Follow the evolution of child sponsorship at World Vision from caring for orphans in the 1950s to transforming whole communities today.
News & Stories
Child Sponsorship
From the Field
Former sponsored child passes on his love of learning
In India, a former sponsored child was the first in his village to graduate from college — an accomplishment he credits to his World Vision sponsor.
From the Field
Children in Peru thrive through child sponsorship
The sky’s the limit for children in Huanta, Peru, where 19 years of child sponsorship and community development have helped families overcome a violent past.
Voices
Solving the puzzle of poverty with child sponsorship
World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns reflects on how child sponsorship allows World Vision to tackle a wide range of community problems and create lasting change.
Change Makers
Faithfulness of child sponsors through the decades
Child sponsors come from all walks of life, all 50 states, and all generations since World Vision’s early days in the 1950s. When and why they choose to sponsor vary as greatly as the people themselves. Read the stories of a few sponsors who have responded through the decades.
From the Field
High achiever: Former sponsored child aims for city’s hall of fame
In the highlands of Peru, a World Vision former sponsored child is now involved in local politics as an elected official in her hometown of Huanta.
Special Features
Peru’s moving past
MAY 1, 2015, PERU — Once, Quechua people were invisible. Then they were victims. Those who survived were marginalized. From 1980 to 2000, families in the Andean highlands were easy prey for Shining Path terrorists and the military. Both claimed to fight for them even while they killed them: peasant or terrorist — what’s the difference? Good has emerged from the horror. With World Vision standing with them, Quechua have become citizens. They’ve found the courage to speak truth. Today, they are part of Peru’s future.
Change Makers
Former sponsored child passes the torch of learning
A former sponsored child who now teaches in northeast Cambodia, Phally Pheng’s passion to teach began with her sponsor’s encouragement.
Voices
A Chicago church finds its fit in serving the world — and runs with it
Faith Church Senior Pastor Bob Bouwer reflects on how God often uses the most quirky or seemingly insignificant gifts or passions to glorify his name and advance his kingdom near us and around the world.
Voices
From the streets to the sky: Sponsorship comes full circle in Malaysia
Children who once lived in tunnels running under the streets of Mongolia’s capital have found family with a World Vision choir.