“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…
How can you help a child in need during Christmas?
Celebration and music will soon fill the air. Joy and cheer will adorn the atmosphere. In the midst of the pandemic, celebrations are a way to steer away from the present day blues. It is a reminder to celebrate the…
Education, an End to Child Marriage
25-year-old Priyanka works as a nurse at Allahabad but she was born and raised in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. Once in few months, she takes an overnight train and then sits on a local bus for a couple of hours…