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World Vision India provides relief to 8000 affected families in Kerala in the flood hit districts of Mallapuram and Pallakad, allocates a fund of 28 Lakhs

Delhi, 16 August 2018: World Vision India, a child focused humanitarian organization with expertise in disaster management, has begun relief work in two severely flood affected districts of Palakkad and Malappuram. The two districts are home to small and marginalized farmers, daily wage workers and tribal families whose houses and land have been washed away. …

World Vision India Launches Campaign to End Violence against Children, to Impact 5 million Children by 2021

World Vision India’s campaign, ’It Takes the World to End Violence against Children’ targets 5 million children across 25 States and 1 Union Territory May 16, Delhi: World Vision India (WVI), a humanitarian organization working for child protection, launched a nation-wide campaign to end child sexual abuse and exploitation by 2021, in New Delhi …

World Vision India and Uber Mumbai to provide drought relief

PICKING UP RELIEF World Vision India and Uber Mumbai to provide drought relief Mumbai, 2nd May 2016: Are you residing in Mumbai? Are you concerned about the drought situation which has affected 330 million people in the country? Are you willing to contribute to the ongoing relief work in the affected areas? If your answer …

World Vision India to distribute relief kits to flood victims

Chennai, 14th December 2015: As part of its relief efforts following the Chennai floods, World Vision India plans to distribute relief packets worth over INR 4 crore to 12,064 families affected in the city. The first phase of the distribution took place at the Madras School of Social Work, Egmore on Sunday afternoon. Each …

Bikers ride off to fight against Hunger and Malnutrition in the National Capital

~Campaign to raise awareness on hunger and malnutrition comes to an end in Delhi~ Delhi, 17th October 2015: Around 400 bikers took to the streets of Delhi at the Chattarpur Resort to show their solidarity as part of World Vision India’s 24 Hour Famine, a national campaign to raise awareness on hunger and malnutrition. …

World Vision India Declares Charter of Demand at National Forum of Young People for Justice & Peace

New Delhi : World Vision India organized a national-level panel discussion on the socio-political issues affecting youth across the nation, as part of its four-day national forumin Delhi today. The panel discussion aimed to discuss and understand the issues faced by youngsters and prepare a charter of demand to be submitted to the Central and …

Girls Write Letters Asking for Change : World Vision India brings out a compilation of letters written by girls to decision makers, voicing their concerns

Chennai, 9th October 2015: As the International Day of the Girl Child is being observed on October 11th across the world, girl children in India continue to voice their concerns in a bid to be heard. The UN observance that has the theme of ‘Power of the adolescent Girl: Vision 2030,’ stresses on the importance …

Cherian Thomas is the new CEO and National Director of World Vision India

Chennai, 20th August 2015: World Vision India today announced Cherian Thomas as its new CEO and National Director. He will be taking over from Dr Jayakumar Christian from September, 2015. Cherian Thomas comes with a rich experience of over 29 years in banking, finance and development, covering a range of functional areas in Citibank, ICICI …

India Floods – World Vision India hopes to reach out to 1,00,000 people with immediate relief, livelihood and shelter assistance

New Delhi, 06th August, 2015: World Vision India declared a category III, national office response today to assist 100,000 people in India deeply affected by the floods. World Vision India’s National Disaster Management Teams (NDMTs) will provide immediate relief, livelihood and shelter assistance to the flood-hit communities across the country. The death toll due to heavy …

The Class of the Working: Child labour still a threat for over 4 million Indian children

Chennai, 10th June, 2015: Kanna, a boy of 12 hailing from Rajahmundry, thought child labour was just natural, as many of his close friends were working. After dropping out of school in grade 7, he worked as a blacksmith and as an assistant for an automobile mechanic. While working at the blacksmith’s shop, he had …