World Vision Australia CEO Daniel Wordsworth finds a “tsunami of suffering” in visit to Romania-Ukraine border region
Melbourne, Australia A “tsunami of suffering” is how Daniel Wordsworth, CEO of World Vision Australia, described what he saw when visiting the Romanian-Ukraine border region recently where he bore witness to the arrival of some of the more than three million people who have now fled Ukraine. Following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine […]
Essay: Crisis with a child’s face – why children are the hidden victims of the COVID-19 pandemic
MERCY JUMO and DANE MOORES, of World Vision Australia, argue that it’s time for children to be put at the heart of COVID-19 response and recovery efforts…
The Interview: Daniel Wordsworth, CEO of World Vision Australia
A year since he took the reins at World Vision Australia, Daniel Wordsworth speaks with DAVID ADAMS about the challenges World Vision has faced during the pandemic, the concept of ‘belief fatigue’, and how his job is about bringing the Kingdom of God to Earth now…
Australian celebrity cooks donate recipes to aid affordable eating at home – and help fight child hunger around the world
Melbourne, Australia A who’s who of Australian gastronomy – everyone from Neil Perry, Maggie Beer and Marco Pierre White to 2021 MasterChef champion Justin Narayan – have lent their talents to the creation of World Vision Australia’s first “famine fighting cookbook”. The free e-book, Hunger Bites, features recipes from 17 chefs and cooks with the aim […]
Food prices soar in many countries – World Vision report
Food prices around the world have reached their highest point in a decade, jumping by more than 50 per cent in nations including Syria, South Sudan and Myanmar since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from World Vision Australia. The report – Price Shocks: How COVID-19 is triggering a pandemic […]
Essay: The Afghanistan I know
PATRICK THOMAS, of World Vision Australia, reflects on the progress made in enabling women to participate in community decision-making and his hopes the hard-earned gains in the nation can continue to be built upon…
Australian aid agencies join in new alliance to help disaster response
Geelong, Australia Sixteen Australian aid agencies, including some of the largest, have joined in a new alliance which aims to help them better raise funds to address large scale international emergencies. The move – which involves faith-based agencies including World Vision, Tearfund Australia, Anglican Overseas Aid, Baptist World Aid Australia and Caritas Australia – has […]
Books: Leadership lessons from a (sometimes frustrated) change-maker
DAVID ADAMS reads former World Vision Australia CEO Philip Hunt’s memoir, ‘Leadership & Me’…
Former CEO of Alight, Daniel Wordsworth, named new CEO of World Vision Australia
Daniel Wordsworth, former CEO of US refugee support organisation Alight, has been named as the next CEO of World Vision Australia. Wordsworth, 54, who was born in Tamworth but has spent the past 25 years working in conflict hotspots around the world – the last 12 with Alight, said in a statement released by World […]
Children experiencing an “epidemic of violence” during COVID-19 pandemic says World Vision
Children around the world are experiencing an “epidemic of violence” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from World Vision. The research, based on interviews with 763 children and young people aged seven to 19 years in six regions around the world, found that 81 per cent had seen or experienced violence during the […]