World Vision estimates that every year over 2.2 million children die through diseases, some as treatable as diarrhoea, picked up from dirty water - that’s almost 6,000 children a day.
With nearly 1.1 billion people in the world struggling to obtain clean water daily, something must be done to help people less fortunate than ourselves to change these harrowing facts.

By making a donation to World Vision you will be helping people with a lack basic sanitation and make a difference to the lives of children and families across the globe.

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If you’re thinking of thanking your child’s teacher for all their hard work this year, then the World Vision charity has a great selection of charity gifts for you.

With school nearly finished for the summer, now is a great time to not only say thank you, but to help less fortunate children across the globe receive help in their education. From as little as £14 you can buy a child in Ethiopia a library book and chair, whilst £28 will grant an education scholarship for a child in Ghana. For the same price you could buy school dinners for children in Senegal, or help another teacher in the developing world with some classroom equipment for only £38.

Along with all these great gifts comes an amazing selection of over 3,000 greetings cards. You can even design and personalise your own card with photos and a unique message, plus they will even post it directly to the school if you like.

By choosing a gift from World Vision you will not only be purchasing a completely unique present for someone you care about, but also helping people in poorer countries to a better standard of life.

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World Vision’s relief teams are still hard at work to help the homeless after the destruction caused by cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (formally Burma). Teams of World Vision relief workers are distributed emergency food, mosquito nets, water purification tablets and blankets to the quarter of a million people who have been affected by the cyclone.

Crucial to the survival of the Myanmar people is a constant supply of clean water as most wells have now become contaminated. Children are in great danger of catching cholera and many other diseases. Many villages’ water supplies have become infected, but with the help of the distribution of World Visions water purification tablets, over 88,000 lives have already been saved.

 

More than 40 per cent of the one million people displaced by the cyclone were children, many of whom lost their parents to the tragedy. World Vision has set up 44 Child Friendly Spaces throughout the affected areas to help with the struggle to cope with the children’s physical needs along with their general well being. These areas provide a safe environment for children to play, eat, and space to recover from the events that have blighted the lives of the people of Mynmar.

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With Father’s Day fast approaching, why not give your Dad something really special this year by choosing from the World Vision Charity Gift selection?

Instead of purchasing the regulation socks and hankies, World Vision has over 70 charity gifts to choose from. By spending £11 you could buy him a much needed football for a team in Malawi (probably a better standard than anything we’ve seen in Euro2008 so far!). Other great gifts include buying fish for a farm in Sri Lanka, or a bike to help health workers travel around Zambia.
 

Alongside these great gift ideas World Vision have also created 240 unique cards to choose from, and you can even design your own. Simply drop your personal picture onto the front of the card and write your own unique message.

By choosing your gift through World Vision, you are donating funds towards people who are a lot less fortunate than oursleves. So not only will you be purchasing a unique Father’s Day present, but you will also be helping other people to help themselves in some of the poorest countries on the planet.

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Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been chosen to be the spokesperson for the latest World Vision Child Sponsorship Appeal later this month. The 79 year olds constant work for international human rights and peace across the globe make him the ideal candidate to raise the bar for the awareness in the plight of third world children.

The campaign is appealing to people in the UK to consider becoming a child sponsor in some of the world’s most poverty stricken countries. Each child sponsored will be provided with better opportunities to help themselves, and the resources needed for a better standard of living. Archbishop Tutu will appeal in adverts on television, radio and posters on the London Underground from 21 April to 2 May, calling for aid in the desperate struggle to provide a future for less privileged children across the globe.

Almost 30,000 children die each day due to poverty, with ten million dying every year. That’s the same as 1 child dying every 3 seconds. World Vision work tirelessly to make an impact on poverty and try to make a change to these harrowing statistics. Archbishop Desmond Tutu said -

‘Inside us all is something strong enough to change the world. To refresh those without water, to care for the sick, to give a child joy – one small act of goodwill. It’s inside us all’

From as little as 60p a day you too can offer support to a child who desperately needs your help.

Through sponsorship you can personally connect with a child and their family, whilst following their progress as they begin to build, with your help, towards a brighter future.

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The President of World Bank is calling for £250million in extra aid to help the fight against poverty in poorer countries.

The World Food Programme is now 7 years off its intended target due to the rise in global food prices, with wheat alone rising 120% in the last 12 months. This rise has seen the price of a loaf of bread double, with the cost of rice up 75% in the last 2 months.

World Bank claim the West’s fixation with oil costs has seen a slip in the management of food prices, which is being felt heavily in third world countries. The US and EU’s encouragement to create bio fuel, by using crops to provide an alternative to oil, has diverted agricultural land away from the production of food.

In countries such as Bangladesh, half a day’s wages is spent on a 2kg bag of rice, whilst a quarter of all income is spent on bread alone. This is leaving only a quarter of a family’s income for shelter, clothing and education. Rioting recently broke out in India due to the rise in the cost of basic food stocks, with the Indian government now imposing export bans on resources to try and bring prices down. Liz Stuart from Oxfam said:
 
‘We must stop adding fuel to fire by increasing crop production for bio fuels. These have dubious environmental benefits, and by driving prices up, we are crippling the lives of the poor.’

 

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By sponsoring a child through World Vision, you are not only donating money to provide food and water, you are giving them the initiative to help themselves. From as little as 60p a day, you can help children in poverty stricken countries throughout the world. Your donations will help World Vision not only provide the daily care needed to sustain communities in 3rd World countries, but specifically help one child, of whom you will be sole sponsor.

We ourselves at Venturian Media provide monthly payments to sponsor 6 year old Eliza Manuel in Malawi, a landlocked country bordering Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania in Southern Africa. Farming is most people’s trade for survival, but with crop harvests running dry between January and April, aid is needed to provide clean drinking water and healthcare. We were over the moon to see our donations were being well spent when we received this letter from little Eliza –

Dear Sponsor,

Eliza is very thankful for sponsoring her through the Nemachote area development programme which is found to the South East of Zomba Monopantir, which is about 90km from Blantyre City.
Eliza lives in a house made up of burnt sun bricks roofed with iron sheets. Her parents ease living by growing crops like maize, sorghum and groundnuts. These crops are used both for food and for sale.
May God bless you abundantly,
Written by Adranda Chikometsa (sponsorship monitor)
Name - Manuel Eliza
I/D – 169767-8519

So as you can see, your help is desperately needed, and gratefully received. World Vision provide not only the things we take for granted like food and clean water, but also the seeds for farming to sustain communities, even through the difficult months. 60p a day is a small sacrifice that could go a long way to providing for someone’s long term future.

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Give more than just chocolate this Easter with an amazing array of life changing charity gifts from World Vision Alternative Gifts. For as little as £9, you can donate a selection of seeds to be used by families in Zambia to grow and nurture their own crops for food. Or for £14 why not help the people of Sri Lanka to raise 20 vaccinated chicks, offering them both food and produce to sell in the future.

In Senegal, families see little reason to send their children to school, as nearly all children will rely on farming, not education, for their future. So why not spend £29 on a sheep for a school, so children can attend the more attractive sheep breeding lessons alongside their formal education? By providing these Charity Gifts, you will be actively encouraging families to send their children to school to learn this vital skill. Also, whilst offering the children a chance with their education, you will also be aiding school funding by providing livestock that can be re sold within the community.

Easter is a time for giving, so why not donate a special present from World Vision Alternative Gifts, one that can help people across the world help themselves.

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