http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for World Vision US. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:44:30 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/296812 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Aid agency responding in Kenya, Somalia to improve access to water, provide livestock assets. World Vision says years of unrelenting drought in many parts of the region have thrown the Horn of Africa into a humanitarian crisis that is threatening the lives of millions of families living in the region, including more than 6 million people in Kenya and Somalia. Children under five are particularly vulnerable. Lack of food, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/296812 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/235403 Thu, 20 May 2010 03:00:00 -0400 World Vision launches new site - Micro Charity empowers entrepreneurs through microfinance. World Vision, a global leader in microfinance and poverty reduction, is launching a new microlending site (worldvisionmicro.org) which connects online visitors to individual entrepreneurs in Mexico, Philippines, Rwanda and Kenya, whom they can support with microloans. “We know providing microloans to poor entrepreneurs is [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/235403 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/199504 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500 After traveling more than 22,000 miles through five countries over the past five weeks, World Vision’s “Spirit of Christmas” tour team ends its worldwide journey with a final stop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Since November 19, World Vision and more than 18,000 fans on Facebook have been traveling the globe as part of the Christian humanitarian agency’s “Spirit of Christmas” tour. The [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/199504 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/197998 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Since November 19, World Vision and thousands of people around the world have been traveling the globe in search of the Christmas spirit as part of the Christian humanitarian agency’s "Spirit of Christmas" tour. The month-long tour features interviews and stories with children and families in the United States, Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia and Ethiopia. In the past three weeks, World Vision’s team has [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/197998 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/196292 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Since November 19, World Vision and thousands of people around the world have been traveling the globe in search of the Christmas spirit as part of the Christian humanitarian agency’s “Spirit of Christmas” tour. The month-long tour features interviews and stories with children and families in the United States, Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia and Ethiopia. In the past two weeks, World Vision’s team has [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/196292 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/195242 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Since November 19, World Vision and thousands of people around the world have been traveling the globe in search of the Christmas spirit as part of the Christian humanitarian agency’s "Spirit of Christmas" tour. The month-long tour features interviews and stories with children and families in the United States, Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia and Ethiopia. In the past week, World Vision’s team has been [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/195242 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/194383 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Conflict Minerals Trade Act key first step to ensuring armed groups don’t benefit from Americans’ high-tech purchases, says aid group. Eastern DRC has one of world’s highest rates of gender-based violence, child soldier use. Legislation would help companies certify products as “conflict free,” World Vision says. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/194383 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/194450 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Beginning November 19, join World Vision and thousands of people around the world on the "Spirit of Christmas" tour as a team from the Christian humanitarian agency travels around the globe in search of the Christmas spirit. The month-long tour will feature interviews and stories with children and families in the United States, Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia and Ethiopia. World Vision’s team will circle the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/194450 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/186297 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Government’s immediate compensation for destroyed homes not nearly enough, World Vision warns. Food prices double in hard-hit communities, already among the poorest in India. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/186297 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/182614 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Dean R. Hirsch, stepping down as president and CEO of World Vision International, will become the organisation’s global ambassador, beginning October 1. Hirsch, who joined World Vision in 1976, will represent the organisation at various meetings, events and other engagements. He will be based in Seattle, Washington (USA) and Geneva, Switzerland. “Dean will support me in maintaining, building and enhancing [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/182614 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/177326 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Nearly 4 million people lack food; aid organization only able to reach 400,000 with current funding "The situation is only going to get worse this month," relief director warns World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision is already [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/177326 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/176808 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0400 While the current death toll is relatively small compared to the Jogjakarta quake of 2006 (when 6,000 people died), this quake’s physical damages were almost as bad. The Jogjakarta quake only hit two districts, but the West Java disaster has devastated Tasikmalaya, Garut, Banjar, Bandung, West Bandung, Cianjur and Sukabumi districts. It also caused some damages in Bogor and Jakarta and even Cilacap district in [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/176808 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/176618 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:00:00 -0400 As campers flock to the outdoors this Labor Day weekend, they may be surprised when mosquitoes show up on their computer screen as well as outside their tent. Vacationers in 775 campgrounds across 48 states will see a 30-second video prior to accessing the Internet, featuring a buzzing noise, information about malaria, and the opportunity to donate a bed net to protect a child in Africa. Through a limited-time [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/176618 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/175061 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:00:00 -0400 · Roma often considered Europe’s ‘untouchables’ · World Vision says discrimination and exclusion of Roma is pervasive [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/175061 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/166773 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Major League Baseball pitching legend Rick Sutcliffe have joined the advisory council of World Vision’s “End Malaria” campaign. They join Ray Chambers, the first U.N. Special Envoy for Malaria; Malaria No More CEO Scott Case and Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), in committing to assist and advise efforts to fight malaria and save the lives of millions of children [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/166773 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/166133 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0400 As the return of some 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan’s northwest gains momentum, World Vision is underscoring both the right of the displaced to return voluntarily and the need for sustained security and safety in areas of return. World Vision is particularly concerned with the protection and assistance the vulnerable require