Who we are

WVA

World Vision Australia is Australia’s largest overseas aid and humanitarian organisation, implementing emergency relief activities and long-term community development projects. Inspired by Christian values, we work to engage Australians in the fight against global poverty.

World Vision Australia employs over 500 staff and has an annual income in excess of A$350 million. During 2007, we provided assistance to more than 20 million people through 735 projects around the world. Our head office is located in East Burwood, Melbourne and we have state offices in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, Tasmania and Queensland.

Mission and Values

World Vision is Australia’s largest overseas aid and humanitarian organisation. As well as providing relief in emergency situations, we work on long-term development projects with local communities to address the causes of poverty and help them become self-sufficient.

Our mission

Our mission is to be a Christian organisation that engages people to eliminate poverty and its causes.

Our vision statement

Our vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness

Our prayer for every heart,
The will to make it so.

Our motivation

World Vision is committed to the poor because we are Christian. We work with people of all cultures, faiths and genders to achieve transformation.

We enact this through:

• Relief and development - implementing best practice programs overseas and in Australia to save lives and build sustainable communities.
• Policy change - advocating to change government and institutional policies in Australia and internationally to benefit people in need.
• Synergy and effectiveness - striving to be a collaborative, efficient and effective organisation that we are proud of and others speak highly of.
• Engaging Australia - continuing to educate Australians about the causes of poverty and encouraging involvement in alleviating poverty and its causes.
• Christian engagement - increasing our stakeholders’ understanding of the Christian message of personal growth, social justice and the development of our spiritual lives in relevant ways.

Our values

We are committed to the poor
We value people
We are stewards
We are partners
We are responsive
We are Christian

Child Focused

As a child focused organisation, World Vision Australia is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks. View Child Protection Policy Statement (PDF: 1.4 MB)