WORLD VISION: AT A GLANCE Building a better world for children since 1950
How a community is transformed BUILD TRUST Social transformation starts with building trust—trust between World Vision staff and the community. This step can last from two months to two years.
COME TOGETHER Community participation gains momentum in this phase. As the community works together on early projects, relationships are strengthened. These stronger ties become critical to the success of the steps to follow.
MAKE DECISIONS During this phase, community members assess their needs and priorities and develop a multi-year plan of action. Men, women, and children work together to determine how a large portion of the project budget is to be allocated.
WORLD VISION BEGINS TO HELP CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH
Transformation on three levels World Vision helps a community progress toward self-sufficiency by working together to create lasting change in three fundamental areas.
SOCIAL
TRANSFORMATION
PHYSICAL
TRANSFORMATION
SPIRITUAL
TRANSFORMATION
DESIGN SOLUTIONS Once community members have decided where they want to go, they begin designing practical steps to take them there. World Vision provides oversight and assistance as needed, but lets the community members work collaboratively to design their own solutions.
TAKE OWNERSHIP The final step in this transformation marks the beginning of true self-sustainability for a community. Communities assume ownership as they create durable structures and economic activities, which become the engine that sustains and perpetuates these structures for years to come.
COMMUNITY CONTINUES THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
CHILD PROTECTION
EDUCATION
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Beginning with the first handshake, World Vision and the communities we serve become partners in a journey toward self-sustainability. World Vision’s hands-on involvement gradually lessens as community members make their own decisions, introduce solutions, and establish self-sustaining social structures. The steps a community takes toward physical transformation usually begin with access to clean water and other life essentials, which build on each other to create a strong foundation in which every child has the opportunity to thrive and build a healthy, hope-filled future. Another transformation occurs as a community continues the journey toward spiritual transformation. World Vision staff members, through their words, values, actions, and relationships, demonstrate God’s love to a community. We nurture spiritual growth in contextually appropriate ways by supporting biblical teaching and partnering with local churches where they exist.
LASTING CHANGE THROUGH LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS World Vision partners with groups of communities in defined geographic regions, which we refer to as area development programs, or ADPs. These ADPs encompass an average of 10,000 to 50,000 people and last 10 to 15 years—or until the community is empowered to continue driving development without World Vision’s presence.
World Vision is committed to building a better world for children. • Founded in 1950, World Vision has worked with communities for more than 65 years to give children the tools they need to grow and thrive. • Our long-term, holistic community development programs are proven to deliver lasting solutions for children. • Motivated by our Christian faith, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. • World Vision has earned the trust of more than one million donors, thousands of churches, and hundreds of corporations, institutions, and government agencies around the globe. • With a staff of 46,000 serving tens of millions of people in nearly 100 countries, World Vision is effectively tackling the root causes of poverty worldwide.
Funding Sources
Operating Expenses
Operating revenue declined by 3 percent during the year to $1.002 billion. While private cash and public grant donations declined, gift-in-kind revenue rose 10 percent.
In 2015, 84 percent of World Vision’s total operating expenses were used for programs that benefit children, families, and communities in need.
57% private cash contributions
17% 1%
10%
6%
84% programs
25% gifts-in-kind 25%
57%
10% fundraising
17% public grants
6% management and general
84%
1% other income, net
Serving alongside the poor for more than 65 years. 34834 Weyerhaeuser Way South P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063-9716 World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. ©2016 World Vision
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