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From 1966 onward, the organization used in business also the name "World Vision International" [4] but from 1977 on this name was reserved for the umbrella organisation World Vision International. [5] [6] and the founding organization as a member of World Vision International is called World Vision United States whenever a distinction is necessary.
World Vision International is an ecumenical [5] [6] Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to provide care for children in Korea. In 1975, emergency and advocacy work was added to World Vision's objectives. [7]
World Vision Canada is a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families, and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. [1] Based in Mississauga, Ontario, World Vision Canada is the largest private relief and development agency in Canada. [2]
World Vision was founded in 1950 in the United States by Rev. Robert Pierce, a Baptist missionary who had worked in China, focusing on aiding children in need.The first child sponsorship scheme commenced in 1953 to aid children in Korea following the Korean war and subsequently established in other countries.
In 1951, World Vision started operations in India and subsequently set up a single-room office in Kolkata in 1958. In 1960, World Vision India started six childcare projects and worked with institutions for child well-being.
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Non-Governmental Organization and a branch of World Vision International committed to addressing poverty through relief, development, and advocacy programs. It was started in Uganda in 1986 to offer relief, and resettlement packages as well as help reconstruct the districts in central Uganda affected by the ...
World Vision Ghana is a non governmental organization in Ghana focused on relief, development and advocacy. [1] It was formed in 1979 through its Community Development programs in each region in Ghana.
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