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    Companies Find Rich Gains in Helping the Poor
    People living in deep poverty normally are outside the target market of most corporations. They lack disposable income. They provide a less stable revenue stream. They live shorter lives. In spite of these factors, many companies are partnering with World Vision and reaping significant rewards by helping the poor.

    World Vision’s corporate partners see tangible results. They invest in sustainable solutions that help provide improved health, better education, and the skills necessary for the poor to generate greater income. World Vision’s emergency relief and community development activities benefit more than 75 million people each year in nearly 100 countries.

    Corporate philanthropy can boost the bottom line. Research shows that it helps win favor with consumers, investors, and employees. It helps gain entry into new markets and maintain access to existing ones. With more than 50 years of experience in helping the poor become self-sufficient, World Vision is an able ally for socially responsible corporations.

    The following are stories of four World Vision partners from the corporate sector. Each has unique goals and interests. World Vision provided solutions that helped these partners successfully achieve their philanthropic objectives.

    Hilton Provides Water in Ghana

    Dyanne Hayes, vice president for Development of the Conrad N. Hilton Fund undertook her second visit to Ghana in 2002. Her visit took her to northern Ghana, where she saw the urgent need for potable water in the area. Ms. Hayes commended World Vision staff for their hard work, saying that their work and reports have become the foundation and model for teaching other projects supported by the Hilton Fund.
    Clean drinking water is largely taken for granted in the United States, but not in Ghana. People in this West African country often get their drinking water from rivers or muddy water holes, a major health hazard. Thanks to the generosity of a foundation established by hotel entrepreneur Conrad N. Hilton, a half-million children and adults in rural Ghana have access to clean water and better health.

    Since 1990, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has funded the drilling of more than 1,100 borehole wells in Ghana.

    World Vision has provided the necessary training for maintenance of the water systems, as well as education in hygiene and sanitation. The result in project areas is the near elimination of guinea worm, a debilitating condition that is extremely difficult to treat.

    “We are very pleased with the results of this partnership,” says Steven M. Hilton, president of the foundation.“ World Vision has used our grant funds to accomplish significant, measurable objectives.” The Hilton Foundation wanted an enduring outcome, and “we have observed that World Vision’s approach to community development enables it to have the kind of impact we seek,” Hilton says.

    Starbucks Helps Taiwanese Indigenous Children
    When a devastating earthquake in 1999 killed more than 2,400 people and left 310,000 homeless in Taiwan, Starbucks Coffee Taiwan contributed to World Vision’s relief effort. The work included the rehabilitation of the villages of the Bunun Tribe in Nantou County.

    With Starbucks’ support, World Vision built a children’s educational center, organized cultural activities, and began a winter camp. During the earthquake response, World Vision also provided temporary housing to more than 1,400 people, built more than 260 homes, and trained 4,000 low-income seniors in emergency preparedness.

    The collaborative effort impressed Starbucks, and it now runs an annual fundraising campaign for World Vision in Taiwan. Since 1999, donations at its chain of stores in Taiwan have helped pay for school fees, books, tutoring, computer training, and extracurricular activities for local impoverished children.

    Hasbro Brings Joy to Traumatized Children

    Joseo Aguila, 8, holds a bag of corn and a tractor received from World Vision. The corn was one of the many life-saving items included in the emergency relief kit his family received from World Vision after their home and crops were destroyed during a hurricane.
    A war, an earthquake, or a similar tragedy can have a major psychological impact on a child, especially if the child’s family has lost all of its possessions. The toy company Hasbro has become a regular partner with World Vision in providing assistance to orphans and other needy children around the world who have undergone tragic experiences.


    By donating toys and games, Hasbro has helped bring smiles to tens of thousands of children affected by disasters, enabling them to rediscover joy and begin the process of healing. Hasbro has donated more than 70,000 toys to survivors of Hurricane Mitch in Honduras, a war in Kosovo, and tornadoes in Oklahoma, as well as orphans and street children in Jerusalem and Romania.

    In 2002, Hasbro pledged an additional 10,000 toys to children in Peru. “Hasbro highly values its strategic philanthropic partnership with World Vision,” says Karen Davis, director of the Hasbro Charitable Trust.

    Employees of Kelly & Associates Sponsor Children in Ethiopia
    Life is easier in Hunt Valley, Maryland, than it is in the East African nation of Ethiopia, where one in six children dies before age 5.That’s why Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, which is based in Hunt Valley, encourages its employees to sponsor needy children in Ethiopia through World Vision.
    Collectively, the employees of Kelly & Associates are sponsoring more than 130 children in the rural community of Tiya, Ethiopia, through bi-weekly payroll donations that the company matches dollar for dollar. Living conditions in Tiya are harsh. Water and food are scarce, and poverty is widespread.

    Sponsorship helps create a brighter future for Tiya, one child at a time. Individual sponsors’ gifts are combined to provide the assistance that a child’s community needs most. World Vision has used funds from Kelly & Associates to build two health clinics, rehabilitate three schools, drill two wells, provide instruction in good hygiene, and assist 229 farm families through training, small business loans, and distribution of seeds, tools, and livestock.

    The assistance is making a difference in the lives of people such as Feleku Ketema. To help provide for her family, Feleku raises coffee as a cash crop, runs a small household goods shop, and plans to begin raising poultry. Kelly & Associates employees have been supporting World Vision’s work in Tiya since 1997. Thanks to their support, Feleku and her neighbors have a brighter future.