How do you change the world for girls in Bangladesh? Sponsorship is a big part of the answer, combatting poverty’s effects by enabling children to pursue education.
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From the Field
Scenes of everyday life in rural Bolivia
Small moments add up to a picture of what rural life is like for people living in Colomi and Soracachi, two towns where World Vision works in Bolivia.
From the Field
Evolution of child sponsorship through the years
Follow the evolution of child sponsorship at World Vision from caring for orphans in the 1950s to transforming whole communities today.
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.
Voices
Brimming with hope: Clean water transforms a Zambian village
Zambian families waited decades for clean water. Then one day, life was transformed — clean water changes everything.
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.
Prayers
Hope in hard places: Pray for children
Join World Vision in praying God’s promises on millions of children growing up in hard places. All children should have the opportunity to lead full lives.