As a member of our World Vision Philanthropy family, we hope you enjoy this special “inside look” at the work donors like you are making possible.
In this edition, you’ll read about our hunger relief work, an exciting milestone in helping families and community leaders establish lasting access to clean water, a family’s Bible donation challenge, a new health program in Niger, and more.
But first — an important note about the 2020 tax year. Did you know that thanks to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the cap on cash contributions to charitable organizations like World Vision has been lifted from 60% to 100% of adjusted gross income if the gift is made in 2020? Gifts to donor-advised funds, supporting organizations, and private foundations are not eligible for this provision.
World Food Programme awarded Nobel Prize: World Vision its largest implementing partner
The Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its “efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
In response to the announcement, World Vision U.S. President Edgar Sandoval Sr. said, “Congratulations to World Food Programme on this well-deserved recognition. … As WFP’s largest implementing partner, we work together in more than 27 countries, including many of the world’s toughest places to be a child, where hunger and malnutrition rob children of their God-given potential. … Thanks to our partnership with the WFP, every day we see children’s lives saved and hope restored to families.”
Help provide food to children suffering from the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Yakuta and her husband run a small shop — their family’s only source of income — in South Sudan. Her husband must travel in a packed bus to Uganda to buy goods to sell. Yakuta is terrified that he might bring COVID-19 home, but they cannot risk their children going hungry.
About 110 million children in the areas where World Vision works are hungry and suffering from the devastating effects of the global pandemic. Support theCOVID-19 Hunger Fund to provide much needed nutritious food to children and their families.
Please consider donating to help families like Yakuta’s. It only costs $76 to provide a family of five with nutritious food for one month. And your gift will multiply 6X in impact thanks to government grants.
Powerful partnership between Grundfos and World Vision achieves major milestone, bringing water to millions
In 2015, Grundfos, the world’s largest water pump manufacturer, and World Vision — the largest nongovernmental provider of clean water in the developing world — announced their goal to jointly provide clean water to 2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years.
Despite a global pandemic and significant challenges, we celebrated the achievement of this ambitious milestone in October 2020 — more than 2.4 million people now have access to water. And we’re aiming even higher — planning to reach 4 million additional people by 2024.
Family Bible Fund Challenge sends thousands of Bibles to Malawi
The Hartford–Pope Foundation began as a dream to celebrate God’s goodness through generosity while connecting multigenerational families together at a yearly reunion in July. To honor their beloved aunt, a representative from each family selects a charity in her honor.
This year they chose the gift of Bibles. They also wanted to challenge other donors like them to join in an effort to send over 3,000 Bibles to Malawi, which would benefit over 15,000 people. Together, World Vision and the Hartford–Pope Foundation kicked off the Malawi Bible Fund Challenge.
God was stirring in the hearts of generous donors and within days, the challenge amount was reached!
The family said this of their experience with the challenge, “Thank you! What a blessing to partner together to bring God’s Word to people! Can’t wait to meet the people who are touched in heaven someday. What a joy to bring the power and hope of the gospel to so many. May the seeds fall on fertile soil.”
The Hartford–Pope Foundation is planning on giving toward another Bible Fund Challenge next year.
New program to bring essential health and nutrition care to mothers and children in Niger
Maternal mortality is extremely high in Niger with one in 27 mothers risking death. By comparison, the risk for women in the U.S. is one in 3,000. In the U.S., one in 166 children die before their fifth birthday, while in Niger, it’s one in 12. Malnutrition is also high there, and an alarming 48.5% of children under the age of 5 suffer from stunting. And, in a recent survey in World Vision’s operating areas, only 33% of healthcare facilities in Niger had clean water. It’s no surprise that Niger ranks last — 189 of 189 countries — in the Human Development Index.
But there is hope. Right now, World Vision is raising funds for a mother and child health program in Niger that will bring essential health and nutrition care to three districts. Community health workers will be trained and equipped to visit tens of thousands of mothers and women of child-bearing age. They’ll share vital information and coaching on pregnancy and nutrition and will be equipped to diagnose and treat common sicknesses in children on the spot — in homes — which will save lives. Through the program, 10 health clinics will gain access to clean water, improving the chances of survival for moms and babies.
16th annual Strong Woman Strong World event draws record virtual attendance
This year’s event focused on the harmful traditional practices of female genital mutilation and child marriage. Watch the event recordingto learn more about the subject and how World Vision and our partners are working with communities in Kenya to usher in a new era for girls.
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