When was world vision created

Our child sponsorship program actively builds healthier communities through programming, education and empowerment. With our community focused solutions, for every child helped, another four benefit. World Vision nurtures and partners with people of different faiths, genders, races and ages — raising up local leaders to help support, protect and transform their communities.

In regions around world, we teach children to speak up for their God-given human rights — and families and communities to respect and uphold them. World Vision voluntarily adheres to the highest standards of financial accountability , following best practices for transparency by providing access to our annual impact report, financial statements and donation breakdowns.

Always, World Vision seeks to deliver the greatest-possible impact. Compelled by love, we go boldly into dangerous places to help children who need it the most. In previous years, donors asked why Charity Intelligence's numbers were different from World Vision Canada's. We wrote this article on charity ratios to explain. Funnily enough, it has received over 12, views. While it's an old article, it may be of interest. For more information on Canadian charities, please visit www.

Charity Intelligence researches Canadian charities for donors to be informed and give intelligently. Today over , Canadians use our website as a go-to source for information on Canadian charities reading over 1. World Vision Canada. Remember me next time I visit.

India, World Vision started operations in India and subsequently set up a single-room office in Kolkata in India, We embraced a broader community development model and established an emergency relief division.

Childhood lays the foundation for our adult life. Donate Now. APR 25, Hundreds upon hundreds of small, white shelters line up in straight rows, Quarterly Newsletter.

Get in Touch. In , the Boxing Day tsunami devastated many nations. With overwhelming support, we mounted a response across five countries simultaneously, providing life-saving aid before working on long-term development and rebuilding. We also became more active in working with governments and businesses on issues such as child labour and the involvement of children in armed conflicts. Already this decade has necessitated many emergency responses, including for the Syria crisis , the East Africa hunger crisis and the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami , among others.

A short summary of our long history. A dedicated global rapid response team was set up for emergencies. You can help make it all happen. Help children and communities meet essential needs. VisionFund reaches , clients. Tofig Ahmedov and his beekeeping business in Azerbaijan.

Building resilience in farmers. Mobile banking launched in Tanzania. Recovery lending launched after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Life insurance benefits entrepreneur in Kenya.

VisionFund loan officer uses tablets with client. SGB loans helped Dalila expand her bathing suit business. Recovery Lending. Crop Insurance. Women's Empowerment Fund Launches. Anedi from Zambia caring for her assets. First Climate Insurance Programme launched. Sale of VisionFund Cambodia assists the vulnerable.