Provide Life-Saving Support to Children Facing Crises and Disasters
Your Support Can Impact Lives In These Places
Rebuilding Homes Post-Typhoon in Vietnam
Building disaster-resilient homes with essential safe water and latrine facilities for families affected by Typhoon Yagi
Hunger Crisis Response & Famine Prevention in South Darfur, Sudan
Food assistance for households with children under 5 years, and pregnant and lactating mothers facing acute malnutrition to reduce the risk of malnutrition and famine.
An Inclusive Future for Children with Disabilities in Iraq
Provide specialised learning support for children affected by conflict and exclusion.
Education and Clean Water for Rohingya Refugees
Improve clean water access, sanitation and hygiene through provision of latrines, handwashing faciliites and water filtration tables. Provide education support through community-based learning facilities and vocational training for Rohingya refugee children.
Middle East Crisis Response
World Vision has been working in the Middle East for over 50 years. Our teams are on the ground responding with life-saving support to reach the most vulnerable children and families. Your support is critical in delivering timely essentials such as food, clean water, healthcare, and psychosocial support. Your help brings safety and comfort to children and families who need it most.
We Support Their Recovery
Before, during and after emergencies, we are there. With decades of experience in the world’s most fragile places, we have built the capacity to support children and their communities not just to survive crises and disasters, but to move forward with strength.
Survive
World Vision is among the first to respond - delivering food, water, medicine, and shelter within 24 to 72 hours.
Recover
Through psychosocial support and safe spaces, we help children recover from the trauma of conflict or disaster.
Build
We help communities prepare for floods, droughts & crises by improving infrastructure and providing emergency training.
Stories of Crisis & Disaster Response
From Mandalay to Yangon: What I Witnessed Changed Me Forever
The Life of a Child Surviving the Myanmar Earthquake
Myanmar Children at Risk of Abuse and Exploitation Following Devastating Earthquake, Warns World Vision
Deepening mental health crisis in Syria, following last month's earthquakes, warns World Vision
5 things we have learned responding to earthquakes
World Vision deeply concerned about the fate of unaccompanied children in Syria
Why cash is king in emergency responses
Worst needs from earthquake in over a decade, will take over a generation to recover
World Vision warns of spiralling health crisis and spread of disease in Syria following earthquakes
Frequently Asked Questions
World Vision’s presence in nearly 100 countries means we can act quickly. We work day-to-day with the vulnerable communities across six continents. This includes building resilience for when the worst happens. We prepare for everything. This includes
- Natural disasters like tsunamis
- Famines driven by climate change
- Or humanitarian crises brought about by conflict.
Our response efforts are helped by raising funds ahead of time, working with experts and local partners and positioning relief supplies around the world.
Since 1966, World Vision has responded to some of the world’s worst natural disasters and emergencies to save and rebuild lives.
When disaster strikes, World Vision first responds with life-saving emergency aid. Then we stay for the long term to help families recover. Within the first couple of hours after a disaster, World Vision staff members closest to the disaster respond with reports on what’s needed. If there are no security or safety concerns our staff are on the ground within 24 to 72 hours of the disaster. We immediately make assessments and can begin to provide relief. For the first week, we continue to distribute emergency aid and relief to those affected by the disaster.
Over the following month, we assist families with temporary shelter, water, sanitation, child protection activities, healthcare and economic opportunities. We work with local people, partners and governments.
We stand with communities right from disaster through to recovery and building back.
Depending on the type of emergency, your support will make different programs and responses possible. Your donations can support:
- Meeting the most urgent needs in fast-moving disasters like earthquakes by helping us set up the initial response
- Improving community resilience for longer term disasters like famine
- Providing food, water and shelter to families in times of unexpected crisis
- And supporting child protection and safe spaces for children to learn and play.
An estimated 1 in 11 children around the world needs humanitarian support due to conflict, hunger, and climate disasters.
