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Joy Travels Both Ways

Sponsor a Child

The things that make us happy are also the things that make the world a better place. And giving to others makes us happier than spending on ourselves.

Stand with refugees.

Stand with refugees fleeing violence. Give to the refugee crisis fund.

Joy Travels Child Sponsorship Map

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Here are 4 big ways to spread joy:

Donate

Give to where it's most needed:

Help take on the biggest challenges at the toughest times. Here are a few examples of where your donation might go:

Ecuador Earthquake

Zika Virus

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Volunteer

You can run a race build a kit fundraise

Do what you do best and raise money for a cause while doing it.

Speak Out

Be a hero

Use your voice to advocate on behalf of the poor

6 Ways We Earn Your Trust

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

Love Comes First

We aspire to be like Jesus. So we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.

Thriftiness

Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.

Targeting Root Causes

Going after poverty’s symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.

Transparency

You’re welcome behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain…because we're accountable to you, to the kids we serve, and ultimately to God.

Your Donation Multiplies

Your gift + grants + donated goods = WAY more impact.

Local Leadership

When community members lead change, the change lasts and lasts. That’s why World Vision’s international staff is 95 percent local.

Thriftiness

Keeping our costs down means your gifts make the biggest waves possible.

Love Comes First

We aspire to be like Jesus. So we serve all people. No matter their religion, ethnicity, or gender.

Targeting Root Causes

Going after poverty’s symptoms is temporary. Going after its causes is permanent.

Transparency

You’re welcome behind the curtain. In fact, there is no curtain…because we're accountable to you, to the kids we serve, and ultimately to God.

Your Donation Multiplies

Your gift + grants + donated goods = WAY more impact.

Local Leadership

When community members lead change, the change lasts and lasts. That’s why World Vision’s international staff is 95 percent local.

What’s Happening in World News

News of big needs and great hope. Fair warning, we’re pretty biased towards hope.

FEATURED STORY

Naomi walks through the wilderness to the place she used to collect water. Now she and her family enjoy access to clean water. (©2016 World Vision, Chris Huber)

Clean Water

Clean water lifts mother’s spirit, family’s burden

In a remote Maasai village in rural Kenya, Naomi used to walk and wait for hours to fetch unsafe water from a spring they shared with livestock and wild baboons.

5-minute read

Syrian refugees gather at a makeshift camp in Lebanon. PHOTO: World Vision/Jon Warren

Refugees

How to talk with your kids about the Syrian Refugee crisis

The Syrian refugee crisis is taking a huge toll on families and children. Here are some steps for how to talk with your kids about it, and how you can help.

4 minute read

Child Protection

Pray for victims of human trafficking

The enslavement of God’s children breaks His heart. Join us as we pray for an end to the injustice of human trafficking and modern day slavery.

4-minute read

With her baby on her back and toddler by her side, Monica Lotuliapus walks in a dry riverbed in Kenya to dig for water at least twice a day, a distance of about 8K (4 miles).

Clean Water

Walk for water: Your 6K vs. theirs

6K is the average distance round trip women and children in the developing world walk for water — water that is often contaminated with life-threatening diseases. How far is 6K? Compare a 6K here in the U.S. to a walk for water in Africa.

2-minute read