See what being a refugee is like from the perspective of a child. Refugee children from Syrian and South Sudan share their stories in these 6 videos.
News & Stories
Middle East
Change Makers
65 years: Engaging the body of Christ
Since World Vision began in 1950, partnering with the local and global church has been at the core of our work around the world.
Prayers
Pray for children around the world
We invite you to pray for children around the world. Join us in prayer for these requests that come directly from World Vision staff serving in the field.
Voices
A day I will never forget
The heartbreaking, eyewitness account about a Syrian refugee boy, 8-year-old Ibrahim, and the abuse he endures as a field laborer in Lebanon so his family can survive. Hear the testimony of our Lebanon staffer who met him, and her call for help.
Voices
Former child migrant: ‘That could have been me’
Former Vietnam migrant Dr. Vinh Chung reacts to the Syrian refugee crisis and the searing photo of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi: “The body of the lifeless toddler, face down, washed up on the beach is really chilling to me — because that could have been me.”
Voices
War through the eyes of an aid worker
As the conflict in Syria rages on, World Vision’s national communications director in Lebanon talks about the plight of Syrian refugees.
From the Field
Children’s emotional scars from Syria’s civil war
Amid conflict in Syria and neighboring countries stemming from Syria’s civil war, a sense of childhood is slipping away for a generation of children.
From the Field
Syrian refugee crisis: Children fleeing violence
Amid shattered dreams and broken hearts in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, Syrian refugee children like Ali, Hassan, Nour, Marie, and Ayat live in haphazard jumbles near the Syrian border.
Iraq crisis: 3 women’s stories
Hope is in short supply among the 3.3 million Iraqis displaced by conflict since mid-2014 and who face little chance of returning home soon. Here are three women’s stories: a surgeon, a physician, and an art therapist. As survivors of the conflict, each illustrates how women are working to bring hope and healing to displaced children and families.
Prayers
Pray for the children and families of Iraq
Since mid-2014, the people of Iraq have been caught up in a resurgence of violence. The conflict has exacerbated the already dire humanitarian situation stemming from Syria’s civil war. Please pray with us for affected children and families.