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Phaneufenstein · 05-10-2012, 11:56 AM

I've been sponsoring a child through World Vision for a couple of years now, but lately have been contemplating stopping my donations.

I just don't know how much of my money actually goes to the intended sponsor child vs. some office worker's pocket.

Also, my gf recently told me about a friend of hers who was making donations for over 5 years. She was getting updates on her sponsor child, photos, and drawings and all that stuff. Then one day, they send her a picture of a different child, which she noticed right away, and called WV to find out. They told her that it was her child and he just grew and that's why she didn't recognize him. Anyway, two weeks later, WV finally admitted that the child she was sponsoring died and they set her up with a new one. What the fata?

So once I heard that I did a quick Google search, which came up with this little thread, and I'm sure there are more of out there...
http://boboy.net/2008/11/world-vision-a-huge-big-fraud/

So what do you think?
Any personal experiences?

05-10-2012, 11:56 AM	#1
Phaneufenstein Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Jah Chalgary Exp:	World Vision... Trustworthy? I've been sponsoring a child through World Vision for a couple of years now, but lately have been contemplating stopping my donations. I just don't know how much of my money actually goes to the intended sponsor child vs. some office worker's pocket. Also, my gf recently told me about a friend of hers who was making donations for over 5 years. She was getting updates on her sponsor child, photos, and drawings and all that stuff. Then one day, they send her a picture of a different child, which she noticed right away, and called WV to find out. They told her that it was her child and he just grew and that's why she didn't recognize him. Anyway, two weeks later, WV finally admitted that the child she was sponsoring died and they set her up with a new one. What the fata? So once I heard that I did a quick Google search, which came up with this little thread, and I'm sure there are more of out there... http://boboy.net/2008/11/world-vision-a-huge-big-fraud/ So what do you think? Any personal experiences?