Nearly 10,000 refugee children have crossed from South Sudan into Uganda without their parents. Meet Moses, one of these unaccompanied children who now must wear the shoes of a father for his sisters. Learn how this responsibility weighs on him and how World Vision is helping to look after them.
News & Stories
Refugee Crisis
Change Makers
Game of Thrones actor meets South Sudanese refugees
Liam Cunningham traveled to Uganda in May to see World Vision’s work with the fastest-growing refugee crisis worldwide — South Sudan.
From the Field
Syrian refugee crisis: Facts you need to know
What is happening in Aleppo? Why are Syrians fleeing their homes? How is the war affecting children? How can I help those affected by the Syria refugee crisis and show them God’s love? Read on.
Prayers
Praying the Psalms: Pray for South Sudan
Join us in praying Psalm 34:14 over the people of South Sudan, where armed conflict and food shortages make it very difficult to live right now.
Voices
Facing responsibility: The face of a refugee child
In 2013, World Vision President Rich Stearns met 10-year-old Haya in Jordan. The poem and letter she read to him that day became a pivotal moment in his life: “Do you ever think of the children of Syria?” Hear from Rich about the impact of that moment, and three and a half years later, join us in reconnecting with Haya.
From the Field
Syrian refugee children use art to express pain and loss
In a Child-Friendly Space (CFS) in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, young Syrian refugees use art to express their feelings of loss and hope.
Change Makers
From Seattle to Syria: When worlds collide
They did not know each other, but simultaneously, their lives were plunging into an abyss. Seattle software programmer Cari Conklin was on a collision course with the Alhamdens, one of the millions of Syrian families caught in the crossfire of Syria’s civil war.
Prayers
Pray for people affected by conflict in Syria
Pray with us for refugees and those affected by the violence in Syria, which has displaced millions of families and killed innocent children.
Prayers
Matthew 25: Pray for refugees, disaster survivors
God is with people suffering from disaster — refugees, earthquake survivors, families facing famine. Join us in prayer for all those who find themselves “strangers,” as Jesus calls them in Matthew 25:35.
Change Makers
5 ways you and your kids can help Syrian refugee children
5 activities to do with your kids to help Syrian refugees. Learn together and engage your children on an issue you care about.