Comfort and hope for families in crisis

World Vision works around the clock to bring hope and relief to children and families whose lives are threatened by disasters and conflicts, like the Syrian refugee crisis. Thanks to the support of people like you, we’ve helped over 11 million people worldwide – providing food, shelter, water and healthcare.

As of December 2016, World Vision was responding to 15 emergencies across 25 countries, assisting more than six million people. In 2016 we responded to major emergencies including the Syrian refugee crisis – now in its sixth year – as well as the crisis in  Mosul, Iraq, and Hurricane Matthew, which devastated Haiti in September.

Learn more about our Syria crisis response

Wasantha: growing her business and community

Wasantha is an inspiring business owner and mother-of-two from Sri Lanka. She’s one of many who received a loan through World Vision to grow her small business. Now she’s empowering local women and helping struggling families by providing income-earning opportunities.

“Some seasons there’s no rain and there’s no cultivation. When there’s nothing to do for a living, they look for some way of earning,” Wasantha explained. “Because of the big profit (through her business model) they are able to buy everything they need.”

“Our beginning was with the poor, but now … they are also economically strong,” she said. “I think this business is a blessing to people. Both us and those who take goods from us came up in life through this business.”

Watch Wasantha's and other inspiring stories of change

364,281 resources delivered

Resources were donated and delivered to 13 countries in 2016 to improve the lives of pregnant mothers, babies, school students, vulnerable street children, and children with disabilities.

See the difference goods can make

Powerful partnership with our government

In 2015-16, the Australian Government trusted us to deliver 75 community-based projects to improve the living standards and wellbeing of children and families, directly benefiting 757,872 people.

The funding World Vision Australia receives through Australia’s aid program gives us the opportunity to conduct large-scale projects, and allows the government to utilise our expertise, infrastructure and access to communities to deliver aid more effectively.

Planting 100,000 trees for a greener future in Indonesia

Creating future leaders

In Central Australia, the Kimberley and the Pilbara we have been supporting communities to give their children a good start in life so that they become lifelong learners and are able to enter school, healthy, confident and eager to learn. In Sydney we are helping grow the leadership capabilities of Indigenous youth.

In the Pilbara we are partnering on an innovative adult leadership program. All of our work is helping to create future leaders who are strong and confident across two cultures, building on their talents and strengths and setting them up so that they are able to lead their communities into the future.

Learn how playgroup is helping Martu kids get school-ready

Jetstar staff and customers get on board

Across Southeast Asia and remote parts of Australia, more than 100,000 people benefited from Jetstar customer and staff donations in the last year, through our StarKids partnership. We’re helping to strengthen protection services for vulnerable children, enhancing farmers’ business skills and knowledge, improving the health and wellbeing of children, and empowering students through leadership training.

Since the Jetstar and World Vision partnership started in 2007, Jetstar Airways along with their customers, have helped raise more than $8 million for StarKids projects.

Learn more about StarKids