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| World Vision is an organization that helps under privileged children/orphaned children in all parts of the world. They are run by a Christian family that was started in 1950. They help these children while also teaching them about Jesus. Most the money that is used to "sponsor" the children is given from families in the US. By sending in a monthly free that fits the providing family and World Vision then uses that money to give the children that you sponsor a place to live, food to eat and clothing to wear. |
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| World Vision, founded in the United States in 1950, is an international Christian Releif and development organization whose stated goal is "working for the well being of all people, especially children." Working on six continents, World Vision is one of the largest Christian relief and development organizations in the world with a $2.6 billion budget (2007). |
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| Pretty much shows statistics that prove that World Vision does spend the vast majority of their income on helping people and keep a very small perportion to themselfs. Only about 5% goes to paying their crew and 85% goes to helping children. |
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| This international Christian relief and development organization works to promote the well being of all people – especially children. In 2004 alone, World Vision offered support to 100 million people in 96 countries. |
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| Talks about the founder of World Vision: Bob Peirce. About his family and how he started in Africa as a missionary and ended up wanting to found a organization to help the children that he saw. He now helps children in 96 different countries and has more children being supported by his program than he had ever imagined. |
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| World Vision's name has a meaning and its: the Vision that all man/women in the World will be given love. World Vision has become one of the largest Christian organizations in the world, employing 22,000 The group raised $1.5 billion last year. |
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Last week, a World Vision car was stolen by armed men in the northern part of the state. Later, three staff were shot and wounded, and their car was stolen. In the latest incident, a driver was robbed at gunpoint of his vehicle just outside South Darfur’s capital, Nyala. He was held for several hours, beaten and made to walk back to town. |
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