Press Release Archive
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Canadians Rally for Haiti: Local eventsFebruary 03, 2010
Any funds Canadians donate to World Vision for Haiti before February 12 will be matched by the Canadian government—and Canadians are rolling up their sleeves to help. Check here for updates; the list is growing by the day! CIDA Grant to World Vision for Aid in LebanonSeptember 06, 2007
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has granted half a million dollars to World Vision Canada to support the organization’s relief and recovery efforts in southern Lebanon. World Vision Responding to Hurricane Dean in MexicoAugust 21, 2007
World Vision’s local emergency relief team is on the ground in the worst hit areas of Mexico assessing damages done by Hurricane Dean that flooded streets, toppled trees and blew off rooftops. World Vision Responds to Peru EarthquakeAugust 16, 2007
World Vision will provide relief supplies to children and families hardest hit by the powerful earthquake in Peru, and it is also working with the Peruvian government to arrange an air drop of much needed supplies such as medicine and blankets. One Year After The International AIDS Conference 2006August 10, 2007
Stephen Lewis and members of the Canadian Coalition for Youth and HIV/AIDS in Africa reported today that since polling on this issue started in 2003 more Canadians feel the government is spending too little on foreign aid contributions for HIV and AIDS. World Vision Delivers Aid to Flood Victims in South AsiaAugust 05, 2007
World Vision’s emergency relief teams in India and Bangladesh are on the ground responding to the critical needs of communities hardest hit by the ravaging floods that have displaced nearly 20 million people and left more than 200 dead. World Vision Brings Relief to South Asia Flood VictimsAugust 03, 2007
Almost 20 million people have been affected by an unusually severe flooding in South Asia and World Vision is stepping up its relief efforts to bring essential food and survival items to help the flood victims cope with this disaster. World Vision Moderates Peace Talks in UgandaFebruary 12, 2007
Top negotiators representing the Ugandan government and the rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) reiterated their commitment to resume stalled peace talks during a teleconference organized by World Vision in Kampala, Uganda. New Violence Threatens Aid Response in DarfurDecember 15, 2006
Nearly half a million people have less access to humanitarian assistance as a result of increasing military activity, banditry and direct violence against aid workers in early December. Pakistan one year laterSeptember 05, 2006
World Vision relief efforts in Pakistan one year later: ‘Catch-up’ kids saved from permanent school expulsion $200,000 Grant From CIDA for Quake ReliefMay 31, 2006
World Vision Canada has received a grant of $200,000 from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to support the organization’s relief efforts in Indonesia following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on May 27. Food Aid in Peril in Darfur, SudanMay 01, 2006
World Vision, one of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) largest partner agencies, says that the more than 220,000 people in Sudan’s Darfur region that it serves will suffer further as a result of the food ration cuts. World Vision Assists "Undiscovered Tribe" in PakistanFebruary 21, 2006
World Vision and Pakistani aid agency Organization for Development Coordination (ODC) are answering a desperate call for help from tribal leaders in the Kala Daka (Black Mountain) region beyond Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province. 105,000 Goats, Chickens and Buffaloes!January 05, 2006
World Vision received more than 105,000 orders for presents from their Gift Catalogue this Christmas season, raising $8.1 million dollars for their work in developing countries. Children are a Priority in PakistanOctober 24, 2005
Children are among the most vulnerable survivors of Pakistan’s earthquake that killed an estimated 80,000 people and left three million homeless.
World Vision Receives Grant to Assist PakistanOctober 13, 2005
Minister of International Cooperation, Aileen Carroll, announced today that World Vision has been granted $500,000 through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to assist earthquake victims in Pakistan. World Vision Orchestrating Massive Relief EffortOctober 11, 2005
Flights carrying this week’s shipment of emergency supplies from World Vision warehouses are taking off this week from around the world. Much-needed items will be heading to Islamabad, Pakistan from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Hanover, Germany. Emergency Supplies to Arrive in PakistanOctober 10, 2005
World Vision has sent vital items such as tents, quilts, water and water containers, and burial cloths to arrive on Tuesday to the earthquake devastated upper north section of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Children Suffering of Malnutrition in NigerJuly 27, 2005
Malnutrition and mortality rates are critically high among children under five in Maradi and Zinder regions where World Vision operates area development programs. World Vision Mobilizes Supporters for Live 8June 21, 2005
World Vision, one of the organizers in the Make Poverty History coalition that has made Live 8 possible in Barrie on July 2, is beginning to rally its supporters and others across Canada to make their voices heard. Canadians Want Treatment for HIV/AIDS SufferersJune 16, 2005
According to a new Ipsos-Reid and World Vision Canada survey, 95 per cent of Canadians believe it’s important that our government help increase access to treatment for those suffering from HIV/AIDS in developing countries. Government of Niger Declares Food EmergencyJune 01, 2005
The government of Niger declares an emergency after drought and locusts force famine on the world's second poorest country. World Vision prepares for food distribution. |
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