The people who transform vulnerable children's lives
Across almost 100 countries, our impassioned community of supporters, volunteers and community leaders work together to support the world's most vulnerable children and their communities. Millions of children are safer and happier because of the generosity, care and dedication of people like you.
We are a broad community of people, united by our desire to transform children's lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
Our supporters are transforming the lives of millions of children every year. Whether they build a personal relationship with a child by becoming a sponsor, donate to World Vision, or bring hope through their legacies, our supporters are making the world of difference to the most vulnerable children.
We are thankful to work in partnership with many churches, and grateful to churchgoers who pray for children and supporting communities. The relationship enriches the life of the churches, as well as the communities and children they support.
Every year, thousands of people across the UK take on fundraising challenges, give speeches advocating for children's rights, contact government to petition for change and invest their time and energy by volunteering to raise awareness and support for vulnerable children.
Thanks to individual philanthropists and generous corporations we can scale up our operations and our ambitions to ensure no child is left behind. Some offer long-term support that can transform entire communities, providing villages with clean drinking water or access to education.
We help communities set their own goals and lead their own development. We employ locally, and listen and work with communities so that progress is made, sustained and then continued long after we’ve left. We are proud to collaborate those who share our values towards children: compassion, love, and mercy.
"I preach differently & pray differently because of what I've seen in the work"
Dave, Rector at St Pauls and St Georges Church
"It's a lovely feeling knowing that I'm helping make a difference"
Charmaine, child sponsor
"Having a personal connection to a child and her community is a special thing"
Jerome Flynn, actor and ambassador
My wife Carolyne and I have been supporters of World Vision, and sponsors of children, for nearly forty years. World Vision truly do what they say and everything is done with the aim of making improvements self-sustaining. Their people, whether in Milton Keynes, or halfway around the World, in Cambodia, where our seven sponsored children live, are dedicated to improving the lives of our children, their families and their communities. We've been fortunate enough to visit our children in Cambodia and seen, first hand, the progress they've made.
Learn more about sponsoring a child.
We love what World Vision do. As committed Christians, the biblical basis of the charity is really important to us, as is the specific work that is carried out, supporting vulnerable children. We trust that our money is used well, and that what we’re giving really makes a difference. We feel excited about giving to World Vision, as it feels like we’re doing something that matters.
More about corporate charity partnerships or giving through a trust or foundation.
As I never married and haven’t had children of my own, it’s been a blessing knowing that I have helped in some way to improve the lives of children a long way away and I have great admiration for those who work with the children and their communities, and for all those connected with the running of the charity. We must all continue to do our bit to ease the suffering of children in whichever part of the world they live and that is why I will always be a sponsor and support World Vision.
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For us the main focus is the joy of being intimately linked to a project in another part of the world. It makes the world feel a little smaller and it makes us all feel part of a very special community. When we have a bad day it gives us a sense of perspective and a different type of motivation. We get ‘back’ emotionally so much more than the money we put in. I would really encourage others to think about giving in this way!
Learn how you can support us to bring hope to children.
I’ve really enjoyed the partnership with World Vision. I like the fact that they’re open to work with other people. Yes, they’re a Christian organisation but that doesn’t stop them working together with other groups that aren’t Christian. That’s right at the heart of what we’re about and I believe that’s really at the heart of what Jesus was about.
More about church partnerships and how to become a church partner.
Renee describes supporting Maureen from Kenya as the best decision she's every made. She's experienced a true transformation, not just in Maureen's life, but in her own.
“It’s amazing! It’s changed my life in so many ways. It’s helped me to be a better person and be able to give and have someone be part of my family – I have a true sister in another country who gives me so much in ways she doesn’t even know about,” says Renee.
“I can see her smile has changed from her first photo – she had just a little smile then. In her next photo, her smile was a little brighter. I can see her changing from maybe being a little bit shy to being a bit more outgoing. She’s telling me more in her letters too, so I can see her changing from the inside, out.
“She’s going to school for the first time this year, so that’s really exciting. I got a photo of her in her school dress looking so excited. The health of the community is in good condition despite Covid. I know that World Vision is – we are – really working hard to do more, be more and give more to the community."
We're called to go where we are needed most, to some of the world's harshest places. We partner with communities and local leaders to ensure children are protected from harm and families are empowered to overcome poverty. Thanks to our generous supporters, we're responding to peoples' urgent needs when tragedy strikes, and staying for up to 15 years to ensure families are self-sufficient, so progress can be maintained after we leave.
Learn more about the work supporters make possible.
Christian Minister, Bob Pierce founded World Vision by helping one young girl with $5 he had in his pocket. Now, thanks to the support of tens of thousands of people worldwide, World Vision has transformed the lives of people in more than 100 countries.
After the Vietnam War, thousands of refugees were at risk. A World Vision ship became the first international rescue ship to provide food and medical assistance to 93 stranded refugees from Vietnam during Operation Seasweep in 1979. We support refugees all over the world today.
In the 1980s, millions were at risk of starvation in Ethiopia due to a famine. World Vision was first in and last out in Ethiopia, providing food and water and helping communities to become self-sufficient through farming. We still work in Ethiopia today.
At a time when AIDS was deeply stigmatised, we spoke out to help millions of children. We helped bring about global action with the HIV and AIDS Hope Initiative. Still today, we help prevent new cases, care for children at risk and speak out to stop the spread of HIV.
The earthquake that hit Indonesia in 2004 triggered a massive tsunami. Nearly 230,000 people lost their lives. Many more were injured and left homeless. World Vision initiated its largest-ever relief response across all five affected countries, raising US $350 million. We continue to support these communities today.
With millions displaced and at risk, we've been responding to the war in Syria since it began in 2011 - helping with healthcare, emergency food, water and sanitation, shelter repair kits, education and recreation. We're also providing child protection training for adults and psychological support for families.
We mobilised quickly to protect vulnerable children and families from Covid - providing them with clean water and sanitiser. We've led training and teaching across the world so communities are empowered to protect themselves and those they love.
So far, World Vision has helped over 600,000 Ukrainians with assistance including food, shelter, cash, hygiene kits, education, medical supplies and child friendly spaces. We have been able to deliver live-saving assistance to people living near the frontline, while our programmes in safer areas support longer term needs of displaced children and families. Along with providing physical aid, psychosocial support for refugee children has been just as vital.
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