One critical component of child empowerment is giving children space to develop their own opinions and act on their thoughts and preferences. Through Chosen®, children have the opportunity to select their own sponsor, instead of being informed of who has selected them.

This is only one of the many things that World Vision is doing to empower children as part of our child-focused, community-empowering approach. ​​​​​

Chosen® invites you to put the power of choice ​​​​​​in the hands of the child, flipping the traditional selection dynamics. It sets the tone from the start and is a tangible manifestation that children can (and should) have choices in life. It emphasises that they have the power to choose what their life can become. Additionally, it gives children a greater contribution in the process as they have more ownership in the decision-making process.

Chosen® is not a "different" child sponsorship product or model - it is a new invitation to sponsorship. The only thing changing is the way sponsor-and-child relationship begins.

The monthly contribution for child sponsorship through Chosen® is $50.

Chosen® is a new invitation to child sponsorship where a child chooses his/her sponsor. You (the sponsor) can select a photo from your photo library and submit it online on our Chosen® webpage.

Your photo and name will then be sent to an Area Development Programme (ADP) where World Vision works and a child from that ADP will make their choice. Once the choice is made, you will receive a photo of the child and a personal letter from the child sharing why you were chosen.

This payment method is encouraged as it will not be disrupted by credit card expiry or cancellation.

1. Login to your Internet Banking.
2. Select Local Transfer, Set Up Standing Instruction / Recurring

3. Our bank account details are as follow:

   Bank Name: DBS

   Bank Code: 7171

   Branch Code: 001

   Bank Account Number: 001-030600-6 (Current Account)

   Account Name: World Vision International

World Vision deploys a secured payment gateway on our website which automatically converts donors' credit card details into “unique token ID” for our internal records.

This enhances the security level for our donors as this means that your credit card information is only transmitted, processed and stored by the secured payment gateway which is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Yes. World Vision accounts for every dollar. Audits are conducted regularly by external firms to verify the accuracy of World Vision’s financial reporting. To see how donations are used, navigate to the financial accountability page where you can also download our latest annual report. You can also visit our news and stories page to read the latests updates about how your donation supports children, families and communities aroudn the world. 

The primary focus of our work is addressing the immediate and long-term development needs of communities, particularly the most vulnerable. We respond to these needs regardless of the religion or beliefs of a community or of individual community members.

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy agency, not an evangelistic agency. We do not demand that people hear any religious message or convert to Christianity before, during or after receiving assistance. Our primary concern is to help the world’s poorest achieve a better standard of living, by working with them to transform their circumstances. Our focus is to respond to human need, and our compassion and professionalism reflect our faith.