and is working to ensure that the rights and needs of the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/166133 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/164812 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0400 As President Obama heads to Ghana for his first official African visit as a head of state, international Christian humanitarian agency World Vision urges the U.S. and other governments to follow through on food security pledges made at this week’s G8 summit in Italy and African assistance promised in previous years. The G8 food security initiative committing $20 billion over three years to tackle global hunger is a [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/164812 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/164831 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0400 "Seasonal floods often have hidden effects on children. We must not grow accustomed to the fact that floods force children to evacuate their homes, affect school attendance, and erode family income," said World Vision’s regional vice president Watt Santatiwat. "In southern China, an overwhelming amount of people have seen their homes damaged or destroyed by landslides or floods. Roads have washed [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/164831 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/155219 Sat, 30 May 2009 03:00:00 -0400 *Culture of hospitality pushed to its limits as communities provide refuge for hundreds of thousands fleeing violence *Hosts selling assets and sharing everything they have, risking extreme poverty and their own displacement *A host villager agonizes, "It will be easier to die than to ask the displaced to leave." [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/155219 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/153394 Thu, 21 May 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Systems to immunize, monitor and treat still lacking in many developing countries. World Health Assembly must push anew for primary health care, better living conditions. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/153394 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/153028 Wed, 20 May 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Displacement camps in northern Sri Lanka could be overwhelmed by a new surge of internally displaced people unless new funds are found quickly, according to aid agency World Vision. “At the end of April, there were already ten camps that were housing between two and five times their capacity,” said Suresh Bartlett, World Vision’s national director in Sri Lanka. "Over the last few days another [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/153028 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/152349 Sat, 16 May 2009 03:00:00 -0400 · Most fled to impoverished host communities where resources stretched to breaking point · Families had to abandon crops just weeks before harvest; livestock, homes also lost · Even as crisis grows, aid agency concerned its current funding won’t meet needs [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/152349 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/149248 Sat, 02 May 2009 03:00:00 -0400 World Vision reaches nearly 350,000 survivors in Myanmar with aid and assistance, but says much still needs to be accomplished. New elevated, concrete schools will serve as community shelters in future emergencies. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/149248 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/148757 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0400 * World Vision Preparing for Possible Global Spread, Educating Staff Worldwide * Health threat underscores need for community health strengthening in poor countries [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/148757 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/146950 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0400 Needs of children are paramount as resources are stretched with influx of displaced [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/146950 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/143220 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0400 "This is truly a victory for the poor," said Robert Zachritz, World Vision’s director for advocacy and government relations in the U.S. "The cost of the President's proposal on global hunger is one-tenth of one percent of the economic stimulus plans passed over the last year in Congress to address the economic crisis in the United States. Clearly one-tenth of one percent is something the U.S. can [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/143220 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/135542 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0500 As U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan troops prepare to leave the country, aid agency World Vision urges the U.N. peacekeeping force, MONUC, to recommit to protecting civilians above all else. Debate over MONUC's role in the joint offensive against the predominantly Hutu rebel group, the FDLR, has increased since Rwanda and Congo sidelined the peacekeeping force [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/135542 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/133596 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:00:00 -0500 World Vision says children in India face more obstacles than film depicts "Don’t just be entertained; do something" "More than 26 million children, or the populations of greater Los Angeles and Chicago combined, live in India’s slums," said Jayakumar Christian, World Vision’s national director in India. "It’s not enough to watch India’s poverty on screen; we need to [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/133596 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/130917 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Child-friendly programs intervene to reach children and their mothers. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/130917 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/100820 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:00:00 -0400 Civilians remaining in Gori face “dire conditions,” World Vision warns · Safe access for aid workers into conflict zone still a challenge · Children, families across region endure horrors of war: “Nobody could even bury [our neighbors] because we were afraid for our lives.” [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/100820 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/67101 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 Aid workers warn the humanitarian situation is likely to get worse. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/67101 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/64948 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0500 World Vision enters final stages of multi-country response; agency to continue development work in affected communities. More than 11,000 homes constructed at three-year mark [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/64948 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/59057 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:00:00 -0500 Agency concerned about risk of disease; reaching 300,000 stranded people “will take time” [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/59057 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/38196 Wed, 09 May 2007 03:00:00 -0400 Online visitors journey with African child affected by AIDS [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/38196 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/36643 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 World Vision launches new report at United Nations conference; continues response in Jordan [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/36643 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/26875 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:07:00 -0500 Funding increase is critical to turning the tide against deadly pandemic, groups warn. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/26875 World Vision US http://www.pr.com/press-release/24050 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 03:00:00 -0500 World Vision has temporarily relocated 17 international staff from Malakal and surrounding areas to other locations in Southern Sudan. “Gun shots were heard from both sides, and people were running from all sides,” said a World Vision staff member who had to take cover during the fighting. In total, 120 humanitarian staff have left due to conflict in the Upper Nile area. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/24050 World Vision US