World Vision’s photographers traveled around the world this year to tell stories of heartache and of hope. Here are our favorite photos from 2017.
News & Stories
Child Sponsorship
Change Makers
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Sponsorship makes all the difference for Sonali’s family
Sonali’s family went from shunned to shining with support from World Vision child sponsorship programs in her community.
Meet Rosemary and Tassy
Rosemary and Tassy are best friends in rural Zambia. Their lives dramatically changed when World Vision began child sponsorship programs in their community.
Special Features
A gift that keeps giving
NOV. 2, 2017, ZAMBIA — When you give the gift of goats, it starts a ripple effect of generosity around the world. In Zambia, we meet a family who received Gift Catalog goats and has since passed on goats to other families, who are now benefiting from the gift of animals.
From the Field
Child sponsorship and animals change lives in Bangladesh
Sonali’s family in Bangladesh went from shunned to shining as a result of World Vision child sponsorship and Gift Catalog goats and chickens.
Change Makers
A connection between a sponsor and her sponsored child
A Washington woman gave up her cellphone to sponsor a child. Her sacrifice changed
everything for both her and the girl she never met.
From the Field
Former sponsored child is now archbishop of Kenya’s Anglican Church
Jackson Ole Sapit became sponsored through World Vision as a child. Today he works as the archbishop of the Anglican Church in Kenya.
Voices
When God closes the loop
John Huddle answered his daughter’s plea to sponsor a child in Kenya. He talks about how God spoke to him and why child sponsorship is important to him and his family.
Change Makers
Child sponsors across the U.S. share their stories
World Vision child sponsors across the U.S. share their stories of being called by God to be sponsors and the impact of sponsorship on their families.