World Vision

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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the Ayacucho region in Peru, the third significant earthquake in the region in less than two months.

Our teams in @WorldVisionPeru are checking on the safety of our staff and working with local authorities and partners to assess any impacts on the affected communities.

With over 45 years of presence in Peru and 104 emergency responses around the world in the last year alone, we're ready to act if help is needed.

The slides below share what we know so far, how World Vision is preparing, and why local presence matters in the first hours and days after a disaster.

Follow along for updates as we learn more.

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🚨BREAKING: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred today in the Ayacucho region of Peru. The quake was felt across eight regions of Peru, including Lima, Cusco, and Arequipa. World Vision is standing ready to support the most vulnerable.

As we assess the impacts, please join us in praying for our colleagues and those we serve in South America. They have now dealt with three significant earthquakes in under two months. 🧡

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What inspires someone to become a humanitarian? From her comfortable life in Japan to working with refugees in Uganda, Riho shares the driving force behind her humanitarian journey.

Humanitarians often risk their safety—and sometimes even lose their lives—while helping others in crisis. In fact, more than 1,000 aid workers have been reportedly killed in the last three years. Each one was a daughter, son, father, mother, sister, brother, and friend.

Like and share this video to stand in solidarity with Riho and other humanitarian workers around the world.

#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity

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Over 30,000 strong, World Vision staff go the distance to reach the most vulnerable children and individuals in the most fragile communities. Whether over land, through water, or by air, our frontline workers will travel wherever they are needed.

"Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness.
Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so."

Like and share this post to celebrate humanitarians everywhere 🧡

#ActForHumanity #WorldHumanitarianDay

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This #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honour the humanitarian workers who continue to show up for children and families in the world's most challenging places. They deliver food, healthcare, protection, education, and hope, often at great personal risk.

For 75 years, #WorldVision has stood alongside children affected by crisis. Together with local responders and humanitarian partners, we remain committed to reaching those who need help most. Because every time a humanitarian worker reaches a child, they bring a promise that life can get better.

Join us this World Humanitarian Day and call for the protection of all humanitarians around the world. #ActForHumanity

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Celebrate World Humanitarian Day with us! Join us live to see behind the scenes of our humanitarian response in Venezuela. Mark your calendar for:

Wednesday, August 19
7 am Pacific / 9 am Central / 10 am Eastern

You will meet:
🔸 Chris Montgomery - one of our roving reporters
🔸 Andre Guardiola - a storyteller who gathers content around Latin America
🔸 Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco - manages partnerships for field operations
🔸 Maria Andreina Pernalete - communications lead at World Vision Venezuela
🔸 Daniela Romero - one of our partners at Fuente de Vida Church

See you there!

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In Sudan, a generation of children is being pushed to the brink. An estimated 24 million children need humanitarian assistance (Source: @UNOCHA) while 850,000 children are battling life-threatening malnutrition (Source: @WFP ).

As the world marks #WorldHumanitarianDay, @gracemavhy of @WVSudan takes us beyond the headlines and onto the roads of Sudan, where children are growing up amid conflict, hunger and displacement, and where aid workers risk their lives to reach them.

Beyond the statistics, her story is a reminder that humanitarian crises are lived, not counted. They are felt in children like Tayeb whose futures are shaped by conflict and deprivation; in mothers who quietly skip meals so their babies can eat; and in communities striving to hold onto dignity, hope and each other under circumstances that would test anyone's endurance. In places where headlines often reduce suffering to numbers, these are the human realities we cannot afford to overlook.

This World Humanitarian Day, we join the call to protect aid workers, ensure safe access for life-saving assistance, and provide the sustained funding needed to reach children before it is too late.

24 million children cannot wait. 850,000 children facing severe malnutrition cannot wait. Action cannot wait.

Read Grace's powerful reflection and stand with Sudan's children: https://t.co/p52cUcrKXe

#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity #ChildrenInCrisis #HumanitarianAction #AidWorkers #ChildProtection #NotATarget #HumanitarianFunding #LeaveNoChildBehind

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Our team at @WahanaVisi_ID has launched an emergency response to the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Flores on Saturday. They have deployed assessment teams and distributed shelter kits to affected families.

