GMT. (AlertNet)
Quake survivors moving to safer refuge Apr 11, 2010
Reuters AlertNet - Haiti starts moving quake victims to safer refuge. Sun, 08:39 11 Apr 2010 GMT. (AlertNet)
Nerd gets the girl in ‘She’s Out of My League’ Mar 12, 2010
He has a physique ripped from a World Vision International infomercial. Cue beautiful girl cast solely because of her head-shot photos. (Boston Globe)
US-based Christian aid agency`s seven staff members wounded,one goes missing Mar 11, 2010
ABBOTTABAD: Terrorists stormed into the office of World Vision International, a US-based Christian aid agency, in Oghi village in Mansehra on Wednesday, killing six staff members, police and a witness said. World Vision said the six dead were Pakistani members of staff and it was suspending all operations in the country. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Ghana: Kite to Remove Bottlenecks in Solar Industry Mar 1, 2010
The Dutch Government, Philips Lighting Ltd, World Vision International Ghana, DENG, SNV, Rural Energy Foundation (REF) and New Energy are project partners. The Dutch Government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Water Department is sponsoring the ALFA project to the tune of 200,000 Euros as part of the Sustainable Energy for Africa (SESA) initiative. (allAfrica.com)
ANALYSIS-Civilian deaths complicate Afghan mission Feb 23, 2010
Tue, 08:23 23 Feb 2010 GMT. Tough to get balance on battlefield. (AlertNet)
VIDEO: Pakistan's working street children Feb 20, 2010
Sat, 09:06 20 Feb 2010 GMT. The views expressed are the author's alone. (AlertNet)
Local students go hungry to help feed the poor Feb 4, 2010
Tessi Muskrat is a youth leader for Hands of Love Ministry, a Christian organization that teamed up with World Vision International to bring the project to Callaway County ... " Thousands of students around the world will be participating in the event this month, but a group of 10 students from the Fulton area will be helping out here at home.The participants, who come from several different schools in the area including the Missouri School for the Deaf, will start their famine on Friday and... (Fulton Sun, MO)
Northrop Grumman Will Provide Up to $1 Million to Support Earthquake Relief in Haiti Jan 16, 2010
The company will contribute $500,000 through five agencies supporting the Haiti recovery effort: AmeriCares, American Red Cross International, World Vision International, Care and the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund. The company has committed another $500,000 to an employee matching gift program for earthquake relief. (Primezone Releases)
Survivors describe devastation Jan 13, 2010
Frank Williams, the director of the charity World Vision International in Haiti, told CNN the earthquake left people around the capital "pretty much screaming". Port-au-Prince resident Jean Bernard told the network people were desperately looking for their wives, husbands and kids. (BBC News -- Americas)
California's rich keep on giving Jan 10, 2010
While many people donate through their religious organizations or traditional charities and humanitarian groups such as United Way of America or World Vision International Inc., a growing number of America's wealthiest citizens are starting their own organizations. That is particularly true in California, which has the second-largest concentration of foundations after New York. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
