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November 21, 2006
World Vision
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Featured Nonprofit
"Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God."
That simple prayer was scrawled on the inside of World Vision founder Bob Pierce's Bible more than 50 years ago and it has fueled their mission since. That mission is to care for children and the communities they live in by tackling the roots of poverty.
World Vision started its first child sponsorship program in 1953, sponsoring children orphaned by the Korean War. They provide food, clothing and medical supplies in the face of disaster. They offer vocational training and micro-loans to help families break out of poverty. World Vision's work against HIV/AIDS began in 1990 helping AIDS orphans in Uganda and has continued across the globe since then.
World Vision is one of the largest Christian relief and development organizations in the world, working on six continents and in more than 100 countries.
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