Stories from where World Vision works

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.

Child Sponsorship

June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor.

From the Field

Igniting a movement against child labor

June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor, a time to remember the young workers who have been robbed of childhood, education, and the future they deserve.

Child Protection Stories

Bithi wanted to become a doctor. But poverty forced her into child labor in a garment factory in Bangladesh, making upwards of 480 pairs of pants a day.

From the Field

A look at child labor inside a garment factory in Bangladesh

Bithi wanted to become a doctor. But poverty forced her into child labor in a garment factory in Bangladesh, making upwards of 480 pairs of pants a day.

Child Protection Stories
Bangladesh

In India, a boy from one of the poorest families in his village became the first college graduate — an accomplishment he credits to his World Vision sponsor.

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.

Child Sponsorship

family in Mozambique holding birth registration cards

From the Field

Congress passes legislation to protect children through birth certificates

What if you or your child never got a birth certificate? Not having birth certificates puts millions of children around the world at greater risk of abuse.

Child Protection Stories
United States

This Ebola survivor's inspiring story and the work of World Vision-trained Ebola burial teams received the Bond International Humanitarian Award.

From the Field

Ebola survivor brings dignity to burials

Maseray Kamara knows Ebola’s toll firsthand. The virus took her husband and sister during its rampage through Sierra Leone. Ebola struck her as well, but she survived.

Disaster Relief
Sierra Leone

Child sponsorship and community development have helped families in Huanta, Peru overcome a violent past.

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.