One person, a Christian operating a small hydroponics farm in an African country, offered her opinion that World Vision had "completely destroyed" a nearby village.
Sponsor a child for just 85p per day or make a donation today. When you sponsor a child, you build a special relationship that encourages them with hope for the future. It is a continual process of learning and reflection that is required. This World Vision commercial represents precisely the type of poverty imagery identified by voices in the film as problematic. I only wish to convey that there are dissenting points of view to consider with regard to some of World Vision's work.Many people are unaware of how much government money "non-governmental" organizations like World Vision receive.The fact that World Vision received $175 million dollars from the government is news to many people. Pray, volunteer, campaign, or fundraise with World Vision – there’s a way for you to get involved and make a real difference. The goal was to allow more goods and services earmarked as aid to be purchased locally and regionally instead of purchasing them in the U.S. and shipping them on U.S. flagged ships. Join us to hear more about our work with children around the world. I pause at posting about a specific organization, for reasons I delineate above, but since I know this is on the hearts of many people, I choose to share this recent email exchange below (anonymized of course to protect the identity of the sender) as representative of my thoughts on World Vision.I hope readers will understand this post for what it is: an earnest reflection based on my own limited findings, not an official blanket statement on the organization and the people working for it. He is but one person I have met with this view and my own research has edified by concerns: child sponsorship is not a program model I personally feel comfortable supporting.Since then, especially traveling all over the country with this film, I have spoken to a number of people who live in areas where there are World Vision projects of various kinds. I encourage World Vision apologists responding to this post to address these areas of concern head on, rather than listing all the other good things World Vision does.The critical examination of the film and of this reflection here, however, should not be mistaken as disparaging. World Vision believes that by working together with children, their communities, and our supporters and partners, the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children can be transformed. But I think you’re doing your viewers and World Vision and its employees and donors a disservice if you don’t correct this mistake.
There is significant opposition to these "flies on child" images still so prevalent in Western fundraising and awareness raising. If there are any factual inaccuracies we would like to address them.Thank you for sharing in more detail. World Vision could have made this documentary since their development arm understands the issues you raised and already operates in the ways you desire. 285908, regulated by the Charities Commission. It is not a mistake to raise thoughtful concerns. I asked him what he thought of child sponsorship in general. It therefore falls squarely within the film's argument that flooding developing countries with donated stuff is harmful. If, in the macroeconomic picture, the market is undermined by the net influx of subsidized goods sold at below the cost of production (and numerous studies and testimonies including World Vision is one of the largest shippers of free and subsidized goods in the world. There is no ulterior motive; the film's intention is to engage the complexity of poverty and development in order to foster growth in understanding of how we can be more effective in our shared interest in human flourishing. This is because World Vision partners, plans and works alongside local community members to help build healthy, sustainable communities for vulnerable children in the world’s hardest places. Have you edited the film to remove the disparaging remarks you’ve made about World Vision? 2) Write your name and address, along with your child’s first name and Child ID number on the back of the envelope.
We always respond by clarifying that we are not a vetting organization; we do not have the capacity to do the work required to make such recommendations. This is an informative section of the documentary intended to help viewers get a feel for the money flows in the system and the extent to which non-governmental organizations are in fact financed by the government.
We labor to learn.Our goal in sharing this film is to invite people into our own educational process of developing better mental models to inform action oriented toward the good of others, not only individually but systemically and culturally. We have stayed in touch. Child sponsorship pairs one sponsor with one child. 1675552. If we are not challenging one another and being challenged, we are not growing. World Vision UK is a Registered Charity no. We know of at least one Haitian backpack entrepreneur put out of business by such activity, not to mention countless In summary, there is legitimate cause for concern with regard to World Vision's work and approach.