Rajveer dropped out of school at 13 in 2019. He was in the 8th standard because he had to walk 2km to the nearest high school. But it was not just the hard ordeal of walking to school that made…
A go-getter guiding the next generation
Twenty-year-old, former sponsored child Sneha is a first-generation college graduate who lives with her parents, two brothers, and grandfather in a rented house in Mumbai. Her father, Umashankar, is the breadwinner of the family and has a small business repairing…
Born to Soar High
“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…
A Triumph against All Odds
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 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…
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…
When miracles happen…..
12-year-old Tamilarasan is a World Vision India sponsored child from Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. He lives with his parents and his siblings, a brother and a sister. Life was all good for the family until Tamilarasan started having an inflammation in…
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…
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…