Letter of Inquiry #1

This letter was written to the World Vision Foundation. The World Vision Organization is a program that devotes all of it's time and energy into putting an end to the issue of poverty and hunger across the globe. World Vision is responsible for the "Sponsor a Child" program that enables children all around the world a second chance at life.

 

April 5, 2013

Hello,

My name is Alicia Birch. I am currently a college student attending school in Idaho. This semester for my English Class, we were given the opportunity to research one of the eight Millennium Development Goals.  For my research, I chose to learn about the issue of poverty and hunger both locally as well as globally.  As I have been researching, I have found your website to be very helpful and encouraging. Because of the quality program that is run through World Vision, I thought I would ask a couple of questions that may help in my research and aid in composing a quality report on the topic.

1) About how many people currently sponsor a child?

2) Which countries/areas are the most in need of your assistance?

3) Do you have any additional information or stories regarding the issue of poverty and hunger and how the World Vision organization has helped improve the life for struggling children around the world?

If it is at all possible, I would love to hear your standpoint on these questions. Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate this program and all it does for children who are so in need of the help. Thank you again!

Sincerely,

Alicia Birch

 

The World Vision Organization was wonderful and promptly responded to my inquiry two days later. The following is the response that was given to me:

 

Dear Ms. Birch,

Thank you for contacting World Vision regarding your research project. It is a blessing to be able to serve you!

Unfortunately, due to limited resources and in an effort to be good stewards of the funds entrusted to us, we are unable to respond to requests for assistance with academic research papers or projects. We apologize and hope you understand.

You may be interested in learning that World Vision works in nearly 100 countries throughout the world. Through our experience we understand that there is no "one size fits all" solution to poverty. A community's problems cannot be solved by only providing clean water or building a new school. A holistic approach is necessary to help build a thriving community. We know that our success depends on implementing long-term solutions.

When World Vision decides to begin a project in a certain community, we start the process by identifying the specific, underlying root causes of poverty in the region. We then partner with individuals within the community to achieve sustainable solutions. Rather than specializing in just one area, World Vision works to bring about change in every aspect of community life.

In order to obtain all of the information you are seeking, you may consider visiting our website or searching the Internet.

We trust this information is helpful. If we may be of further assistance, please reply with history to this email or call a Donor Service Representative toll free at 1.888.511.6422. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. We will be glad to help you.

Thank you for your interest in building a better world for children.

God bless you!

Kelly

Donor Contact Services

World Vision U.S.