World Vision Japan

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people.　We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

World Vision began with the vision of one man-the Reverend Bob Pierce. During his trip to China in 1947, Rev. Pierce met a girl in extreme poverty. He decided to give his last five dollars to her, and promised sending the same amount each month after he goes back home. This encounter was a turning point for Rev. Pierce. He began building an organization dedicated to helping the world's children, and in 1950 World Vision was born. The first child sponsorship programme began three years later in response to the needs of hundreds of thousands of orphans at the end of the Korean War.

After a half century since its foundation, World Vision has become a leading humanitarian organization. Some 45,000 staff members implement programmes of community development, emergency relief and promotion of justice in nearly 100 countries.