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YOU WALKED.
THE KIDS WON.

48‚311 people walked for clean water

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Clean water is just the beginning.
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With their sponsors, these girls are unstoppable.

3.7 miles roundtrip to water
3 hours to get water each day
2 years behind in school

Just Sponsored!
Because of sponsorship, a clean water solution is planned for Grace’s whole community.

0.14 miles roundtrip to water
6 minutes to get water each day
On track in school

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Because of sponsorship in Kamama’s community, she’s had clean water since 2015.

They’re small, unstoppable, and full of hope. Who’s next?

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Hi, we're World Vision.

We're a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.

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The world’s getting brighter one small step at a time.

World Vision U.S. names Edgar Sandoval as new president and CEO.  LEARN MORE >

48‚311 people walked
for clean water

Cross the ultimate finish line:

Clean water is just the beginning.

Sponsor a child

Learn more about sponsorship >

With their sponsors, these girls are unstoppable.

BEFORE SPONSORSHIP

3.7 miles roundtrip to water
3 hours to get water each day
2 years behind in school

Just Sponsored!
Because of sponsorship, a clean water solution is planned for Grace’s whole community.

AFTER SPONSORSHIP

0.14 miles roundtrip to water
6 minutes to get water each day
On track in school

Sponsored!
Because of sponsorship in Kamama’s community, she’s had clean water since 2015.

They’re small, unstoppable, and full of hope.
Who’s next?

Sponsor a child

Hi, we're World Vision.

We're a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.

Love Comes First

We serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.

Thriftiness

Keeping our costs down (85% to programs) means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.

Targeting Root Causes

Going after poverty's symptoms is temporary. Going after its cause is permanent.

Hi, we're World Vision.

We're a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.

NEWS & STORIES
The world’s getting brighter
one small step at a time.

In Morungatuny, Uganda, 5-year-old Grace and 3-year-old Judith start and end their day with walking to gather water for their family. Judith often struggles to keep up with her older sister and has trouble carrying her 1-liter water can. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Jon Warren)
Special Features

The long path to clean water

FEB. 15, 2018, UGANDA — In eastern Uganda, a community is still reeling from the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency more than a decade ago. Children like 5-year-old Grace must walk a long way for dirty water while parents are still walking an emotional path of healing. Through it all, access to clean water would help everyone heal and have a fuller life.