Further distributions are planned from available stocks. We have worked in Flores for many years through child sponsorship and community development programmes. Our concern is that the earthquake may further exacerbate pre-existing vulnerabilities, such as water scarcity, food insecurity, malnutrition, and mental health and child protection concerns. Continued El Niño conditions also heighten the risk of cop failure, further worsening household food insecurity.

We expect our response efforts to focus on:
➡️ emergency shelter and non-food items
➡️ clean water and hygiene support
➡️ child protection and child-friendly spaces
➡️ psychosocial supporot for children and families
➡️ multi-purpose cash assistance

Join us in praying for those affected by the earthquake. And if you are moved to donate, please go to https://t.co/KHjHCti5DI

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🚨BREAKING: Earthquake in Indonesia.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck the Flores region of Indonesia, prompting tsunami warnings for several coastal areas. The shallow quake was followed by strong aftershocks, and the full impact is still unfolding.

Please join us in praying for children and families in affected communities, for those evacuating coastal areas, and for first responders as they assess the situation. 🙏🧡

We’ll continue to share updates as we learn more.

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Why is child-led advocacy important? Let us count the ways!

At World Vision, we believe children and young people should be active participants in decisions that affect their lives, communities, and futures. We've seen first-hand that when young people are equipped, supported, and heard, they become powerful advocates for positive change. They're driving progress in their schools, communities, and even on global stages.

Swipe to see what happens when children and youth speak up and take part ➡️

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When the world looks away, humanitarian workers keep showing up.

Today, @WFP says, 14 million Afghans face acute hunger, while child malnutrition has reached record levels in 12 provinces, with children under two among the hardest hit. According to @UNOCHA in 2026, an estimated 21.9 million people, nearly half the population, will require humanitarian assistance.

In #Afghanistan, a severely malnourished one-year-old travelled eight hours by foot and donkey to reach care. Not because his family had certainty. Because they believed someone would open the clinic door.

In his World Humanitarian Day reflection, Mark Calder of @WVAfghanistan challenges how we talk about hope. Hope is not optimism. It is the quiet faithfulness of parents who make impossible journeys, and of health workers who continue serving communities through drought, funding cuts and uncertainty.

For millions of children, this hope depends on sustained humanitarian support.

This #WorldHumanitarianDay, let us stand with those who keep showing up, and ensure they have the resources to keep lifesaving services open for children and families who need them most.

Read Mark's blog post at https://t.co/MXGbxyhdfX

#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity #ChildrenInCrisis #HumanitarianAction #Localization #AidWorkers #ChildProtection #NotATarget #FundLocalResponders #LeaveNoChildBehind

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The war on children when aid can no longer get through: As attacks on humanitarian workers rise, millions of children caught in conflict risk being cut off from lifesaving assistance.

Humanitarian organisations are warning that evolving conflict tactics are making it increasingly dangerous to deliver food, healthcare, and protection where they are needed most.

For children trapped by conflict, humanitarian access is the difference between hunger and survival.

Now is the time for donors, companies, and governments to stand up for the protection of aid workers and the children they serve.

Read more: https://t.co/LUBpe8pauH

#WorldHumanitarianDay #ActForHumanity #ChildrenInCrisis #HumanitarianAction #Localization #AidWorkers #ChildProtection #NotATarget #FundLocalResponders #LeaveNoChildBehind

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You've seen the news. Homes, schools, and health facilities have been damaged and destroyed after Monday's 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia. The quake was felt in different regions of the country, including Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Pereira, Armenia, and Manizales.

Our teams are currently in the field assessing needs and preparing to deliver clean water, food, hygiene kits, and cash transfers to affected families. With widespread power interruptions, internet access has been spotty, and communication is a challenge. But we'll let you know as soon as we hear more!

Please join us in praying for families who have lost loved ones, and for those working in search and rescue. 🙏🏽

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The world may have moved on. But children in Myanmar continue to struggle as conflict, displacement, and disaster persist. So do the local responders who remain by their side, often while surviving the same crises themselves.

In Myanmar, 16.2M people need life-saving assistance, including 5 million children (@UNOCHA) while displacement has reached a record 3.8 million people (@Refugees)

Behind these numbers are local responders helping children recover, learn, and dream again, often while facing the same crises themselves.

This #WorldHumanitarianDay, read @nawphoebe's powerful call for action. https://t.co/N7qjZIrEHd

#ActForHumanity #ChildrenInCrisis #AidWorkers #Localization #NotATarget
#LeaveNoChildBehind

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Two major earthquakes in Latin America in less than two months. As Colombia assesses the impact of the earthquake in Chocó, it is a reminder that resilience is not built when disaster strikes. It is revealed.

