Why does World Vision engage in advocacy work?
The children with whom we work live in harsh and difficult circumstances. Sponsorship allows us to introduce social and economic benefits which foster stability in the lives of these children. Advocacy addresses laws and systems to ensure that children are supported and highly valued. In many cases, an important part of our work involves dealing with local laws and deeply entrenched traditions in which children are not as highly valued. We also work with the U.S. Government to influence and support legislation that has a positive impact on children and poor communities around the world. Raising these issues with local governments, the media, and church groups in sponsorship countries allows us to address the root causes of poverty and injustice and champion the cause of children in order to increase support and change oppressive traditions and institutions. Our advocacy efforts in the U.S. work to ensure that government leaders here remember the needs of the children we serve and enact
