Category Archives: Child Sponsorship

Maybe you’ve wondered how World Vision’s global programs work; why sponsorship is a monthly pledge; or what happens when someone stops sponsoring a child. During her visit to Sri Lanka with the World Vision blogger team, Laura Tremaine sought answers to these questions, and here, she shares some of her experience. This post originally appeared on Laura’s blog, Hollywood Housewife....

During her visit to Sri Lanka last week with the World Vision blogger team, Laura Tremaine met Mala and her daughter, Sewvandi, whose story she shares below. Knowing that education is key to helping Sewvandi escape from poverty, Laura made a special commitment to the girl. This post originally appeared on Laura’s blog, Hollywood Housewife....

Shawn Smucker traveled with the World Vision blogger team to Sri Lanka last week, visiting with children, families, and communities whose lives have been changed by our work made possible through child sponsorship. In this post, he describes his experience receiving a very warm welcome from residents of an area where World Vision is concluding its development work, which has equipped the community to become self-sufficient and sustainable. This post originally appeared on Shawn’s blog....

World Vision Sri Lanka blogger Darrell Dow compares his own worries and uncertainties with that of another father, whom he met in Sri Lanka while traveling with our blogger team to witness firsthand the impacts of World Vision’s child sponsorship programs. This post originally appeared on Darrell’s blog....