A Preventative Step Agaisnt Human Trafficking
National Headquarters located in Federal Way, WA
We are committed to the poor is one of World Vision's six core values:
" We are called to serve the neediest people of the earth; to relieve their suffering and to promote the transformation of their wellbeing. We stand in solidarity in a common search for justice. We seek to understand the situation of the poor and work alongside them.We seek to facilitate an engagement between the poor and the affluent that opens both to transformation. We respect the poor as active participants, not passive recipients, in this relationship. They are people from whom others may learn and receive, as well as give. The need for transformation is common to all. Together we share a quest for justice, peace, reconciliation, and healing in a broken world."
VisionFund is the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision. In 1993, World Vision International (WVI) began to implement microfinance programming to benefit the economically active poor. In 2003, WVI recognized the importance and complexity of this ministry through its MFIs, and created VisionFund International (VFI) as a wholly-owned subsidiary of WVI. VFI is mandated by WVI to:
1. Provide governance, risk management control and specialty advice/support to all of its MFIs whether owned or controlled by VisionFund or WVI.
2. Manage the funding of all MFIs including donations and debt financing from VFI & third parties directly to the MFIs.
"VisionFund provides financial services to the families and communities where World Vision works. They help transform the lives of the world’s poorest children and families. they are committed to providing access to financial services to the poor regardless of their religious beliefs, gender or ethnic background. Using three loan methods, they provide the poor with financial choices at reasonable interest rates. Through their work, a family is able to accumulate assets and build up their small businesses one step at a time. Their aim is to provide the necessary training and resources for each family to maintain the provision of food for their children, create savings for emergency needs, afford medical care for their family, build up their businesses and send their children to school."
Poverty is among the leading root causes of human trafficking. When the poorest people are approaced by human traffickers they are despearte and their vulnerability inhibits their good judgement and caution and they fall prey to this evil practice through sex trafficking or child labor. What Vision Fund is doing is impacting the world's population where the majority of victims can be found and hunted. World Vision through VisionFund offers a solution one person at a time against world poverty with a significant spinoff being the prevention of human trafficking.
Action Steps:
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Prayer Focus:
Ask God to continue to bless World Vision VisionFund by increasing the number of Americans who want to fund a loan, donate, give gifts or purchase products. Give people boldness in spreading the news about VisionFund so that it will continue to help the poor and impact the human trafficking by giving the marginalized peoples of the world hope. Praise God for what World Vision has been able to do through VisionFund to helpl the poor. Ask God to protect the workers with World Vision who are involved with VisionFund. Ask God to move on America to give to the poor and make a difference in the world just by giving up little things like daily coffee shop drinks or soft drinks and putting the money toward others in need. Ask God to give Americans a heart for the poor like His heart. Ask God if you should fund a loan or buy a product from VisionFund.
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