Who We Are

1 World 1 Vision (1W1V) is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children and families in the poorest communities worldwide; providing services that will improve the quality of life  and foster economic and social development through various programs.  1W1V exist to help alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities worldwide.

What We Do
We promote innovative solutions and facilitate lasting change by incorporating our foundation goal:

GO: To demonstrate Jesus’ compassion, love and mercy.
SERVE: According to God’s leading in a variety of settings worldwide.
LEARN: From the people about their trials and triumphs.  
SHARE: With others about what we have learned on the mission field
 
Affiliation
1 World 1 Vision Global Foundation is an affiliate of Atlanta International Christian Praise Center.   All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.  AICPC is a non-profit  501(c)(3) organization.

Where We Work

USA
On any given day in the United States, there are approximately 754,000 homeless men, women, and children. That total includes people who are living on the streets, staying in shelters, or living in transitional housing.

In the USA we have partnered with local shelters and churches for the express purpose of helping homeless men, women and children who have no voice, no power and have lost hope for improvement in their lives.  Our involvement includes intervening into their lives by identifying, developing and supporting programs to prevent homelessness.
 
We address local needs through three programs: 
Providing meals and a safe haven to those on the street; Coats for men, women and children; and referral programs to local agencies.

International

1 World 1Vision is present where human needs are greatest.  We recognize that women and children suffer unduly from poverty, and we work to create permanent social change.  We build our work and incorporate knowledge from the countries in which we have worked (Uganda, West Indies and Caribbean).  We are currently working in the West Africa Northern Region of Ghana. 

Poverty in Ghana is prevalent in rural areas. Seventy per cent of the country’s poor people live in rural areas, where they have limited access to basic social services, safe water, electricity and telephone services. The incidence of poverty is highest in the northern parts of the country.  
While poverty has a firm grip on the north, there has been a substantial decline in poverty overall.

Poverty is deepest among food crop farmers. Poor food crop farmers are mainly traditional small-scale producers. About six out of ten small-scale farmers are poor, and many of them are women.  Women are among the worst affected. More than half of women who are heads of households in rural areas are among the poorest 20 per cent of the population – the poorest of the poor. Women bear heavy workloads. They are responsible for 55 to 60 per cent of agricultural production. Women work at least twice as many hours as men, spend about three times as many hours transporting water and goods, and transport about four times as much in volume. Yet they are less likely than men to receive education or health benefits or have a voice in decisions affecting their lives. For them, poverty means high numbers of infant deaths, undernourished families, lack of education for children and other deprivations.