My Child Sponsorship Journey With World Vision (Singapore)
An Insight to Child Sponsorship
I started my sponsorship journey end 2011 and this has been coming two years since and I am thinking that now is a good time as ever to share on how my journey has been so far.
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and 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 and their work extends to over 100 million people in nearly 100 countries.
As quoted from http://worldvision.org.sg/
"As a foreign charity registered in Singapore, contributions to World Vision Singapore do not benefit from tax exemption or deductibles. Without a valid permit from the Commissioner of Charities, World Vision Singapore is also not permitted to actively solicit for funds from the public. We are grateful that such limitations have in no way hindered our supporters from contributing generously to the work that we carry out."
Why World Vision?
I am not a Christian by faith but that does not stop me from being part of World Vision. Religion, however, is definitely not a limitation towards how you can contribute and I have total trust in World Vision's operations and how the money would be put to good use.
Below is a breakdown on their donations distribution.
Accountability
They also do release annual FY Financial Reports accounting for everything. As a donor, you will be in good hands to know how exactly your donations are being distributed. It's only human nature to have doubts in the beginning towards an organization's trustability and accountability over our donations and its allocations, because afterall, we are parting with our hard earned money monthly, but World Vision did a good job in accounting towards the sponsors.
We also get regular updates as to what goes on in our sponsored areas via emails. For e.g the recent Typhoon Haiyan, saw World Vision sending notifications and updating us about the situations over there.
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Dear Child Sponsor, Floods in Cambodia—Kirivong ADP Affected But Safe "One village in Kirivong Area Development Programme (ADP) was affected but no deaths were reported. We would like to assure you that all the registered children are safe and have been accounted for." Child Sponsor's TripsThere are also frequent Child Sponsor's Trips (CST) to the different countries so that sponsors can understand what goes on the outfield and get the opportunity to meet their sponsored child. So far, I have not been on a CST but I would love to go on one soon.As quoted from World Vision: CHILD SPONSORSHIP "The Child Sponsorship Programme addresses the root causes of poverty and diseases, helping the children, their families and communities break the cycle of poverty. When you sponsor a child for a donation of $45 per month , World Vision helps your sponsored child through the Area Development Programme in his/her community. This ensures that fundamental needs, such as access to clean water, basic healthcare, education, nutritious food and increased food security, and household income are not only available to the child and his community, but they will be empowered to help themselves in the future as well.
A sponsored child and community receives:
Food and Agriculture
Having the right seeds, tools and adequate training on agriculture and animal husbandry, enables a community to increase food yield and diversity and provide their children with healthy diets as well as increase food security for the family.
Clean Water
Drilling wells, protecting water sources and installing water pipes from safe springs can help the community gain access to clean water. This will greatly reduce the number of child deaths caused by preventable water-borne diseases.
Healthcare
Providing vaccinations and medical treatments to children, prenatal care to mothers, education and training on proper hygiene will assist the community to develop a healthy environment for children to grow.
Education and Literacy
Education is crucial to the future of a community and key to breaking the poverty cycle. World Vision helps both children and adults learn to read and write, and works with the community to build schools, train teachers and encourage the parents to send their children to school.
Economic Development
World Vision teaches them skills and gives them small loans to grow their own businesses. As we build their capacity, families’ household income increases and the entire local economy gains strength and stability."
To sponsor a child from World Vision How You Can HelpGo on and sponsor a child if it's within your means. Instead of buying another branded bag or a new dress, why not save up SGD$45 every month and benefit a child and his/her family?
If you are a business owner, whether big or small, I would encourage your company to contribute and give hopes to the millions in need esp through child sponsorship. This is definitely something I would engage in f I were to have my own business in the future. ( Giving to Make a Wish Foundation is also something that can be done collectively in a group or corporate setting.) |
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6 comments
awesome that you sponsoring a child! Im thinking of doing the same thing too. remain kind, jia hui!
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DeleteHi,thanks for sharing your experience with World Vision Singpore! I was also considering of signing up for their child sponsorship program and searching the internet for additional information. Your post has encouraged me to do the same thing. Amazing!
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