World Vision combines the funds from child sponsorship with government grants and gifts-in-kind to work with communities toward long-lasting change.
Child Sponsorship
In 2006, more than 103,000 children were sponsored in Malawi, including more than 16, 000 children sponsored by Canadians.
Gifts-in-Kind
In 2006, gifts-in-kind shipments to Malawi included:
- More than 42,000 books for children's libraries and schools
- 20 skids of pharmaceuticals, including medication, syringes and gloves
Government Grants
Through the financial support of Canadians, the Canadian government and various multinational organizations, World Vision implemented a 10-year micronutrient and health program in five African countries, including Malawi.
The program ran until 2005, benefiting almost five million people in Malawi with such activities as:
- Distributing more than one million tree seedlings
- Constructing more than 12,500 latrines
- Training almost 400 health workers to educate communities about nutrition and health
The results in the areas where the program operated include:
- The elimination of cholera and other waterborne diseases
- Anemia decreased by 16 per cent
- Stunting among children under the age of five decreased by 16 per cent
- Malaria in children under the age of five decreased by 60 per cent
