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A School Visit and a Farewell in Zimbabwe

In her 4th blog World Vision Sponsor Samantha talks about visiting the school that her sponsored children attend.
from our gift to commemorate the event of a sponsor visiting their school. I offered the teachers a

Final Reflections from my Inspiring time in Zimbabwe

World Vision child sponsor, Samantha, shares her final thoughts on her trip to Zimbabwe.
but I hope they give a flavour of what my sponsor visit was like. It’s too hard to explain what it

A Wonderful Reunion with my Sponsored Children in Zimbabwe

In her 3rd blog installment Samantha tells us about the highlight of her trip so far…

Elephants, Geckos and Rough Roads in Zimbabwe

Samantha shares Days 2 to 4 of her trip to Zimbabwe.

Big Changes in Zimbabwe… But Still No McDonalds

Samantha Turvey, an enthusiastic World Vision supporter, is in Zimbabwe with her family and is blogging about her experiences and how this amazing country has changed since her last trip 6 years ago.

Meeting My Sponsored Child in Sierra Leone

Mia grew up in Sierra Leone, but now lives in London. In this blog she talks about the emotional experience of returning to her homeland to visit her sponsored child.

An amazing last day with World Vision in South Africa

Well, here we are, our last day at Kodumela! We have talked water, fed children a wonderful meal, seen the good that World Vision’s facilitating does, been sang to by old and young, and met a wonderful little boy in red.

Meeting the Sponsored Children Who Grew Up Alongside My Children

Today was a long and emotional day, but in the best possible way. Today my family and I met the two South African sponsored children who have been a part of our family for many years. It was such a wonderful experience and one that I really wanted to share with other sponsors.

Inspiring Armenian Projects

We left Sisian today, on a rutted road littered with herds of sheep and cattle, not a beautiful smooth dual carriageway in sight! After visiting my sponsored children yesterday I am now going to look at some of the income generating projects I am helping to support. I really believe that funding projects which enable people to help themselves is the best way of helping vulnerable families to climb out of the situations which they find themselves in.

Visiting my Sponsored Children in Armenia

This is my third time in Armenia and its beauty never ceases to impress me. I have never been here at this time of year and its lush green landscapes, high mountains and bright blue skies provide a stunning backdrop to our three and a half hour journey to Sisian. I am really excited about seeing my sponsored children Aram and Nareh. I have met them before, but I’m keen to meet their families again and see the difference in their lives since I was last here.