World Vision is encouraged by the Government of Canada’s additional $3-million commitment to helping more than 800,000 refugees who have fled Myanmar. But with camp numbers tripling in just the past few weeks, the situation continues to worsen, and ongoing financial commitments are critical to meet the immense needs of refugees, according to the international … Read more
World Vision Canada is grateful to Canadians for their generous donations of more than $21.3 million to the Famine Relief Fund established by the Canadian Government in May, 2017. The donations will provide critical assistance to help those impacted by famine, conflict, insecurity and displacement in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and other parts of Africa, according … Read more
World Vision Canada President Michael Messenger issued the following statement on Canada’s contribution of $86 million to assist famine and conflict in South Sudan: “It’s encouraging to have Minister Bibeau travel to the heart of the hunger crisis to show her personal support and reconfirm Canadian commitments to vulnerable people in South Sudan. These funds will … Read more
World Vision Canada released a new report entitled Canada’s Child and Forced Labour Problem, which finds that Canadians bought $34-billion in products with a high risk of being made by children forced into labour last year. The report also reveals a new Ipsos survey confirming that Canadians overwhelmingly care about this issue and are demanding action more than ever before, but Canada … Read more
Michael Messenger, President & CEO of World Vision Canada, made the following statement on the government’s new Global Affairs feminist international assistance agenda: “World Vision welcomes the Government of Canada’s ambitious new agenda for international assistance. It will help make the world a better place to live for everyone, everywhere. Empowering women and girls is in … Read more
To mark World Day to End Child Labour on June 12, World Vision is asking Canada to Check the Chain! Right now, 85 million children are toiling in dirty, dangerous, and degrading jobs and many of those child labourers are hidden within the supply chains of products that Canadians use every day, according to the … Read more
World Vision Canada President and CEO Dave Toycen welcomed $2.3 million in funding from the federal government for his group’s humanitarian relief work in northern Iraq. This funding is part of an additional $90 million announced by the government of Canada for the refugee crises in Syria and Iraq. The full release is available online. Call 647-622-2045.
World leaders must look beyond GDP growth numbers to the human impact of their economic reform commitments, said international aid and development organization, World Vision. In the countdown to the Brisbane G20 Leaders’ Summit, World Vision is urging global policy-makers to ensure those at risk of being excluded from the benefits of growth are not … Read more
Following Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) announcement of a new Global Financing Facility to provide an innovative form of financing for maternal, newborn, and child health initiatives, Dave Toycen, president & CEO of World Vision Canada provided a statement. “World Vision welcomes efforts to align and increase financing to deliver improved health outcomes … Read more
Reports from Gaza of children involved in World Vision programs being killed as violence continues are horrifying, said World Vision. The international humanitarian agency is urging both parties to commit to a cease-fire to protect all children caught in the conflict and to engage in meaningful dialogue to ensure these cycles of senseless violence do … Read more
