About World Vision India

World Vision India is a Christian humanitarian organisation working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, caste, race, ethnicity or gender. Spread across 174 districts in India, World Vision works through long-term sustainable community development programmes and immediate disaster relief assistance. Focus on Children: All development work World Vision India carries out is focused on building the capacity and ability of communities and families to ensure the wellbeing of children. The wellbeing of children includes ensuring children have access to education, health, protection and participation. Grass root Based: World Vision India is an operational organisation involved in relief and development that is community-based. World Vision India's staff live with communities at grassroots level, learning from them and working alongside them while pursuing the goal of promoting the wellbeing of all children. Partnering for Change: World Vision partners with communities, children, Government, civil society, corporations, academia, and faith based organisations to build a nation fit for children.
World Vision has responded to every major disaster in India in the last few decades including the 2004 Tsunami, Kashmir earthquake and recurring flood situations in various States. World Vision India is a member of several networks and coalitions at various levels.

Our Vision
Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

Our Principles
World Vision seeks to be in all its work: Faithful messengers of God's love Trusted partners in lasting change Powerful motivators of caring Courageous promoters of justice and peace Inspiring models of co-operation

Our Core Values

We have identified certain values that lie at the centre of World Vision's work. These "Core Values" are the fundamental principles that determine our commitment to each other and to the poor. 1. We are Christian.

Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, World Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God's unconditional love for all people. 2. We are committed to the poor. We are called to relieve their suffering and to promote the transformation of their condition. 3. We value people. We regard all people as created and loved by God. We give priority to people before money, structure, and systems. 4. We are stewards. We are faithful to the purpose for which resources are given and manage them in a manner that brings maximum benefit to the poor. 5. We are partners. We are members of an international World Vision Partnership that transcends legal, structural, and cultural boundaries. 6. We are responsive. We are responsive to the life-threatening emergencies where our involvement is needed and appropriate.

Our History
Internationally, World Vision came out of the passion of Robert Pierce, a war correspondent moved by orphaned children in Korea in 1947. Touched by the plight of White Jade, a little Korean orphan girl, he gave five dollars initially to the warden of a mission house and later continued supporting her. This grew to become what World Vision is today. In India World Vision's work began in the year 1962 in a small way in Calcutta. Today, more than 1700 staff work in over 5000 communities, touching the lives of a little over 2,25,000 children, their families and communities.

Our HIV and AIDS Response

World Vision's HIV and AIDS initiative is a natural extension of World Vision's work with the poor and oppressed to seek justice and transform their lives. While every programme of World Vision is involved in raising awareness on the issue of HIV and AIDS, there is a special focus on HIV prevention, care and advocacy interventions in districts with high prevalence. We work with people living with HIV and AIDS in the six 'hard hit' states of India - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Manipur and Nagaland. We also work in vulnerable districts in other states. World Vision responds to the medical, nutritional, educational, economical, emotional and social needs of adults and children affected by HIV and AIDS.

World Vision has initiated programmes that strategically address HIV prevention among children between 10 to 18 years, care and support for orphans and vulnerable children and women who are made destitute by HIV and AIDS, as well as prevention programs among vulnerable groups such as injecting drug users and sex workers. World Vision in all its HIV programs works to advocate for and ensure the rights of children affected by HIV and AIDS as well as those marginalized due to HIV and AIDS