The Ready, Set, Action! Campaign
(2 months to sponsor 2,000 children)
starts today
MONTRÉAL, May 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Vision Mondiale is launching its Ready, Set, Action! campaign (2 months to sponsor 2,000 children) throughout the province of Quebec. The organisation's goal is to find sponsors for 2,000 children, so that every one of them can live his or her life to its fullest. From May 1st until June 30th, 2012, Vision Mondiale will travel throughout the province to raise awareness to the challenges children living in developing countries face and find hundreds or even thousands of Quebeckers ready to commit to sponsoring a child.
Marie-Christine Lavoie, an experienced designer, businesswoman and host, as well as Lorna Gordon, interior designer, actress and host, will volunteer their time during the 2012 campaign. They have just returned from El Salvador, where they spent several days in the field visiting Vision Mondiale projects and meeting sponsored children and their families.
"There is poverty all over the world, but when a child marvels at a bottle of water we have a serious problem. In El Salvador, I had the opportunity to meet bright and beautiful children, just like ours, but without food and education, they have little chance of getting on the road to a better future, even if they have the potential. Their only goal is to survive. I find it hard to accept that these children can't even allow themselves to dream about their future because their basic needs are not being fulfilled. Despite the conditions under which these children are living, I met warm and generous people. So, upon returning from this wonderful adventure my heart was filled with love", says Marie-Christine Lavoie.
Child sponsorship aims to offer all the necessary resources that will allow communities to ensure the well-being of children and their families in the short, medium and long term.
"It's an experience I will never forget… a situation I would never want to be in… and conditions that are unacceptable for any child, anywhere in the world… I discovered that if Vision Mondiale were not there... the difference would be huge. Negatively. Their vision consists in finding lasting solutions and the importance of an education to help not only a child, but an entire community… I truly believe that by providing these tools, poor communities will be able to break this cycle of extreme poverty! It takes a village to raise a child", says Lorna Gordon.
Child sponsorship restores the autonomy of the populations that receive help by attacking the root causes of poverty. Sponsorship helps improve the living conditions of children and their families in concrete and lasting ways by transforming essential areas of their lives: access to clean water, nutritious food, health care and education. Among other things, it allows to build schools or provide agricultural support which benefits the entire community.
For thousands of children across the world, access to clean water, food, education or health care still remains a challenge. Therefore, from May 1st until June 30th, Vision Mondiale is calling on all the Quebec residents to take a stand by helping transform a child's life through sponsorship. By joining the Vision Mondiale child sponsorship program, you will help a community become self-reliant and a place where each child can flourish.
"Sponsorship also allows to develop a special bond between sponsor and child", explains Carolyn Hébert, Quebec interim director for Vision Mondiale. "It's through lasting development programs that include clean water, nutrition, agriculture and training or loans used to start small businesses that Vision Mondiale helps to transform communities. That is why I invite all Quebeckers to get involved by sponsoring a child; it will make a huge difference in a child's life"", she adds.
By joining Vision Mondiale's child sponsorship program, you will join more than 411,000 other Canadian sponsors who help improve the life of more than 514,000 children throughout the world. The Quebec residents can sponsor a child by calling us at 1-800-363-5021 or by visiting us at visionmondiale.ca/agissez
During this two month period, Vision Mondiale will advertise door-to-door, in public places and on television, radio, in Coup de pouce and Moi & Cie magazines and on the Internet.
Vision Mondiale is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. As followers of Jesus, we are motivated by God's love to serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Please visit our media Center on worldvision.ca
or an interview, please contact:
BRIGITTE FILIATRAULT Public relations for Vision Mondiale Canada
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