World In View

...is a relief, education and development organization working with international partners to meaningfully respond to the needs of the most poor and vulnerable children of our world. Within each small community we serve, thousands of children have lost their parents to AIDS, and many women have lost their husbands. These children and widows have been left vulnerable to further devastations of poverty and disease as they struggle to obtain basic needs such as adequate sources of income, food, clean water, safe housing, healthcare and education. We work in vulnerable African communities towards:

  • Fighting lethal, yet preventable and treatable illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculoses and malaria.
  • Developing income generating activities such as brick making and tailoring.
  • Providing children with opportunities for safe housing, food security and education by building homes, cultivating vegetable gardens and paying school fees.

Traditional Response Overwhelmed

Because our partners are located in vulnerable villages across Southern Africa where HIV/AIDS, orphans and poverty are very high and support structure is very low, institutional models of care, such as hospitals and orphanages, are often overwhelmed and unable to cope with the sheer volume of needed care.

Nearly every village has a church, and the Christian Church is a respected institution throughout Southern Africa. We are mobilizing the African Church to reach the continent’s most vulnerable children by working with local leaders to establish Community Based Projects. Through the investment of skills, knowledge and resources, we are empowering indigenous leaders and volunteers to effectively care for orphans, widows and the dying in their own communities. 

World In View works within a network of churches, NGO’s and Community Based Organizations which exists under the umbrella of Hands At Work In Africa. Collectively we are caring for over 30,000 orphaned and vulnerable children in six African countries. We are striving boldly to reach 100,000 children by 2010.

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