Is there a maximum or minimum timeframe in which World Vision will commit to work in a community?
World Vision helps children, families and their communities by supporting sustainable, long-term development projects. Because we want to ensure that children continue to flourish after we leave, our exit is planned from the start. From the very beginning of our sponsorship projects, we work with the community to build systems that will enable them to maintain and build on what has been achieved so their children can continue to thrive after the World Vision project has ended. We work with communities to establish priorities and the time it will take to achieve the goals. Addressing the root causes of poverty involves building trusting relationships, breaking mindsets, changing attitudes, providing tools, skills and training. Sustainable development work takes time — approximately 15 years. World Vision may stay in a community for less than 15 years, or longer, depending on when the development goals we set out to achieve have been completed. However, at times World Vision may have to
