How WILFund Fits: About World Vision

Focusing on Potential

We enable communities to address the root causes -- not just the symptoms -- of poverty, to bring lasting change.

WILFund is in Good Hands with World Vision

Capital donated to WILFund becomes an asset of World Vision, an organization with a solid history of credibility in the international community and more than $1.55 billion in revenue worldwide. World Vision has more than 55 years of expertise and experience in helping developing countries tackle poverty, and is a global leader in microenterprise development.

Who is World Vision?

Founded in 1950, World Vision is an international Christian humanitarian organization serving the world’s poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries. World Vision’s assistance extends to all people, regardless of religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background. WILFund is an extension of this assistance, focused on providing financial help to women living in poverty.

What Does World Vision Do?

World Vision aims to transform the lives of the poor with assistance that is holistic and synergistic, addressing multiple inter-related needs such as clean water, healthcare, education, secure food sources, and economic growth. Ultimately, the goal is to build a community and individual’s capacity to solve problems independently.

World Vision U.S. Numbers at a Glance (figures from fiscal year 2003)

Total Revenue	$807 million
Total overhead	13 %
People served worldwide	100 million
People served in the U.S.	1.5 million
Number of staff worldwide	20,000
Total number of U.S. Donors and volunteers	3.6 million
Total number of children sponsored	2.4 million

World Vision International

Total Revenue

$1.55 billion

World Vision's Role in Microenterprise Development

World Vision has been successful for more than a decade in enabling hard-working, but poor families overcome poverty through small loans and business coaching to start or expand family-owned businesses. As a leader in microenterprise development and integrated microfinance, World Vision seeks to create "economic engines" that generate jobs, restore self-sufficiency, and improve standards of living for families and entire communities. WILFund creates these engines for women.

Foundations First

Before microlending can enter the picture, the process all starts with meeting basic needs. World Vision development projects focus first on helping communities gain access to clean water, food and agricultural training, primary health care, and education. Once this important foundation is laid, World Vision is able to concentrate on equipping community members with the job skills and financial means to become self-sufficient. That’s when WILFund and World Vision MFIs enter the picture.

Other World Vision Projects

Visit World Vision's corporate website at http://corporate.WorldVision.org to learn more about World Vision projects that bring hope to the world's poorest children and families and how you can be involved.