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World Vision New Zealand - Latest News [Page 15]

Students' fundraising turns teachers into punks!

Friday, 12 March 2004, 12:19 am | World Vision New Zealand

Students at Westlake Girls High School will pull out all the stops in their bid to raise $30,000 for the World Vision 40 Hour Famine and their teachers vow they will adopt punk-style hair-dos if the girls reach their goal. More >>

World Vision Begins Medical Deliveries in Haiti

Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 9:05 am | World Vision New Zealand

Yesterday World Vision delivered the first batch of emergency medical kits to hospitals in previously insecure areas of Haiti. The first batch, containing medicines, feeding tubes, water filters, paediatric scales and oral dehydration salts was delivered ... More >>

Eye Witness: Singing in streets follows Haiti coup

Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 11:00 am | World Vision New Zealand

Port au Prince -- World Vision staff report a dramatic change in mood in Haiti's capital Port au Prince overnight with singing and dancing in the streets today. More >>

40 Hour Famine will help starving in Haiti

Monday, 1 March 2004, 12:36 am | World Vision New Zealand

World Vision today committed a minimum of NZ$50,000 from the upcoming 40 Hour Famine to address serious food and medical shortages in war-ravaged Haiti. More >>

Haiti: Aid agency struggles in face of chaos

Friday, 27 February 2004, 11:33 am | World Vision New Zealand

World Vision staff abandoned their office and retreated to their homes and a city hotel last night as Haiti's capital descended into chaos. More >>

Rwandan genocide survivor visits NZ schools

Thursday, 26 February 2004, 11:55 am | World Vision New Zealand

Over the next few weeks, school children throughout New Zealand will hear first hand how children their own age survive a civil war in their own country. World Vision worker, Jacqueline Uwumukize is visiting New Zealand in the lead up to this year's ... More >>

NZ Earthquake Dollars To Rebuild Health Centre

Friday, 6 February 2004, 12:52 am | World Vision New Zealand

World Vision New Zealand has now raised over $750,000 for victims of the Bam earthquake which shattered the Iranian city on December 26. More >>

Image: Do The 40 Hour Famine Get The Tee Shirt

Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 10:19 am | World Vision New Zealand

For the first time in the history of the 40 Hour Famine in New Zealand (28 years), young people who want to, can purchase their Famine tee shirt at their favourite shopping mall through the Postie Plus stores nationwide. More >>

World Vision to Build Health Clinics in Iran

Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 10:02 am | World Vision New Zealand

Caption: Health officials sign the Memorandum of Understanding with World Vision programme officer Debs Harris on the floor of a converted container. (L-R) Assistant director of international affairs for Ministry of Health Dr Mohammad Malek, Professor ... More >>

Iran Quake: New Zealand Funds Help In Big Clean Up

Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 12:22 am | World Vision New Zealand

World Vision New Zealand has now raised over $500,000 through the Bam Earthquake Appeal, which is helping with the rebuilding of the shattered city. More >>

Iran: World Vision Tent Replaces Health Clinic

Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 11:25 am | World Vision New Zealand

Community health worker Hossein Chahardongi cracks a smile after he and some of the young men of his village successfully erect a World Vision tent. More >>

World Vision NZ Raises $400,000 For Bam, Iran

Monday, 12 January 2004, 5:08 pm | World Vision New Zealand

With New Zealand donations to World Vision's Bam earthquake appeal topping $400,000, the aid agency moves into its second phase of aid to the shattered city - James Addis reports from Iran. More >>

WV sanitation assessment exposes health hazard

Monday, 12 January 2004, 5:01 pm | World Vision New Zealand

A World Vision water and sanitation assessment in earthquake-hit Bam and outlying villages today, showed serious deficiencies posing major health risks. More >>

World Vision partners with Iranian NGO

Thursday, 8 January 2004, 10:39 am | World Vision New Zealand

World Vision yesterday morning completed the hand over of tents, soap, plastic sheeting and water containers to Iranian NGO Jari (Help) to disburse to earthquake-hit families in Bam. More >>

Earthquake Update: Hats off to New Zealand donors

Wednesday, 7 January 2004, 11:49 pm | World Vision New Zealand

Donations from New Zealanders to World Vision's Bam earthquake appeal have topped $120,000, and it's hoped the aid agency will be able to match the New Zealand Government's pledge of $200,000 by the end of this week. More >>

World Vision begins night distribution of relief

Tuesday, 6 January 2004, 7:08 pm | World Vision New Zealand

New Zealand press officer, James Addis was helping in World Vision's first distribution of relief goods to earthquake victims, negotiating rubble and garbage strewn streets in darkness.[January 3] More >>

Earthquake Coverage: Demand for World Vision Tents

Tuesday, 6 January 2004, 9:37 am | World Vision New Zealand

World Vision undertook a second distribution of tents in Bam tonight [January 4] as thousands flood back into the city in search of shelter. More >>

Searching For Family In Bam, Iran

Monday, 5 January 2004, 1:00 pm | World Vision New Zealand

Three men from the town of Jiroft about 100 kilometers away cruise the haunting ruins of Bam like guardian angles. They are two shopkeepers and a farmer who patrol the streets mostly by night in a battered sedan both searching for family and friends ... More >>

Iran Quake: Six Year Old Amir's Family Is Gone

Friday, 2 January 2004, 5:55 pm | World Vision New Zealand

Within moments, Amir's family's home was demolished, his father and sister were dead, and his mother died shortly after. “He has a stunned, faraway look in his eyes,” John Schenk, World Vision International Communications Manager, says. More >>

Kiwis Raise $50,000 For Bam Earthquake Appeal

Friday, 2 January 2004, 5:47 pm | World Vision New Zealand

New Zealanders have so far given $50,000 to World Vision's Earthquake Appeal for victims of the Bam earthquake in Iran. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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