Child Sponsorship, Christmas of Firsts

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Christmas of firsts key art_child with hands full of food for the first time in a long time

For the

first time

in a long time...

Imagine reconnecting with loved ones.

Coming back together to celebrate.

The whole family having enough to eat... for the first time in a long time

This Christmas, choose hope, joy and justice for all children.

Sponsor a child this Christmas

This Christmas, you can empower a child and their community to break free from poverty, for good.

The pandemic and an impending global famine are pushing millions to the edge of starvation - more children are in need of life-saving food and nutrition now than prior to the pandemic.

It’s time to change the course of this crisis

Make this Christmas count

For every child you help this Christmas, 4 more children benefit too.

Girl reading in her home with light

Become a child sponsor this Christmas

Note: You will be redirected to your country's support office to complete the sponsorship process.

The transformational power of sponsorship

Child in Africa holds produce that her family grew thanks to support from sponsors

Can sponsorship really help stop extreme hunger?

Child Sponsorship is an opportunity to personally connect with a child, family, and community in need. But what does this mean when fighting a global...

9-year-old Ashmitha looks at a picture of her father. This will be her first Christmas without him

Facing the first Christmas without her dad

See how child sponsors came along Ashmitha and other children after COVID-19 pushed families further into poverty when their parents died.

Why saying good by to child sponsorship community in Cambodia is a good thing

Why saying goodbye to this sponsorship community is a good thing

For the first time in a long time, World Vision won’t be joining the Koas Krala for their annual holiday festivities. That’s because after 18 years of...

first time home owner enjoys her new home in Rwanda thanks in part to child sponsorship

First time home owner remembers living on one meal a day

From farm worker to home owner. See how child sponsorship, a savings group and $5 transformed the life of Francine and her family in Rwanda.

sponsored children with their mother sit outside their home in the DRC

The difference on year of sponsorship can make--even in a pandemic

COVID-19 disrupted more than Christmas traditions for Zita's family in DRC. See how child sponsorship is helping the family recover and move forward. ...

When your Christmas wish is for Food

When your one Christmas wish is for something to eat

Climate changes is upsetting agriculture patterns in Kenya. Child Sponsorship is helping families develop resilience and hope for the future.

Mother gives child food thanks to kitchen gardens made possible through child sponsorship

Sponsorship buds gardens of abundance

See how kitchen gardens, made possible through Child Sponsorship, have helped families in this Kenya community overcome hunger and malnutrition

Sponsored child and her family generously share their harvest with neighbours

Child Sponsorship: The Ripple Effect

What if generosity is contagious? If the gift of sponsoring a child has a ripple effect? If that gift imparts knowledge that has the potential to...

Sponsored child holds up a picture she drew after her father died in Nepal

Hope on the Horizon

See how child sponsorship is helping Soni and her family have hope and recover after losing her father.

Zhu, high school student enjoys studying instead of working thanks to the impact of child sponsorship in her community

Infinite Possibilities

How child sponsorship provided Zhu, 16, the opportunity of a life beyond subsistance farming in China, for the first time

Safe at home at last

Child Protection

Safe at home, at last

How World Vision's child sponsorship programme made sure Elquin and his family had a safe place to sleep.

Tools and training curb hunger in the Philippines

Food and Livelihoods

Tools and training curb hunger in the Philippines

See how World Vision's child sponsorship programme helped vulnerable families receive the tools and training the needed to meet the nutritional needs...

Clean water, the best gift

Clean water, the best gift

How World Vision's child sponsorship programme in Ghana transformed a community and ignited dreams through improved access to clean water.

Access to birth certificate opened the doors of education for Moises and his brother in Bolivia

Making him visible

How child sponsorship provided Moisés and his twin brother Francisco in Bolivia, the opportunity to get an education for the first time

Girls enjoy access to clean water in Lesotho

Clean water; key to breaking the chains of poverty

Through Child Sponsorship, Lieketso and other children in her community have the tools, time and energy to focus on their futures.

Children wash their hands at school, making education more accessible and enjoyable

The gift of water

See how child sponsorship in the Philippines made going to school much more comfortable and appealing though something many take forgranted.

The gift of a warm blanket helps keep Victor warm in his Honduras village

The gift of warmth

How child sponsorship provided Victor and his family with the supplies they need to stay warm and safe in Honduras.

World Vision staff with a child

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