North Korea: Aid Agencies to Deliver U.S. Food Assistance to North Koreans

World Vision, along with five other aid agencies announced that they have signed an agreement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to deliver U.S. government food assistance to North Koreans suffering from severe food shortages. The partnership will distribute 100,000 metric tons of food to more than a half-million needy people over a twelve-month period.

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Taiwan: Understanding of refugees growing

A Yahoo poll in Taiwan revealed that 70% of respondents fear they could become refugees one day, and 60% are prepared to help refugees in other countries, either financially or through personal action.

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Beth becomes tower of strength amidst her own grief

Instead Maribeth Antonio (known as Beth), 39, a widow with two young children, tells how her house was damaged by Typhoon Fengshen and the concern her daughter felt for the family goats, provided by World Vision.

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WV Philippines launches relief operations in Iloilo

After three days of intensive assessments, planning and collaboration meetings with government agencies and community leaders, World Vision is set to carry out today the first leg of distribution relief goods. World Vision is targeting 8,000 families severely affected by Typhoon Frank in 13 villages in Iloilo.

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India: Thousands struggle for food and shelter as flood waters recede

World Vision will provide seeds to the families of sponsored children whose crops have been washed away after days of rain caused severe flooding in low lying areas in east, northeast and southwest India.

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Philippines: Typhoon Fengshen directly impacts 9 WV ADPs

World Vision is appealing for USD 2 million to provide relief to 25,000 families after Typhoon Fengshen, swept across the Philippines causing landslides and large scale flooding, forcing hundreds of children and their families to evacuate their homes.

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Aid worker diary: helping children walk out of darkness and into happiness

Aid worker diary: "My mission to Sichuan was to focus on something that people might think an easy job – running World Vision’s "Child Friendly Spaces" (CFS). It is a place where workers like myself have witnessed children walk out of the darkness and into happiness."

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