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Child Sponsorship
Reunited women recall escape from Vietnam
A courtesy call from World Vision triggered vivid memories of an escape from war-torn Vietnam and a joyful reunion for two women who had not seen each other in 40 years.
Former sponsored child challenges Kenya’s ruling authority
Challenging the ruling authority can be dangerous — just ask Kenya’s Ben Koissaba. In 2004, this former sponsored child led the Maasai’s first peaceful protest in Nairobi. Five years later, as his views continued to clash with the Kenyan government of the time, Ben sought political asylum in the U.S.
Former sponsored child in Vietnam plants a brighter future
As a recent graduate of Quang Nam Forestry College in central Vietnam, Ating Ai — a former World Vision sponsored child — is passionate about protecting woodlands and the natural environment.
Peru: Alpacas bring hope after Shining Path
A Peruvian family who suffered horrific violence from the Shining Path terrorists found hope through a gift of alpacas from World Vision.
From Alabama to India, with love
NOV. 1, 2012, UNITED STATES — Children in Alabama with the Brown House ministry are learning that the world is smaller than they thought by sponsoring a child and donating to the World Vision Gift Catalog.
Photos: Caring for Cambodian children
World Vision builds strong communities through child sponsorship. View these photos of Cambodian children we help keep healthy, educated, and safe.
Higher calling: Former sponsored child now a Jesuit priest
A former sponsored child from the Philippines gave up a successful career in finance to join the brotherhood of the Society of Jesus and become a Jesuit priest.
From here to there
MAY 1, 2012, INDIA — Child sponsorship helped isolated villages in northeast India for more than a decade. Now, with programs winding down, World Vision helps people plan for what’s next.
Confessions of a child sponsorship skeptic
MAY 1, 2012, Bolivia — When World Vision invited Rachel Held Evans to travel to Bolivia for a week to see our community-based worked up close and raise awareness about child sponsorship, she was skeptical. But that quickly changed.