Our commitment
INVEST BILLIONS MORE
ALIGN OUR CHILD HEALTH STRATEGIES
EQUIP COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERSDEEPEN OUR RESEARCH
for 2016 - 2020 to the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's & Adolescents' Health
We commit to strategically aligning ourHealth; Nutrition; HIV & AIDS; and Water,Sanitation and Hygiene investments tocontribute to Every Women Every Child
We commit to investing at least $3 billion between 2016 and 2020 in
Health, Nutrition, HIV & AIDS and Water,Sanitation and Hygiene programming -including in humanitarian settings and
fragile contexts
HEALTHY CHILDREN FOR A HEALTHY WORLD!
World Vision will...
Significantly contribute to increasing theevidence base of implementation research
for women’s and children’s health byinvesting at least US$2 million in
operational research
We commit to train, equip and support 100,000Community Health Workers in countries whereWorld Vision has health programming
INVEST $15m IN ADVOCACYWe commit to advocate for women’s andchildren’s health and nutrition by investingat least US$15 million in advocacy. We willalso play a leading role in global efforts tobuild a culture of accountability at all levels,including through strong citizen engagement
PARTNER UP!We commit to initiate and support
at least one new multi-stakeholder partnership thatdelivers results for women’s,
children’s and adolescents’ healthMOBILISE 300,000 FAITH LEADERSWe commit to mobilise around 300,000 faithleaders in 50 countries to promote attitudesand behaviour change that result in healthywomen and children
In coalition, World Vision will...
With the Faith Alliance for Health*
With Save the Children
& White Ribbon Alliance
*Learn more at http://bit.ly/1R8hWli
OUR 2010 - 2015 COMMITMENTS
STRATEGICALLY ALIGNED all World VisionHealth/Nutrition/HIV/Water and Sanitationinvestment to contribute towards the GlobalStrategy for Women’s and Children’s Health
REMAINED A LEADINGINVESTOR in women’s andchildren’s health by exceedingour US$1.5 billion aligned to theEvery Woman Every Childmovement by US$500,000m
SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED toincreasing the evidence base ofimplementation research for women’s andchildren’s health by investing at least US$3million in operationsresearch
ADVOCATED FOR CHILD HEALTHNOW by investing at least US$10
millionin advocacy for women’s and children’s
health
LEAD IN SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYby tracking commitments and
parliamentaryengagement for women’s and
children’s health
Over five years we...
OUR IMPACT INCLUDEDIn 2014 alone, 180,000 acutely malnourished children under 5 were rehabilitated in World Vision community-basedprogrammes. Also, 92,000 mothers of children under 5 received advice and support on nutrition and treatinginfectious diseases
Since 2010, World Vision has helped protect 20 million people worldwide from malaria by providing long-lastinginsecticide treated mosquito nets
World Vision has become the largest non-government provider of clean water in developing countries, supplyingwater to a new person on average every 30 seconds
World Vision mobilised more than 20 million supporters in communities in 70 countries to speak up for childhealth, influencing governments to change policy on health and nutrition
Built mobile health (mHealth) solutions to support the delivery of health and nutrition programming.Approximately 1,750 frontline Community Health Workers have been trained and equipped by World Vision with amobile phone handset reaching approximately 70,000 community members. And much more...
“I have seen a tremendous change in mothers and families too.Before, family members insisted that mothers give birth in dirtyplaces and on torn cloth…now, they are careful about hygiene.” - World Vision-trained midwife Aklima Begum, Bangladesh.
“I walked for two hours every day to the river, which left me tooexhausted to be attentive in class…Now, thanks to God, we are gettingpure drinking water from the World Vision-built distribution centre,which is only three minutes away from my home.” - Sorome Qana’a, 13, an aspiring teacher from Ethiopia.
“When World Vision started working in our community, I got to learnabout the importance of maternal and child healthcare. I think Icould have saved my first child if I had the chance to learn aboutmaternal and child healthcare earlier.” - Daw Nwe New, Burma.
"Citizens’ Hearings in Tanzaniahave opened a door for me to livemy dreams and fly far in the world!” - Mwajuma Hatibu Sempule,
councillor for Kwediboma Ward in Kilindi district, Tanzania.
TESTIMONIALS
- World Vision's work at www.wvi.org- Every Woman Every Child at www.everywomaneverychild.org- World Vision's contribution to Every Woman Every Child at www.wvi.org/health/ewec
World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcomepoverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
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