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World Vision United States

World Vision helps transform the lives of the world's poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries, including the United States. We extend assistance to all people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background.

Primary web addresses
http://www.worldvision.org
Main Address
300 I Street, NE
Washington D.C. 20002
Country
United States
Main Telephone
202-572-6428
Joined OneWorld
07/08/2004

Features
Beatrice, 17, had been held captive by the LRA for three years. She escaped and was reunited with her mother at World Vision's Children of War Rehabilitation Center in northern Uganda.
08/29/2005 Six years ago in Northern Uganda, Sarah (not her real name), was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group that forcibly uses children as soldiers, and in the case of girls, sex slaves. Now over 70 children, including Sarah and her five year old daughter, have been reunited with their families through World Vision’s rehabilitation program.
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Related: [Uganda] [Children] [Labor] [Human Rights] [War and Peace]
Image: Beatrice, 17, had been held captive by the LRA for three years. She escaped and was reunited with her mother at World Vision's Children of War Rehabilitation Center in northern Uganda. © World Vision United States
Child soldier, Uganda
08/23/2005 For 19 years, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been battling the government of Uganda for political power. The LRA abducts children to serve in his army as laborers or fighters, and in the case of girls, sex slaves. World Vision asks you to help end the children's suffering.
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Related: [Uganda] [Children] [War and Peace] [Arms & Military]
Image: Child soldier, Uganda © World Vision United States
African child
08/09/2005 If you knew you were about to die, how would you want your children to remember you? The Memory Box Program in South Africa records family histories of parents with AIDS to help children cope with the emotional effects of their parents' illness and death.
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Related: [South Africa] [Children] [Health] [HIV/AIDS] [Culture]
Image: African child © World Vision United States



 
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