Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
Power dynamics in Afghanistan are changing at a terrifying speed, and food scarcity and forced displacement are soaring. World Vision warns that children will pay the price as they face a greater risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. Read more here.
More than half of the country's population — 24.4 million people — need immediate assistance and protection. Nearly half of them are women and girls. And these numbers are growing.
As an International Partnership, World Vision Canada is still operational in Afghanistan and working to meet the needs of children and their families. We have worked in Afghanistan but, as a result of a change in Afghanistan’s government, at this time, no Canadian raised funds (either from private donations or from government) can be programmed there due to Canadian Criminal Code restrictions. As concerned Canadians, you can call your federal Member of Parliament and express your concern and frustration that legal barriers make it impossible for Canadian charities, like World Vision Canada, to support work in Afghanistan. Raise your concerns about the significant level of needs and the urgency to remove these barriers so that life-saving work can resume.
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Binza Childhood Rescue Project Highlight
The BINZA CHILDHOOD RESCUE PROJECT is executed by World Vision International in BINZA, Rutshuru, Eastern DRC

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By 2030, two thirds of the world's extreme poor will live in fragile contexts, and the majority will be children. Surrounded by instability and disaster, they are susceptible to violence, poverty, abuse and exploitation. Because of our commitment to the world's most vulnerable, and our goal to see girls and boys flourishing in childhood, World Vision started Childhood Rescue —a program that responds to urgent and arising needs with life-saving interventions, crisis recovery programs and help in building a future for vulnerable children.
Childhood Rescue has been implementing the Fragile Context Programme Approach in three countries: Afghanistan, Honduras and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). World Vision cannot end wars, stop political unrest or eliminate corruption in fragile contexts, but Childhood Rescue can help children reclaim their childhoods, helping children to survive, recover and build a future. The Fragile Context Program Approach (FCPA) is World Vision's approach to adaptive programming in fragile contexts which brings together humanitarian, development and peacebuilding nexus (HDPN).
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Building sustainable futures together
Help children in the world’s most dangerous places survive, recover and build a future.
