Tasneem: a child’s speech delay and a mother’s perseverance
February 9, 2021 Reem Omar, Intern in the VHI Regional Office in Jordan A typical 2-year-old can say about 50 words and speak in two- and three-word sentences. By age […]
February 9, 2021
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December 29, 2020
From a Victim of Bullying to a Passionate Student, The Story of Sana’a and Ahmad..
Noor Al Awad, Intern in the Regional Office in Jordan January 2021 Teacher Sanaa Deeb, 48 years old, is an active volunteer with Branches of Mercy in Karak, Jordan. Sanaa […]
December 2, 2020
Where indifference ends, life begins!
Emmendingen, 2 December 2020 In the past months we have reported continuously through various channels about the situation with COVID 19 in Yemen. This is not just a pandemic that […]
November 26, 2020
Letter from a donor
Emmendingen, 26 November 2020 A few weeks ago we received this letter from an anonymous donor of ours. We found it so nice that we decided to share it with […]
November 17, 2020
Our Annual Report 2019 is online
Emmendingen, 17 November 2020 We are glad to finally be able to publish the Annual Report and Financial Accounts for 2019. It has been a great effort but also a […]
October 6, 2020
Vision Hope International joins the Transparent Civil Society Initiative
Emmendingen, 6th October 2020 Did you know that Vision Hope International has joined the “Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft” (Transparent Civil Society Initiative) of Transparency International? Transparency has always been a […]
September 24, 2020
New project: Emergency aid for children in Beirut
Emmendingen, 22nd September, 2020 After the devastating explosions in the port of Beirut (Lebanon), the people’s need is great; many have lost everything, buildings are uninhabitable, the infrastructure has been […]
June 13, 2018
Girls Like Me: A Three-Part Series on Child Marriage Among Syrian Families
Part 2: The Effects of Child Marriage by Yasser Baroudy and Sebastian Zimmermann Edited by Keri Ladner While the conflict in Syria rages on, countless families have fallen into a […]
June 3, 2018
Signs of Hope
Art is a natural form of expression for children, one in which they can communicate unspeakable thoughts, feelings, and experiences without words, thereby enabling them to process difficult experiences. At […]
May 31, 2018
The Crisis in Yemen: An Interview with Ambassador Haber
Edited by Keri Ladner The land that has long been known as Yemen has a rich history and culture that date back thousands of years. The modern state is fairly […]
May 6, 2018
Learning to Trust
“I especially learned one thing in the youth center: everyone carries something within him. Everyone has a passion hidden inside, and your task is to find it. After you […]
May 6, 2018
Everyone Carries Something Within Him
19-year-old Karim has many struggles, but he finds himself in every story that he tells. He loves to share his stories with other people and wants to one day share […]
May 6, 2018
Dancing Is My Passion
Yousef grew up in an area of Tunis where unemployment rates are high and youth often fall prey to radical ideologies. He struggled to make friends and, though intelligent, at […]
May 6, 2018
Being Here For The Poor, Today and Tomorrow
When Nura and her family fled from Syria, they first went to the Za’atari refugee camp, just on the Jordanian side of the border. However, the conditions there were so […]
May 3, 2018
Girls Like Me: A Three-Part Series on Child Marriage Among Syrian Families
by Yasser Baroudy, Vision Hope Consultant in Syria Edited by Keri Ladner Part 1: Causes of Child Marriage Imagine living in such extreme destitution that the only way you can […]
January 25, 2018
Current Crisis
Besides the hunger and the expanding cholera epidemic Yemen suffers from the Saudi blockade. For more Information about the blockade please look at our latest press release or download it. […]
September 21, 2017
When Bluebird Music Academy is in the house.
Once a week there a family from the Bluebird Music Academy comes to the kindergarten in Mafrak. They sing songs, they play the keyboard, they play and laugh together with […]
September 20, 2017
Mahmut’s only wishes for the life of his children.
Today I visited two Syrian families in Karak. Mahmut lives here since he fled from Damascus 5 years ago. His house was hit by a bomb. His left arm was […]
September 20, 2017
At Manal’s haven.
This is Manal and her family from Syria. She has four children, is 32 years old and a real superwoman. She’s from Homs and fled to Jordan in 2013. Her […]
September 20, 2017
Yara: wishing to go back to Syria.
Yara is 46 years old and comes from Hama, Syria. She has 5 sons and 2 daughters. She is already a grandmother. Her daughter and grandchild are visiting from Amman. […]