World Vision
World Vision is one of the world’s leading relief, development and advocacy organisations, currently helping more than 100 million people in almost 100 countries.
World Vision receives the financial support of the UK Government, the European Union, charitable trusts, corporate supporters and more than 100,000 people who sponsor children in poor communities overseas. Its 22,000 employees in 100 countries implement programmes of emergency relief, education, healthcare, economic development, and promotion of justice.
World Vision began in China with an American missionary, Dr Bob Pierce who began building an organisation dedicated to helping the world’s children. Its first child sponsorship programme began in response to the needs of hundreds of thousands of orphans at the end of the Korean War. Whilst it is a Christian organisation it works alongside communities in their struggle against poverty, hunger and injustice, irrespective of their religious beliefs.
World Vision has six core values as summarised below: -
We are Christian
We acknowledge one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In Jesus the love, mercy and grace of God are made known to us and all people. We seek to follow Jesus in his identification with the poor, the powerless, the afflicted, the oppressed, and the marginalised; in his special concern for children; in his respect for the dignity bestowed equally on women and men; in his challenge to unjust attitudes and systems; in his call to share resources with each other; in his love for all people without discrimination or conditions; in his offer of new life through faith in him. We maintain our Christian identity while being sensitive to the diverse contexts in which we express that identity.
We are committed to the poor
We are called to serve the neediest people of the earth; to relieve their suffering and to promote the transformation of their wellbeing. We seek to understand the situation of the poor and work alongside them in a common search for justice. We seek to facilitate an engagement between the poor and the affluent and respect the poor as active participants, not passive recipients, in this relationship. Together we share a quest for justice, peace, reconciliation, and healing in a broken world.
We value people
We regard all people as created and loved by God. We give priority to people before money, structure, systems, and other institutional machinery. We act in ways that respect dignity, uniqueness, and intrinsic worth of every person the poor, the donors, our staff and their families, boards, and volunteers. We celebrate the richness of diversity in human personality, culture and contribution.
We are stewards
The resources at our disposal are not our own. They are a trust from God through donors on behalf of the poor. We speak and act honestly. We demand of ourselves high standards of professional competence and financial accountability. We care for the earth and act in ways that will restore and protect the environment. We ensure that our development activities are ecologically sound.
We are partners
We are partners with the poor and with donors in a shared ministry. We are members of an international World Vision partnership that transcends legal, structural, and cultural boundaries. We pursue relationships with all churches and desire mutual participation in ministry. We maintain a cooperative stance and a spirit of openness towards other humanitarian organisations.
We are responsive
We are responsive to life-threatening emergencies where our involvement is needed and appropriate. We are willing to take intelligent risks and act quickly. We do this from a foundation of experience and sensitivity to what the situation requires. We also recognise that even in the midst of crisis the destitute have a contribution to make.
In whatever World Vision do, they place a special emphasis on ensuring the needs and rights of children are met, because they are often the hardest hit by conflict, disaster and chronic poverty. World Vision works to change the root causes of poverty and are committed to long-term change.
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