World Vision

Relief and development organization helping children worldwide by tackling causes of poverty (accessing water, food, health care, education and economic opportunities). Christian agency serves all regardless of religion, race or gender.

Why do we exist?

World Vision focuses its work on projects that help communities address the root causes – not just the symptoms – of poverty. In developing countries, World Vision provides food, agricultural training, clean water, primary health care, education, economic development opportunities, and emergency relief. In urban and rural U.S. communities, assistance includes tutoring, mentoring, leadership training, emergency relief, and the provision of building, household and school supplies.

What have you accomplished?

World Vision directly improves the lives of more than 75 million people around the world each year, including more than 1 million people in the United States. A total of 1.9 million children worldwide benefited from World Vision child sponsorship in the fiscal year which ended September 2001. During this same time period, World Vision achieved the following:

Food and Water

• Provided access to clean water for 751,683 people
• Furnished 1,507,428 seed packets, seedlings, and farming tools to farmers in 24 countries to help increase reliable food supplies
• Distributed 133,081 tons of food in eight countries
• Rallied 427,251 American youth to go hungry as a part of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine; these youth raised $8.4 million for hungry children worldwide

Health Care

• Built or refurbished 227 health clinics in 28 countries
• Trained 11,166 health and community workers in 18 countries to deal with the effects of HIV/AIDS and how to prevent its spread
• Immunized 529,405 children in 31 countries
• Educated 136,005 mothers in better health and nutrition for themselves and their children

Education

• Tutored, mentored, and/or provided school supplies for 235,387 children in the United States
•  Built or refurbished 766 schools in 36 countries
• Partnered in the United States with 602 schools, 2,219 churches, and 2,652 community organizations to help educate American children Economic Development
• Disbursed micro loans to 86,913 men and women in 42 developing countries
• Targeted women entrepreneurs to receive 60 percent of loans
• Created or sustained 8,955 jobs in Uganda alone
• Advocated with the U.S. Congress to forgive 100 percent of bilateral debt with poor countries

Emergency Relief

• Responded to 25 major disasters and humanitarian emergencies worldwide
• Enabled 12,520 youth to participate in peacebuilding programs worldwide
• Partnered with New York-area churches and organizations to help victims of the September 11 attacks
• Raised $56 million to aid disaster victims

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