September 9, 2011

My friend

Final blog entry for Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., from her resource-gathering trip to the scene of the famine in the Horn of Africa.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



September 7, 2011

Rebel with a cause

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., on the struggles associated with telling it like it is.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



September 7, 2011

What is World Vision doing in the Horn of Africa?

Video log by Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



September 2, 2011

The Horn of Africa tour, day 1: Mindy interviews Justin Byworth from WVUK

Video interview of Justin Byworth by Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 29, 2011

The Horn of Africa tour

A video log of her journey to the Horn of Africa by Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 25, 2011

The perky grasshopper

Being a newcomer to World Vision and experiencing her first deployment in Africa, Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., has christened herself a "perky grasshopper." She talks about how being thrust into the famine caused her to learn more than she ever thought possible.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 22, 2011

Safe base

As she leaves Somalia, Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., discusses why many Somali refugees, thinking that camps over the border with Kenya would provide safety, are actually turning around and heading back into the chaos.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 18, 2011

Home away from home

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., normally lives in New York City. But today she is in the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab, in Kenya near the border with Somalia where thousands or refugees are streaming across daily. She discovers some incredible stories among them.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 15, 2011

Fortunately

A popular children's book reveals how fast life can change. Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., reflects on this as she travels to the border between Somalia and Kenya, where the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa is at its worst.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 11, 2011

A hole in the ground

A simple grave makes a deep emotional impact on Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S. Three-year-old Ibrahim was one of many thousands of young casualties of the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 10, 2011

Danger, drought, disease: A triple threat in the horn of Africa

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., discusses what she's been learning about the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa, from her vantage point near the center of the famine.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



August 2, 2011

Can you hear me now?

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., discusses the revolutionary impact of cellphones to crises in Africa such as the one currently plaguing the Horn of Africa.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



July 28, 2011

No lollygagging

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, near the heart of the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa, and seeks to reconcile the disparity between how much aid agencies are doing to help mitigate the terrible situation, and the level of profile about the crisis in the media.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



July 28, 2011

No lollygagging

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S., arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, near the heart of the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa, and seeks to reconcile the disparity between how much aid agencies are doing to help mitigate the terrible situation, and the level of profile about the crisis in the media.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



July 26, 2011

A tale of two unemployments

Mindy Mizell, media relations director for World Vision U.S.' New York City bureau, reflects on what she is likely to find and how it might affect her as she wings her way to the heart of the famine in the Horn of Africa.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



July 21, 2011

Tipping points: First famine of the 21st century in Somalia, East Africa

Following the recent UN declaration of famine in two regions of southern Somalia, Tristan Clements, country program manager with World Vision’s humanitarian emergency affairs team in Australia, comments on the complexities of drought and hunger, and their impact on vulnerable communities in East Africa.

:: More about the famine in the Horn of Africa



June 25, 2009

Two million Pakistanis long for home

World Vision's Chris Webster calls for action, compassion as the number of the displaced continues to climb.

:: More about the crisis in Pakistan



April 27, 2009

30 Hour Famine Diary

World Vision aid worker, Laura Blank, shares her experience participating in the 30 Hour Famine.

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Feb. 17, 2009

Congo: Talking to militias

World Vision aid worker, Anna Ridout, shares her experiences and expertise regarding the conflict in the Congo from Goma, eastern DRC.

:: More about the Congo crisis



Jan. 29 - 31, 2009

Judy Moore’s diary from Gaza

Judy Moore, of World Vision's Global Rapid Response Team, spent Jan. 29 - Feb. 1 in Gaza assessing the impact of the recent incursion there on World Vision’s work. These are selections from the journal she kept while there.


:: More about the Gaza crisis


Jan. 23, 2009

A hope for peace

World Vision aid worker, Anna Ridout, shares her experiences and expertise regarding the conflict in the Congo from Goma, eastern DRC.

:: More about the Congo crisis


Oct. 31, 2008

Isolation or engagement; What's next for the people of Myanmar?

Ashley Clements is World Vision's Humanitarian Policy Adviser and a member of their global emergency response team. He first began working on Myanmar in 2004, and since then has been deployed to emergency responses in Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. He is a co-author of the book, World Poverty for Dummies.

:: More about Myanmar cyclone


Sept. 18, 2008

Fish in the forest': Rising seas push PNG coast dwellers inland

Tristan Clements, a New Zealander, has worked for World Vision in humanitarian and emergency affairs in Chad, Niger and Sudan. Currently he manages World Vision's relief responses in the Pacific, including Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.


Sept. 16, 2008

Floods and food: Bihar meets the global economy

Written by Kit Shangpliang, World Vision India Communications Coordinator, with Ratan Kumar. Kit's job has taken him to the frontline of many breaking emergencies, from the Gujurat earthquake in 1999 through to the Asia tsunami and the Kashmir earthquake.

:: More about the global food crisis


July 30, 2008

A million dollar view in impoverished East Timor

Katie Chalk is an Australian communicator who has been working for World Vision since 2002, moving to the Asia-Pacific office in 2006 to assist with reporting on issues and events relevant to World Vision's work in the region. As well as supporting national communications teams to collect and share stories and images, she writes opinion for websites and regional media. Katie is based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

:: More about the global food crisis


Mar. 25, 2008

Letter from PNG: "Jesus wants you to build a toilet"

Mike Wolfe is a water and sanitation technical adviser for World Vision in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. When not traipsing around the bush, he lives in Madang, PNG, and goes diving most weekends. He has previously worked in Sri Lanka, Uganda, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

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