You can contribute to a range of work that helps children and families around the world – including projects focused on water, livelihoods, child protection, education, health and emergencies.

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Here are just a few of the projects these donations have supported:


Enabling women to be decision makers

Leiloma takes part in a literacy course as part of the project.

Where: Herat Province, Afghanistan

What: increasing women’s participation in local civil and political activities, with the active support of faith leaders

452 women and 330 men involved (2016-2017)

Transforming young people’s lives

Salama, who has taken part in a savings group and trained in business skills, looks after a customer at her salon. Photo: Modern Tushabe/Enterprise Innovations

Where: Kampala, Uganda

What: helping youth by increasing employment skills and opportunities, business knowledge, access to reproductive health information and community participation

improved quality of life for 2,473 youth (2016-17)

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Reducing violence against women and children

Rose and her husband Chief John, who’ve worked hard to address domestic violence within their community, sit outside their church in Vanuatu.

Where: Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste

What: faith and community leaders championing prevention of gender-based violence, child protection, facilitation of counselling services and access to justice for survivors

2,967 people involved (2016-17)

Improving the health of women and children

World Vision Project Coordinator Domingos Carvalho delivers health booklets to midwife Filomena Martins at a health post.

Where: Timor-Leste

What: a maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition project improving access to essential healthcare services, engaging parents’ groups and training health workers

4,880 people benefited (2016-17)

Training farmers to improve food production

Project participant Gandulam harvests vegetables to feed her family. She can also sell her produce at the local market.

Where: Ghor, Afghanistan

What: establishing 24 farmers’ field schools in 20 villages and providing agricultural training to improve vegetable production, benefiting farmers and their families

540 men and women supported (2016-2017)

Boosting early childhood learning 

Preschool head teacher Francisca da Costa and volunteer teacher Zeila (right) have learnt new educational skills during the project.

Where: Timor-Leste

What: enhancing 15 early childhood care and development centres, training teachers, and providing early learning opportunities to prepare children for formal education

603 children and 221 parents and guardians involved (2016-2017)


Australian-aid

World Vision Australia wishes to acknowledge that these projects’ achievements would not have been possible without the generous support of Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

How we use your donations

This chart shows where the funds go. For 50 years we have worked hard to make sure that all resources entrusted to us are used as efficiently and effectively as possible to bring maximum impact to children and communities in need. Read more

Where the funds go