A deadly magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit Indonesia’s Lombok Island at 6:46 p.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 5, killing at least 259 people and injuring more than 1,000 others.
Being a kid means enjoying life.
Not worrying about grown-up stuff.
Millions of children face dangers including exploitation, gang violence, sexual assault, and trafficking.
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Five-year-old Xochilt Maria blows out a candle at a World Vision birthday party for sponsored children in Nicaragua.
Five-year-old Xochilt Maria blows out a candle at a World Vision birthday party for sponsored children in Nicaragua.
The memories that define childhood should be joyful.
Sponsor a child with a birthday this month
and help them enjoy childhood as it’s meant to be.
Sponsor children like…
The memories that define childhood should be joyful.
Sponsor a child with a birthday this month
and help them enjoy childhood as it’s meant to be.
Sponsor children like…
Bandile from Swaziland
Turns 6 on August 28
Davit from Armenia
Turns 7 on August 31
Vinaleza Amelino from Ethiopia
Turns 10 on August 10
Bandile from Swaziland
Turns 6 on August 28
Davit from Armenia
Turns 7 on August 31
Vinaleza Amelino from Ethiopia
Turns 10 on August 10
Bandile from
Swaziland
Turns 6 on August 28
Davit from
Armenia
Turns 7 on August 31
Hi, we're World Vision.
We're a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.
Love Comes First
Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.
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Keeping our costs down (85% to programs) means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.
Hi, we're World Vision.
We're a Christian humanitarian organization helping children, families, and their communities overcome poverty and injustice.
Love Comes First
Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, 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.
Everyone can play a role in child protection. Especially you.
Blogger Breegan Jane is speaking up and making a difference. She’s fundraising to protect girls from harm in Kenya.
Kelley, a long-time child sponsor, held a fundraiser to help children’s communities become safer and more sustainable.
Kathy donated her birthday on Facebook to raise funds that will change children’s lives for good.
You can shine bright in the toughest places to be a child.
It’s easy to start a fundraiser to protect children in need.
Everyone can play a role in child protection. Especially you.
Blogger Breegan Jane is speaking up and making a difference. She’s fundraising to protect girls from harm in Kenya.
Kelley, a long-time child sponsor, held a fundraiser to help children’s communities become safer and more sustainable.
Kathy donated her birthday on Facebook to raise funds that will change children’s lives for good.
You can shine bright in the toughest places to be a child.
It’s easy to start a fundraiser to protect children in need.
Everyone can play a role in child protection. Especially you.
Blogger Breegan Jane is speaking up and making a difference. She’s fundraising to protect girls from harm in Kenya.
Kelley, a long-time child sponsor, held a fundraiser to help children’s communities become safer and more sustainable.
Kathy donated her birthday on Facebook to raise funds that will change children’s lives for good.
You can shine bright in the toughest places to be a child.
It’s easy to start a fundraiser to protect children in need.
News & Stories
Prayers
Matthew 25: Protecting children through prayer
Child labor and exploitation, female genital mutilation (FGM), and human trafficking are among the greatest evils in the world. Pray with us for an end to all harm against children and for World Vision’s work to protect children.
From the Field
Leaving a legacy of clean water in Rwanda
Globally, World Vision has committed to reaching everyone, everywhere we work with clean water by 2030. The first country expected to cross the finish line is Rwanda. World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns, who will retire at the end of this year, personally committed to the goal, aiming to raise $50 million to reach 1 million Rwandans in 2,000 communities with clean water.
Change Makers
‘They shaped us and showed us the way’
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns’ children, now grown, share the lessons they learned from their parents about giving, generosity, and compassion.