Category Archives: Disaster Relief

Pros 4Japan in Uganda

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Mindy Mizell in Disaster Relief, Partnerships

PROS FOR AFRICA in Uganda, March 2011. (From left to right) Athletes represented include Bryant McKinnie (Tennesse Titans), Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Roy Williams (Cincinnati Bengals), Santonio Holmes (NY Jets), Derrick Morgan (Tennessee Titans), Tommie Harris (Chicago Bears), Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings), Vontae Davis (Miami Dolphins), Vernon Davis (San Francisco 49ers). (WV/2011)

In partnership with World Vision U.S., a group of professional football players is in Uganda this week doing humanitarian aid work with PROS FOR AFRICA. The athletes become pros 4Japan, too, helping to raise funds and awareness for children affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan The players are asking people at home.......

Japan relief efforts: How to get your company involved

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Disaster Relief, Partnerships

I cannot begin to explain the enormous blessing corporations and partnerships are to World Vision's work. Through programs like workplace giving, matching gifts, employee volunteer activities......

Notes from a Japan aid worker

Posted on March 16, 2011 by World Vision field communicators in Disaster Relief, Stories

Mitsuko Sobota, World Vision Japan advocacy and communication officer, with assessment teams near Sendai, Japan. (WV/2011)

The following notes are from Mitsuko Sobata, World Vision Japan communications and advocacy officer, on the ground with World Vision relief and assessment teams. March 17, 2011- Today, our relief items arrived with two trucks with diapers, blankets, water and wet wipes.......

8 ways to talk to kids about disasters

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Disaster Relief

World Vision mom, Carla, talks to her daughter, Abby, about the recent quake in Japan. (Photo courtesy of Carla's family/2011)

With the ever-growing, constantly moving, never sleeping media environment we live in today, kids are some of the first to see or hear about tragedy and disaster around the corner, or around the world. But as kids are exposed more and more to disturbing news footage.......

Skype interview with World Vision relief worker in Japan

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Lindsey Talerico-Hedren in Disaster Relief

Roads en route from Tokyo to Sendai, Japan. (WV/2011)

Emergency communications officer with World Vision U.S. Casey Calamusa was deployed to Japan 38 hours after the massive 8.9-magnitude quake on Friday, March 11. I chatted with Casey on Skype last night. Thanks to those of you who tweeted in questions. Here's what he had to say.......