Highlights: World Vision Canada 2025 Annual Results Report
Discover the difference World Vision Canada made in 2025 thanks to the generosity of donors like you.
Written by World Vision Canada
on February 18, 2026
One of our guiding principles at World Vision Canada is we are stewards, meaning:
- We invest resources wisely and transparently to maximize impact for children and communities, while caring for God’s creation and upholding stakeholder trust––honouring every gift entrusted to use with integrity and intention.
Our ability to make a difference is powered and inspired by your gifts and your sponsorships. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is both life-changing and lifesaving.
It’s important you know exactly how your charity was used in fiscal year 2025*. The World Vision Canada 2025 Annual Results Report (available on the Our Work page) is a detailed accounting of the financial and human impact of our collective efforts.
Below are key highlights and snapshots from the report. Every donor––no matter the size of their support––is critical to the success of World Vision’s mission.
A group of men and women sitting together holding pamphlets from World Vision
World Vision Canada 2025: by the numbers snapshot
You turned compassion into action. And action into impact. Behind every number in 2025 is a child, family or community whose daily life improved thanks to your belief in World Vision Canada.
Financial numbers in this report are provided in Canadian currency, unless otherwise stated.
- People reached: 10.3 million girls, boys, women and men were reached through out programs
- Financial investment: $397.7 million was invested in areas of need around the world
- Program scale: 286 programs and 47 gifts-in-kind shipments were carried out in 55 countries
- What is a gift in kind (GIK)? A GIK is a contribution of physical goods, such as hygiene kits to apparel, medical supplies to educational materials, shelf-stable food and more.
- Priority regions: 31 per cent of investments went to support the most fragile countries
World Vision Canada 2025: programs with purpose
Every program in 2025 worked towards our guiding purpose: to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities.
With your generosity, these programs tackle root causes to builder safer, healthier and more hopeful futures.
1) Livelihoods: helping escape the cycles of poverty
A mother and child proudly show vegetables they have pulled from their garden.
Over 330 million children live below the poverty line of $2.15 per day. Thanks to you, families are building sustainable incomes and resilience to live for today and plan for tomorrow:
- 4,379,957 people reached
- $232 million invested across 110 programs
- 199,315 community members with access to formal or informal financial and business development services
- What is the cycle of poverty? It’s more than lacking resources. Poverty is a complex issue that requires empathy, education and empowerment before it can be eradicated.
2) Health: saving lives and providing critical care
A mother happily watches as a nurse weighs her child inside a medical clinic.
Nourishing minds and bodies. Educating communities. Strengthening local healthcare systems. Your contributions protect the most vulnerable from preventable illnesses:
- 4,284,209 people reached
- $51 million invested across 71 programs
- 18,999 pregnant or lactating women received maternal health and nutrition services
- Breastfeeding support makes the difference. Read the stories of three moms and the support and education they’ve received on their breastfeeding journeys with their newborns.
3) Education: equipping children with skills, resources and opportunities
Deborah, a sponsored 14-year-old, is a star student in her class at Kurabaso JHS, in Domango, West Ganja Ghana AP, Ghana.
Reliable transportation. Safe classrooms. Books and supplies. Uniforms with pride. Your donations helped set the foundation for lifelong learning in areas prone to volatility:
- 1,446,781 people reached
- $15.2 million invested across 67 programs
- 1,073,726 children received school supplies and educational resources
- The right to education. Every child has a right to complete their education. So why do millions lack access to education and what can be done to overcome these barriers?
4) Child protection and participation: creating safer and fairer environments
Child Parliamentarians in the West Gonja Area Programme debating on causes of Child Marriage (Who is to be blamed? Media or Parents)
Children deserve to have their voices heard in decisions that affect their lives. They also deserve to be treated equally among peers and enjoy their childhood. With your donations, they are doing just that:
- 2,361,065 people reached
- $59.7 million invested across 150 programs
- 18,886 children report their views are incorporated into decision-making
- The power of the voice. Meet three girls and two boys using their voices to help other kids around the world find theirs to create sustainable, long-term change in their communities.
5) Water, sanitation and hygiene: improving health, nutrition and dignity
Emmanuel and Eric (with beard), World Vision lab technicians, working at the World Vision Regional Water Quality Laboratory, in Savelugu, Ghana, where water from boreholes and drilling projects is tested to make sure it meets water quality
Clean water is essential for healthy bodies and minds. Your clean water gifts support water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs which deliver better health to schools, families and communities:
- 1,497,980 people reached
- $21.8 million invested across 75 programs
- 239,572 people gained access to sanitation facilities like toilets at home or school
- Toilets for all. The beautiful benefits of sanitation extend beyond having a safe place to go. They help girls stay in school. They help reduce poverty. They help children and families stay healthy.
World Vision Canada 2025: words from our president
World Vision Canada President Allison Alley gives a thumbs up with Anna Victoria.
The following is excerpted. Download the report from the Our Work page to read World Vision Canada President Allison Alley ’s full letter.
Here at home, Canadians are also facing a time of strain. Food insecurity has reached its highest levels in decades. Families are making hard choices about how to give, while navigating uncertainty of their own.
Yet even in this, we see something profoundly beautiful: the generosity of Canadians remains steadfast. Across this country, people continue to give faithfully, compassionately and often sacrificially, so that children they will never meet will have the chance to thrive.
Together, we have advanced sustainable, enduring impact that continues to strengthen communities and transform the lives of children around the world.
Love in action can change the course of a child’s life and, through them, the world.
World Vision Canada 2025 impact: final thoughts
Eight year-old girls, Nahimatu, 8 (white head covering, dark flowered dress) and Salamatu, 8 (blue dress, red turban) walk for water with their mothers, Azaratu 30 (blue head covering) and Fatima, 50 (pink dress), in Dambakura village, West
These numbers and insights represent a fraction of what’s inside the World Vision Canada 2025 Annual Results Report. The full report has additional information, including:
- Deeper financial breakdowns
- Detailed program impact analysis
- Core fundamental priorities
- Stories of change you helped make possible
And finally, again and always, thank you.
You saw our mission. You acted with selflessness. You sparked change in the lives of girls and boys. Men and women. Communities and families.
We conclude with an excerpted quote from the report from Deborah Holbrook from the World Vision Canada Board of Directors:
As careful stewards of your gifts, our goal is to ensure that your donation helps transform the lives of the most vulnerable children around the world. We are deeply grateful for your support.
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*October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
View previous Annual Results Reports: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021