BY EMMA STONEHOUSE “Talking to God with friends gives us hope.” This is what a group of teenage mothers in Brazil said about the value of being part of Viva’s movement of prayer for children in early June. They were among more than one million people from across the globe who joined together in the […]
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Mental health: helping young people flourish
BY ANDREW DUBOCK The mental health challenges of our children and young people can feel like a hopeless situation. One in eight 5 to 19 year olds has a diagnosable mental health condition, yet only a quarter of these have had contact with specialists in the past year. This statistic, released by NHS Digital in […]
Digging deeper into prayer
In their busy lives, Christian youth workers are often more responsive rather than reflective, and don’t always have the opportunities to stop, share, plan and pray. One of the aims of Doorsteps, Viva’s partner network based in Oxford, is to provide this space. We are identifying a greater collaboration between youth projects, and currently have […]
Teach us to Pray: WWP 2017
BY ANNA COX Over 2 million people took part in the World Weekend of Prayer for children. Every year the World Weekend of Prayer (WWP) unites millions of people across the world in prayer for children. Events are organised in churches, schools and communities, and some even join in by praying in a room on […]
A link in the chain for disability in Costa Rica
For the first time, the Costa Rican government has funded its children’s department to set up a project specifically focusing on helping children with disabilities, supported by Viva’s partner network in San José. Brenda Darke, a regional consultant for Viva on the issue of disability, outlines the situation in the country, the encouragements from the […]
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.