Resources for education and mobilization
Youth Opportunities
30 Hour Famine is an international movement to fight hunger and enable long-term changes in impoverished communities around the world. 30 Hour Famine engages junior high, high school, and college students in a nationwide educational and experiential hunger event. Participants spend 30 hours abstaining from food while they learn about the causes of poverty and participate in community service. Funds raised are used to assist children and families in need both domestically and internationally. Approximately 15,000 U.S. churches participate annually in the Famine. Call 1-800-7FAMINE of visit www.30hourfamine.org.
Global Involvement Opportunities
Child Sponsorship offers individuals and groups a tangible way to relate to the world by building a personal link with a child in the developing world. Sponsors make a world of difference in a child's life, providing support for sustainable community-based development. Click here to sponsor a child or a family through World Vision's new Family Sponsorship program or call 1-800-423-4200.
Adult Education
Dozens of books, magazines, Bible studies, and videos are designed to deepen understanding of poverty around the world and appropriate Christian response to global issues. Request a catalog by calling 1-888-511-6484. World Vision's Mission Advanced Research and Communication (MARC) also publishes a quarterly newsletter and catalog of publications. Call 1-800-777-7752 or visit www.worldvisionresources.com Gifts of Hope catalog provides an exciting way to change the course of life for hurting children and families around the world while giving a gift to honor friends and family. It includes nearly 50 gifts, such as an ox and plow for poor farmers in Kenya or Zambia, or clothing for a homeless child in the U.S. For a free catalog, or to order a gift honor a love one, call 1-888-511-6511, or visit www.worldvisiongifts.org.
International Community Partnerships provide churches with opportunities to become involved with specific communities throughout the world. These long-term partnerships are custom-designed to maximize a church's involvement and financial investment in its partner community. Call 1-888-552-1508.