Encouraged by this, Patrick decided to become his sponsor as he wanted him to know that he is not alone to face the challenges ahead of him and he can always count on his sponsor, the passionate volunteers and staff from World Vision to lend a helping hand whenever needed.

Life can be tough. For children living in the places where it’s hardest to be a child, it’s tougher again. And for children living with a disability in those places – well, tough is often just the beginning. Here’s what we’re doing about it.

Whatever the issue – climate change, gender equality, health, education – children stand to lose, or to gain, the most. These six children’s clubs are leading the change, and taking their communities with them.

I know the result of this marriage is death,” said Nilanjona, a 15-year-old.

With the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks rippling across the world, it’s tough to be a child right now. You want to do something about it and sponsoring a child could be it. But, maybe you’ve heard or read some not-so-great things about child sponsorship. You’ve got questions. We’re here to answer them.

There’s nothing like seeing a package in the mail or that email notification! But from time to time, you might have wondered about the letters, photos and videos you receive from your sponsored child. Here are the answers to some of the questions you have probably wondered about but been too afraid to ask.

Have you ever wondered if sponsoring a child really makes a difference? It does! Child sponsorship changes lives, for good. Here are six people whose lives have been transformed by sponsorship in big ways and small – and are now changing the world around them.

Gifts often go a long way in making an impressionable impact on a child’s life and lend great significance to them.

“I was 11 when I wrote my first letter to Petiness and Anordy,” shared Andrea. “Although we were the same age, we lived worlds apart, I had no idea what they would like.”