The communities that navigate uncertainty most effectively often draw on something that cannot be airlifted or rapidly deployed: trust, local leadership and strong social connections.

How can disaster preparedness do more to strengthen these foundations before the next crisis? That creates a challenge for donors, governments and international agencies, including @UNOCHA @UNDRR @WorldBankGroup @UNDP @UNICEF and @ifrc. If local leadership repeatedly proves decisive in the first hours of a crisis, why is investment in community-led preparedness still treated as secondary rather than central?

The lesson from Venezuela is not simply about earthquakes. It is about rethinking where resilience actually resides, and whether preparedness should build on the trust networks communities already have.

Read the full piece at https://t.co/sRJZM5Rsk5

#Venezuel, #HumanitarianAction, #DisasterPreparedness, #Localization, #CommunityResilience

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A child fleeing conflict should not have to prove their worthiness before receiving protection.

75 years after the Refugee Convention, millions of refugee children still rely on its promise of safety, education and dignity. According to @Refugees children make up 39% of the world's refugee population. Yet funding cuts are putting their futures at risk.

World Vision stands with refugee children and calls for renewed support for protection and hope.

Read the op-ed by @AmandaRivesA, Senior Director, Humanitarian Advocacy, Policy and Partnerships => https://t.co/l10RVuYUZF

#RefugeeConvention75 #ForEveryChild #RefugeeChildren #HumanitarianAction #ForcedDisplacement

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Following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Colombia, Raul Rodriguez, our Director of Risk Management and Corporate Security, gives his first-hand account.

He also describes the immediate actions that World Vision is taking to ensure the safety of our staff and to respond effectively.

#ColombiaEarthquake #DisasterRelief #EmergencyResponse #HumanitarianAid

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MEDIA RELEASE: Powerful earthquake strikes Colombia
- The quake is the strongest felt in the past decade, according to the Colombian Geological Survey
- Preliminary reports indicate severe damage and injuries in the department of Chocó, where the epicenter was located
- World Vision has activated its crisis committee and stands ready to assess and respond

Bogotá, 10 August 2026. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook several cities across Colombia on the morning of Monday, 10 August, including the capital, Bogotá, as well as Manizales, Pereira and Cali. The epicentre was recorded in Palmar, in the department of Chocó, on the country’s Pacific coast.

“The event shook us early in the morning. Some people were on their way to work, while others were caught at home. Preliminary reports point to severe damage in the cities of Cali, Quibdó —the capital of the department of Chocó— and at Pereira airport. Injuries have already been reported in that city,” said Raúl Rodríguez, Corporate Security Manager for World Vision Colombia.

World Vision has activated its emergency committee and is assessing the situation. “We are in constant communication with the various regions where we operate,” the organisation said.

In Cali, several areas remain without electricity and water, while communication systems are down and overwhelmed. The earthquake, which had a depth of 88 kilometres, was felt in Ecuador and in Panama, where metro service was even suspended as a precaution in response to the seismic alert.

The Colombian Geological Survey reported that this was the strongest earthquake recorded in the past decade. Following the main tremor, two aftershocks of magnitude 2.8 and 4.8 on the Richter scale have been registered.

“Right now we are confirming that our staff are safe, and we are assessing the possible impact on the communities where we are present. As an organisation committed to children, we are monitoring the situation and stand ready to assess and respond to any needs that may arise,” said Peter Gape, Bi-national Director for Colombia and Venezuela.

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World Vision is a global Christian relief and development organisation dedicated to protecting children in the most vulnerable contexts. We are present in more than 70 countries around the world, and in 15 across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Too often, child participation is treated as an outcome in itself. A child speaks on a panel. Young people are consulted. A seat is created at the table. But participation only becomes meaningful when it influences what happens next.

In this article, Maurice Sadlier raises an important challenge for policymakers and practitioners: are we measuring children's involvement, or their impact on the decisions that affect their lives?

At a time when governments and international organisations face increasingly complex climate and development choices, listening cannot be a symbolic exercise. It must be a core function of effective and accountable governance.

The real question is not whether children have a voice, but whether institutions are prepared to respond to it.

Read the full piece => https://t.co/pqLvmSfYEe