27-year-old Karuna’s office is on a hillslope overlooking a few houses by the roadside, and further away are miles and miles of forest-covered hills, with villages scattered in between. Karuna is a Community Health Officer (CHO) and looks after 19…
A Triumph against All Odds
Poonam fights against the odds to pursue education
Poonam used to start her day by picking up rags in the wee hours of the morning. Living in Anand Parbat, a nondescript colony in Delhi, Poonam never thought of going to school or getting an education. Her world…
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…
A Healthy Future For Every Child
World Vision India, as an organisation, is committed to child well-being in the country and has been actively engaging with communities across the nation through various projects that have benefitted thousands of children. Being a child-focused organisation, child health and…
A Young Woman from a Red-Light Area Finds Her Way
Priya left home when she was 13 years old to escape the fate that often befell children living in the red-light areas. Her mother, Priyanka, sent her away to live with an old friend of hers. Eight years later, Priya…
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…
A tapestry of transformation and love
“I want to give back to the families in these villages and do good things for them the way World Vision did for me and brought me to where I am today,” says 28-year-old Neeraj, dressed in a fashionable formal…
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…
Getting Back to Herself: Healing from abuse with courage
“I’m not afraid now, I can give it back to anyone” says Pranitha*, smiling, seated upright on a chair at home, her hands folded. She points to a portrait of an elderly man hanging on the wall across from her…
Water Wheel Sends Children to School on Time
Krishna pushes the water wheel with a playful gesture. It’s midday, and the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds in the sky, a sure sign of rain. It’s early September, and the rain has replenished the groundwater to…