About Us

Going to the ends.
Where no one else goes.

Because love can make the greatest impact in the hardest places to be a child.

Going to the ends.
Where no one else goes.

Because love can make the greatest impact in the hardest places to be a child.

Going to the ends.
Where no one else goes.

Because love can make the greatest impact in the hardest places to be a child.

Dangerously soft-hearted. Just the right kind of dangerous.

We’re a global relief, development and advocacy organization. We partner with children, families and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Empowering people
to rise out of poverty.

We bring real and lasting change to the lives
of the world’s most vulnerable children. For good.

Empowering people
to rise out of poverty.

We bring real and lasting change to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. For good.

Empowering people
to rise out of poverty.

We bring real and lasting change to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. For good.

Love is what drives us. And there’s no limit to what love can do.

We’re a Christian charity. As in, we’re on a mission to follow Jesus' example of showing unconditional love to the poor and oppressed. Serving every child we can – of any faith, or none.

A little more about us.

A history of taking action – even if it wasn't popular.

Fighting for what matters. For every child. For the last 65 years.

 

1950s
Bob Pierce, founder of Christian charity World Vision, holding a baby in his arms.
Helping one little girl with $5 in his pocket, Bob Pierce starts World Vision.
1970s
A Vietnamese refugee boy looks at the camera.
Coming to the aid of stranded Vietnamese refugees with Operation Seasweep.
1980s
A volunteer for Christian charity World Vision holds an Ethiopian child in his arms.
“First in” during the Ethiopian famine. “Last out” leaving behind fertile, green valleys.
1990s
A medical worker wearing a mask and gloves uses a syringe to draw blood from an outstretched arm.
Challenging the church to care about the AIDS crisis, even when it was a tough topic.
2000s
A man steers a boat with a World Vision logo on it.
Rebuilding lives after the Asian tsunami and Haiti earthquakes with short-term relief and long-term recovery.
Today
A boy, sponsored through World Vision, smiling while holding a bowl of food.
Helping more than 4 million children in nearly 100 countries.

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