Invest. Empower. Transform.

Giving to empower hardworking people

Building a better world for children

Who we areWorld Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

World Vision’s mission

Who we serveWe serve close to 100 million people in nearly 100

countries around the world. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Why we serveMotivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve

alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people.

Reflecting Christ in each community

Wherever we work, our prayer is that our efforts will be used by God to heal and strengthen people’s relationships with Him and with one another.

We do this by demonstrating God’s unconditional love for all people through our service to the poor — which includes providing for daily needs, working to build peace and promote justice, and partnering with churches and individuals to encourage spiritual transformation.

The problem• One in five people lives on

less than $1.25 a day.• Many of them want to

work hard to care for their families, but opportunities to earn an income are limited.

• An estimated 500 million people operate small businesses, but fewer than 10 million (2.5 percent) are able to obtain bank loans.

The solution: MICRO• Micro allows you to give small business

loans to hardworking men and women who want to work hard and support their families, but have no access to credit.

• These small loans, starting as low as $25, will help an entrepreneur start or expand her business so she can do things like feed her children, send them to school, and save money for the future.

The solution: MICRO• Poor female

entrepreneurs use approximately 92 cents of each dollar of extra income to improve their children’s health and education.

• Families that receive Micro loans are healthier, have greater incomes, and are able to spend more on food, medicine and education for their children.

Microfinance within a holistic and sustainable

model• World Vision’s work to

meet all of a community’s needs gives these entrepreneurs the greatest chance of success.

• Microfinance helps an entire community transition from poverty to LONG-TERM independence.

A great quote

“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Give a woman microcredit, and she, her husband, her children, and her extended family will eat for a lifetime.”

–BONO, New York Times, Sept. 21, 2005

One woman’s story

The power of Micro Invest• Every small loan promises big

returns when invested in the passion of the enterprising poor.

Empower• Work means dignity for parents.

It means food, healthcare,and education for their children. And it means jobs and a future for their communities.

Transform• Small loans can energize

communities to move beyond poverty. But sustainable transformation comes when all the root causes of poverty are tackled at the same time.

World Vision Micro at a glance• You choose a

hardworking man or woman to support.

• They start or expand their business.

• You follow your entrepreneur’s progress. Share in the joy of their personal success—which you helped make happen.

• Once the loan is repaid, it is recycled to another eager entrepreneur in the same community.

Choose an entrepreneurUse our search

feature to find an entrepreneur that interests you.

You can search by:• Business type• Gender• Loan size• Country

Learn and connect• Once you find an

entrepreneur who interests you, learn about them.

• Read their story. Learn about their business idea.

• Read their community profile and see pictures of the people who live there

Fund all or part of their loan

Know your giving is making

an impact• Share in your

entrepreneur’s success through regular reports.

Give someone a “hand up” today

As Christians, we follow the example of Jesus when we equip the poor to build a better future.Choose an entrepreneur to support—and start changing lives throughout a community!Thank you.