BY LIZ CROSS Imagine walking eight hours to register your child’s birth. You arrive at the government centre and it’s crowded with people. They are all waiting to do the same as you – there’s only one registration centre to serve 200,000 people. The queue is long. You hear stories of how the internet connection […]
Author: Liz Cross
What’s your Viva Goal in 2017?
BY PAUL HATCHER & LIZ CROSS It’s that time of year when many of us make resolutions for ourselves – this New Year will you join us in making a resolution for children at risk? Over the coming year, we’ve both committed to personally raising funds for Viva’s life-giving work with children. Paul’s goal is […]
Global Goals Week: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being at all ages. This is number three of seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals launched by the UN last year. Perhaps it is unsurprising that this goal strikes a chord with Viva’s vision to see children grow up ‘safe, well and fulfilling their God-given potential’.
Kezia’s diary: three weeks in Lebanon
Kezia M’Clelland, Viva’s Children in Emergencies Specialist, has just arrived in Lebanon to spend another three weeks supporting local partners on the ground, equipping them with knowledge and skills to keep Syrian refugee children safe. We’ve put together a diary of her key dates with the hope that you can use it to pray for […]
Nepal earthquake: one year on
On 25 April 2015, the largest earthquake in 80 years hit Nepal. One year on, we want to share a few stories of how our partner network, CarNet Nepal, has brought relief and hope to children and families affected.
Paying it forward
Have you ever seen the film Pay it forward? It’s a beautiful movie which you should make time to watch, telling the story of a young boy who has to come up with a plan to change the world for a class assignment.
Giving children a voice
There is something beautiful about watching a child help another child, or a child learning something and re-teaching it to others.