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Visiting Mira in Albania

Pam and Martin Stratchan visit Mira in Albania who they sponsor through World Vision UK.

The joy of being a sponsor

Buddha Gurung travels to Albania to meet the little girl, Liza, who he sponsors with World Vision UK

Meeting Gizachew in Ethiopia

Jason Suttie, a World Vision UK sponsor, visits his sponsored child Gizachew in Ethiopia.

Meeting Mandalena: 'Taller than in her last photo'

Maynard shares about meeting Mandalena, a child he sponsors through World Vision UK, in Zambia and the fantastic experience he had there.

A meeting of two worlds

Norman and Christine travelled all the way to the high mountains in Bolivia to meet Nilda, who they have sponsored for over 6 years with World Vision UK.

Hilary's visit to Armenia

Hilary Spurrier visits Anahit in Armenia in 2014 with World Vision UK

An Ethiopian graduation service

More than 15 years ago a Lancashire couple were on holiday touring Canada when they heard about World Vision’s work on a local radio station. Inspired by the programme, they became sponsors of Woineshet, a seven-year-old girl growing up in World Vision's rural Adjibar Area Development Programme in Ethiopia. It turned out to be a life changing decision for everyone involved.

Last visit to Namachete

For World Vision Campaigns Coordinator Rohena, managing project closure updates was personal as she was one of many sponsors who had to say goodbye to their sponsored children. However, before she said farewell, she visited Josephy in Malawi to see the changes brought about by 15 years of sponsorship.

The road to Mandalay

World Vision artist ambassador Dave Bilbrough recently visited his sponsored child Myo in Myanmar, and was incredibly encouraged by all the positive work he saw in the community there.

Ride to the Rock: Ian’s Odyssey

Earlier this month, Ian rode 2,117 miles in 8 days with 8 fellow bikers from the UK to Gibraltar and back again to raise money for World Vision. Read his diaries from the trip and learn why he put u pwith the heat, the pain and the gorgeous views...

How Does Living Below The Line Impact Every Part Of Our Lives?

World Vision Ambassador, Sue Tinney, reveals in her Live Below The Line diary just how hard it really is to live on less than £1 a day for food, as millions of people around the world do every single day.

It Was Horrible Living Below The Line Last Year, That's Why We're Doing It Again

World Vision supporter Richard shares the "humbling" of choosing to live on just £1/day for food to raise money for the people for whom there is no choice, just a daily fear of where their next meal will come from.

The big day arrives to see my sponsored child in Cambodia

Stories from our supporters, who manage to visit their sponsored child, always help to provide a flavour of what life is like in an ADP. In today's blog we are privileged to see photos and read the personal reflections from Linda's trip, where she met her sponsored child, Tora, in Cambodia.

Our visit to our sponsored child, Chrestina in South Africa

It's wonderful to hear stories and see pictures of our ADPs whenever our Child Sponsors actually go to visit their Sponsored Child and family! We're grateful for Garry's kind words: "World Vision is clearly doing a great deal for this community - and others like it all over the world. It was a real pleasure, and a day we’ll never forget, to see the work first-hand." We hope you enjoy reading more about Garry and Nina's experience, meeting Chrestina in South Afirca.

What is an ADP?

You may know that sponsoring a child supports their whole community. You may know that your child lives in one of our Area Development Programmes. But what exactly is an ADP and how does your support help?

A Wonderful Wedding Gift: Helping Communities In Honduras

Child sponsors Chris and Anthony used their wedding to ask people to support our work in Honduras, where they sponsor 12-year-old Nubia. This winter, they went over to see how she - and the communities their guests helped - are getting on.

Meeting Srey Da in Cambodia

Our child sponsor, Eric is a Professor of Social Work and has written a technical blog about his visit to Cambodia.

Meeting Juan Carlos in the mountains of Bolivia

Reka is responsible for arranging all of our supporters' trips to see their sponsored children, so she felt it only right that she take the trip out to see her own sponsored child to understand just what it felt like to see the faces of the community she's helping.

Visiting Kettie in Malawi

12-year-old Davina recently went on a sponsor visit to Malawi along with her parents and 8-year-old sister, Damaris. The family had a chance to see their sponsored child, Kettie. Here is a short blog of their visit written by Davina:

Running for Hope: a barefoot half-marathon

David Brand, our Fundraising Manager has just had one of the most inspiring experiences in his career and he would like to share it with you all: