I was compensated by World Vision for my time in writing this post. All opinions are my own.
Our backgrounds give us all some insight to what we will do as we get older. For instance, many who want a family and feel that being a dad or a mother sooner than never, is something that many may choose based upon their childhood. Many had great, honest upbringings and want to offer what was provided to them, others maybe loved their childhood, but wished their parents could or should have done more.
For us both, it is the latter. We didn’t have a great childhood because of decisions outside our control and I think both pretty much had said we knew we would always be good parents when we had kids of our own, then we did. See Below. 🙂
But the sad reality is that many kids worldwide are born into so many problems even worse than what we encountered. From Africa with extra poverty, the droughts of India and even land loss from rising sea levels, there are so many areas experience conditions not good for any child developing.
Poverty creates problems that can setback any individual in this busy world. Sponsoring a child and his or her’s community, helps the people benefit. Clean water by create new or renovating inefficient wells. Help providing school costs and supplies to create better learning environments with better and restored schools and teacher training. Agriculture is improved for better nutrition while creating more food with advanced agricultural training and improving health with healthcare clinics and immunizations.
Photo I took of my Grandmother while at a market when I lived in Nigeria. 1994
I had the chance to grow up and travel half way around the world. I have always been the kid that loved to pay attention to what was happening, I always was watching or reading a paper when I got my hands on one. Newsweek was another favorite of mine in the 80s and early 90s. Since then I have gained a bachelor’s degree in political science, with many focuses on foreign developing nations and their governments. Along with time, many places haven’t been able to do enough for their people.
We want to share a real person that could use a helping hand! Her name is Yuridia and he is from Bolivia. Below is a small excerpt of a movie story of her family and goals.
Lucio, who is a farmer in Bolivia, is also breaking ground in his community. He proves actions speak louder than words. World Vision’s sponsorship program enables his generosity and strengthens his commitment to his daughter Yuridia’s future.
His home in the Conchiri area is an hour’s drive off the main road from the little town of Soracachi. It’s tucked far between the foothills of the plains. The land is not lush and green like in other parts of the country. Instead, Conchiri is brown, and the sun at this high elevation—about 12,500 feet—is more intense than it looks. Many people in this area don’t make enough money to meet basic needs.
– See more at: https://www.ourordinarylife.com/2016/05/a-fathers-love-for-family-and-community
See full story: Share# s150466-1 — Sponsored child Yuridia Alejandra Mamani Pomo, 13, sits in front of her home in Soracachi, Bolivia. “Im in seventh grade and my favorite subjects are mathematics and physics and music,” Yuridia says. Her father Lucio Mamani Katari is a farmer in Soracachi ADP who is breaking ground in his community. Sponsorship enables his generosity and strengthens his commitment to his daughters future. Despite the areas high poverty rate, Lucio makes ends meet for his family of eight thanks to sponsorship-funded agriculture training. In fact, he gives away his best produce to others. Lucio also began to see the value of education for his children through sponsorship. He went against cultural norms and encouraged his 13-year-old daughter, Yuridia, a sponsored child, to pursue more school. Since his community does not have a high school, Lucio sent Yuridia to live with an aunt in another city to continue her education. This decision likely decreased the chance of early marriage for his daughter.
While there may be only so much we may think we can do, there are organizations that we can help support that can actually really make a difference.
One organization that has been around for more than 60 years is World Vision. They are helping children in hardships to have some kind of a better quality of life. World Vision is trying to not just provide a handout, but more of a hand up! By helping the local children, families and communities with tools, products, training and hope they can create a path to become self-sufficient, lifting themselves and communities out of poverty.
“The goal of World Vision sponsorship is to help your sponsored child and his or her community to break the cycle of poverty so they can step into the future with hope. Throughout our approximately 15-year involvement in communities, we manage, monitor, and evaluate progress toward the community’s goals. When these goals are met, World Vision can move on to other communities to serve other children in need of help.”
Help me not only raise awareness but also help me sponsor a child. Its not difficult, and if you have ever given it thought now may be the time to act on it.
World Vision’s sponsorship process is easy:
- Find a boy or girl to help sponsor for an ongoing commitment of $39/month. 1 sponsor for a child.
- Receive photos, a letter and more from your child.
- Watch them and their community grow. Send emails, cards, photos, packages and more. You could even visit them in person!
- Every $1 donated actually provides $1.30 in impact with the help of grants and product donations.
World Vision is encouraging us all to help make an impact on a child’s life through child sponsorship. Find out more about World Vision and their child sponsorship model by visiting the World Vision website and help spread the message by following World Vision USA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
What a great program. It is so important to do all we can to help.
I love everything about this. It’s so important to help others. I’m going to look into it.
I had no idea you could sponsor an actual person with them. This is so awesome and something I would consider!
Wow! I salute this program, it’s really helpful. I’d like to spread this.
World Vision is a great organization. I did some work with them way back in high school.
It is so hard to reconcile our abundance and good fortune with the knowledge that there are children in the world with so little. This sounds like a wonderful way to do some good.
It’s nice to be able to help. We really can change the world for the better, if we work together to do so.
I’m so happy this program exists. It’s so important to learn and help others. And for $39/month – it’s easy to help
I’m so thankful for those people who created this program, this is such an helpful for helpless children.
That is truly awesome. I think having lived or travelled to a third world country opens up your eyes so much more.
I really like that World Vision is helping find sponsors for children in countries that really need it and helping those people share their talents with the world.
I simply love World Vision. They care so much about children and it makes me want to shop them so much more.
We should always help those less fortunate than us. This sounds like an amazing program. Thanks for sharing this way we can help.
This is such a wonderful way to help someone. Sponsoring makes it so much more personal!
This is such a cool organization. I love how easy it is to sign up and make a difference!
I should look into adopting a child through World Vision. I’ve adopted kids in the past, but I haven’t done it in a while.
World Vision is a wonderful organization. I love how much they help those who are in need.
This is such a wonderful thing to do, I love that you can help children and am a huge advocate for helping children any way I can. I am going to check this out further!
love this. world vision is seriously one of those when you hear the name you know they are doing good and helping!
This sounds like a great organization and program. I will talk to my husband about sponsoring a child.
World Vision is doing so much good in the world! I love what they are doing.
World vision is amazing. I love that they are helping so many kids in need.