“If World Vision didn’t organise those meetings for my parents, I may have been married off as a child,” says Khushbu, a 19-year-old girl from urban slum pockets of Gurgaon in India. This region in India still has one of…
Sudha Transforms One Life at a Time
“I want to grow up to be a Civil Servant and serve my community at a level that I can’t do now,” asserts Sudha, a sponsored child of World Vision in Delhi, India. This bubbling 14-year-old is already leading change…
Timely Help Restores Raghav’s Health
“Now I’m happy because my son is healthy,” says Raghav’s mother, 25-year-old Anuradha.A year ago, 4-year-old Raghav would sit on a cot at his home or lay down on it for most part of the day. Anuradha didn’t know the…
Enjoying the Rhythm of Childhood in all its Fullness
The classic rhythm of a ‘dholak’ (a two-sided Indian drum) resounded from inside a newly constructed two-room brick house in a village in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Inside the house was 13-year-old Raj, whose eyes were filled with joy as his…
A toilet brings security to life
Eleven-year-old Janvi lives with her parents and older sister in a small village in Nagpur, Maharashtra. She studies in Std 6. After school, Janvi and her best friend Vanshika come running through the courtyard of her house and happily use the washroom. Janvi’s mother Sangeeta smiles as the girls discuss what they…
Celebrating Families: A workshop that becomes a way of life
Rajeshree and Nitin live in small rented house in Mumbai along with their two children Pranay and Anushka. As an REC volunteer, Rajeshree has previously been a part of several workshops and trainings through World Vision India’s Dharavi Area Program.…
Emboldened for Change
“When one child is helped with anything, small or big, it benefits the family and in turn the entire community is being transformed,” says 18-year-old Rita, from a community World Vision India serves in Gurgaon, Haryana. With a bold, loud…
The Power of an Altered Mind
12-year-old Drishti and 13-year-old Ruhi are two girls from the same community in Uttar Pradesh. They come from similar backgrounds where both families suffer from financial instability. However, despite the struggle Ruhi’s mother sends her daughter to school. But Drishti’s…
A Fresh Start: Livelihood Restoration Story
During the countrywide lockdown that extended for more than three months, Guddiya, 36, lost her only source of livelihood. As a widow and a mother of two school-going children, she is the only breadwinner for the family. Guddiya’s husband used…
From being a receiver to a giver
Dwarka, 48, is now a World Vision India child sponsor. His face beamed with pride as he held the photo of a six-year-old girl from Delhi. Life has come full circle for Dwarka and his wife whose two sons were…