World Vision New Zealand - Latest News [Page 14]
World Vision ready to enter Sudan hell
Friday, 25 June 2004, 12:14 am | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision this week got the all clear to enter western Sudan, where a militia terror campaign has displaced a million people and left thousands of children starving. More >>
World Vision NZ Commits NZ$100k For Darfur Victims
Monday, 14 June 2004, 3:50 pm | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision New Zealand today committed $100,000 from relief funds to assist thousands of refugees fleeing western Sudan and is appealing for more funds to bolster aid efforts. More >>
World Vision readies airlift for Darfur victims
Friday, 11 June 2004, 10:39 am | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision will airlift in emergency supplies this weekend to assist thousands of refugees fleeing violence in western Sudan. More >>
First hand view of need in Bangladesh
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 3:26 pm | World Vision New Zealand
As World Vision launches its major child sponsorship campaign for the year, World Vision New Zealand programme officer, Bernard Gomes, has just returned from Bangladesh, where thousands of children urgently need to be sponsored. More >>
Iraq: Report charts cost of conflict Debt relief
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 3:50 pm | World Vision New Zealand
As US President George Bush lobbies for the cancellation of Iraq's US$134 Billion debt, a new report shows the total debt of 16 of the world's most war-torn countries could be wiped away at much less cost. More >>
Haiti: Aid Staff Struggle To Access Flood Zone
Monday, 31 May 2004, 4:13 pm | World Vision New Zealand
"Now, helicopter and boat access is the only way in, and this has been hampered by continuing rains and heavy cloud cover over the affected regions," she said. More >>
World Vision Rwanda head visits New Zealand
Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 12:27 am | World Vision New Zealand
It is ten years since Kofi Hagan, Director of World Vision Rwanda, last visited New Zealand, and ten years since the genocide in Rwanda. More >>
World Vision Aid Arrives For Train Victims
Monday, 10 May 2004, 3:20 pm | World Vision New Zealand
The first shipment of World Vision blankets worth US$100,000 along with cooking utensils arrived this week in Ryongchon, scene of a horrific train explosion that killed over 150 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. More >>
'Nourish the Children'
Friday, 7 May 2004, 4:29 pm | World Vision New Zealand
'Nourish the Children', an international charity headed up by Lee Iacocca,is holding a charity ball in Auckland tomorrow night, with a view to raising funds for 45,000 meals to be distributed through World Vision NZ in needy countries overseas. More >>
New PNG Strategy To Counter AIDS In Sex Workers
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 11:05 am | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision has clinched a deal with the University of Papua New Guinea's Medical School to kick-off a radical new pilot project to combat AIDS amongst sex workers and their clients. More >>
World Vision aid arrives for train victims
Friday, 30 April 2004, 12:18 am | World Vision New Zealand
The first shipment of World Vision blankets worth US$100,000 along with cooking utensils arrived this week in Ryongchon, scene of a horrific train explosion that killed over 150 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. More >>
World Vision Resumes in Iraq
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 9:43 am | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision has reopened its offices in Iraq, after a temporary closure following a wave of kidnappings in Iraq earlier this month, and is continuing to offer relief services throughout the war-torn country. More >>
Children of war touch Kiwi kids' hearts
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 5:53 pm | World Vision New Zealand
In what looks to be a record year for World Vision's 40 Hour Famine, the theme of 'peace not pieces' has touched a chord with Kiwi kids. More >>
Children of war touch Kiwi kids' hearts
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 5:51 pm | World Vision New Zealand
In what looks to be a record year for World Vision's 40 Hour Famine, the theme of 'peace not pieces' has touched a chord with Kiwi kids. More >>
Ten Years On, The World Must Learn From Rwanda
Monday, 5 April 2004, 4:56 pm | World Vision New Zealand
Ten years ago almost one million people were killed on the streets of Rwanda, and today aid agencies are asking themselves why the world ignored the genocide. More >>
Ten years on, the world must learn from Rwanda
Monday, 5 April 2004, 4:27 pm | World Vision New Zealand
Ten years ago almost one million people were killed on the streets of Rwanda, and today aid agencies are asking themselves why the world ignored the genocide. More >>
PNG: World Vision Flies In Aid For Flood Victims
Friday, 2 April 2004, 9:39 am | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision will today fly in emergency relief supplies to Madang Province after heavy flooding left villagers hungry and naked. More >>
PNG: World Vision Flies In Aid For Flood Victims
Friday, 2 April 2004, 9:39 am | World Vision New Zealand
World Vision will today fly in emergency relief supplies to Madang Province after heavy flooding left villagers hungry and naked. More >>
Security Concerns Make Aid Work Difficult
Thursday, 1 April 2004, 9:49 am | World Vision New Zealand
Aid workers in the Middle East and Europe are facing greater security risks as tension increases in both regions, according to World Vision. More >>
Gammar students to tackle 40 flight Vero stairs
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 2:02 pm | World Vision New Zealand
Students from Epsom Girls Grammar School and Auckland Boys Grammar School are doing a different famine this Saturday [20 March], one that will leave them gasping and with trembling knees! More >>