2009 GIFT CATALOGUE

Care for children orphaned by AIDS and children in dire need

There are 15,000,000 children under 18 years old who have lost one or both parents to AIDS worldwide.
These orphans, who lack of care and concern from family, face many kinds of risks including malnutrition, violence, exploitation, discrimination and abuse.
Your gift will help provide things like education, support, healthcare, and other basic necessities.

6-1NT$ 2,000Living assistance endowment for an AIDS orphan

My parents died of AIDS two years ago. After that, my health deteriorated;
I became thinner and thinner, had red spots on my skin and an unstoppable cough. The doctor’s diagnosis confirmed that I had become infected with HIV/AIDS”. As a 14-year-old boy, I could only lie in bed and await death, until World Vision took me to the hospital for treatment.
I have become healthier and have joined a group to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS for youth. I can go to school now.
- Kutanta, 16, Malawi

With 375,000,000 children living within its borders, the country of India has the highest population of children in the world. Of these children, 6-10% or 90,000,000 are born with a physical disability. Poverty stricken families do not have the means to take care of them, so they abandon them. These children do not have access to education and healthcare.

Homelessness and child labor are serious problems in India. It is estimated that there are 200,000 street children in Kolkata. They make their living by picking up trash, shining shoes and begging. Although sleeping on street puts them in danger these children have no choice and feel that there isn’t much hope for the future.

World Vision is transforming the lives of street children by setting up centers to provide food, clothing, education and skill training programs in Kolkata and Mumbai.

6-2NT$ 1000Living assistance endowment for a child in dire circumstances