Press releases

• Food Crisis Looms in West Africa

  Thursday, 22 December 2011

  A food crisis looming in West Africa could put millions at risk if the global community doesn’t act soon, World Vision is warning.
  
  World Vision is calling on the Government to learn from the lessons of the East Africa food crisis and to act quickly to provide immediate assistance to UN agencies and NGOs working across the affected countries of ...

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• World Vision responds in wake of Philippines floods

  Tuesday, 20 December 2011

  World Vision is responding to the needs of thousands of families in the Philippines after Tropical Storm Washi and flash floods devastated parts of the country on Saturday.
  
  With more than 35,000 people being housed in evacuation centres, World Vision said today that water, ready-to-eat food and hygiene kits remain the most urgent needs.
  
  "The focus now is on providing ...

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• Last chance to double donation to East Africa crisis

  Wednesday, 23 November 2011

  Australians have one week left to double their donations through the Federal Government’s dollar-for-dollar initiative for those suffering from the drought and famine in East Africa.
  
  So far Australians have given more than $6 million to aid agencies for emergency relief since the launch of the scheme on October 5. The Government will double contributions until Wednesday November 30.
  
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• Australia-USA partnership with World Vision to improve literacy

  Thursday, 17 November 2011

  World Vision Australia today welcomed the announcement by President Obama and Prime Minister Gillard of a new partnership between Australian and US government agencies and World Vision to improve the reading skills of school children in developing nations.
  
  The new US$20 million program is to be launched in Washington DC tomorrow, and is part of a new co-operative arrangement between ...

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• Aid agency welcomes government’s move to strengthen food security in Africa

  Friday, 28 October 2011

  Word Vision Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s move to establish a new research centre for food security and commends the government on taking a significant step towards tackling the global food crisis which has trapped one billion people in hunger.

   

  The announcement at the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) today follows World Vision’s warnings that the price of ...

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• Costello, Gilchrist urge CHOGM leaders to hit hunger for six

  Monday, 24 October 2011

  Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist and World Vision Australia CEO Tim Costello today urged leaders attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week in Perth to step up to the plate and address world hunger.
  
  At an event today in Perth, Mr Gilchrist and Rev Costello presented Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd with a giant paper plate on behalf of ...

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• Australian farming expertise can lead fight against hunger

  Monday, 24 October 2011

  Australian farming know-how could form a key part of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) response to the global food crisis, according to a new World Vision report.
  
  The research reveals the price of basic foods have skyrocketed by as much as 250 percent, increasing the number of hungry people in the world to one billion.
  
  The report, released ...

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• Dollar-For-Dollar initiative boosts donations for African crisis

  Tuesday, 11 October 2011

  Australians are responding to the continued dire situation in East Africa, giving about $200,000 in less than a week since the Federal Government’s offer to match private giving.

  The severity of the crisis has sparked responses from all over Australia, including more than $10,000 from the African Association of Central Australia, a group of African-born migrants who brought together more ...

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• Cheap vitamin supplements could save the lives of thousands of kids each year: report

  Monday, 10 October 2011

  A vitamin supplement that costs just $1.20 per child, could save the lives of more than 100,000 children under the age of five who die every day due to malnutrition, says a new World Vision report released today.
  
  Issued in the lead up to World Food Day, the report, The Best Start: Saving Children's Lives in Their First 1,000 Days, ...

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• Costello challenges Australians to take up new East African dollar for dollar initiative

  Friday, 7 October 2011

  The head of World Vision Australia Tim Costello has issued a challenge this weekend to Australians to take advantage of the governments 'compassion and innovation' to match all donations to the Horn of Africa at a time with the crisis in the region is lurching further into crisis.
  
  Rev Costello described the scene unfolding in East Africa as “increasingly desperate”. ...

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