World Vision is an organization that provides help to over

100 million people worldwide. World Vision works in

more than 100 countries. World Vision is committed to
helping the poor and works with all cultures, faith and
genders.











1950s
Robert Pierce founded World Vision in 1950. He travelled
around the USA to help raise awareness about poverty.
In 1953, child sponsorship began.
Sponsorship program is growing and now has 13,200
children in orphanages
Work begins in India
1960s
Work expands to more countries
Nearly 27,000 children are sponsored
Bob Pierce resigns due to ill health
1970s
193,000 children sponsored
Relief program aids 446,000 people worldwide

1980s
300,000 children sponsored in more than 30 countries
1990s
Responding to war, genocide, coups and more
2000s
Tsunami devastates South Asia and 3,700 World Vision
staff members respond
Hurricane Katrina hits USA, World Vision members
respond immediately
2010s
Haiti earthquake and Japan earthquake/tsunami relief
and rebuilding efforts





They have a wide variety of programs and projects,
including helping in refugee camps in Africa, providing
school supplies for children in countries all over the
world, helping villages get clean water and food. World
Vision works with poor communities to help them with
the skills and resources needed to fight poverty

http://www.worldvision.org/about-us/our-history
http://www.worldvision.org.nz/about-us.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Vision_International