Follow the journey of a gift this Christmas (with a honeybee as your guide!)
When you donate through our gift catalogue, you join a hive of people committed to helping families around the world make their dreams for their children reality.
Let us show you around with the help of a humble honeybee. Keep flying with us and we’ll show how one gift can change a life for good.
Gathering to share their hopes…
When World Vision first reaches out to a community in need, families are invited to planning meetings. People in countries like Afghanistan, El Salvador and Zambia arrive at these gatherings with their hopes and needs.
And the conversations begin! Leaders in the community giveWorld Vision staff an overview of the needs in their area. Parents share their personal experiences of striving and loss, and their most fervent hopes. From these conversations, strategies for change will emerge. At first, they won’t be as specific as beekeeping. But, as the meeting unfolds, it often becomes clear that families in a community need livelihoods – often something different from what they’ve tried before. And perhaps their climate is just right for busy, buzzing bees.
The ideas take flight…
…and make their way to Canada! That’s where you become part of something extraordinary, just by choosing a gift from theWorldVision gift catalogue for a friend or family member.
In Canada,WorldVision teams have been planning the offerings for this year’s gift catalogue gifts since last year. They’ve been looking at the needs of different communities around the world and figuring out which gifts could make the most difference in certain regions. They consider factors like climate and how many Canadians are likely to choose a specific gift.
Your gift joins many others…
In Canada, World Vision staff pool your gift catalogue donation with those of other Canadians who’ve chosen the same gift.
This means more resources for staff to purchase their supplies locally for a good price. And more families in the same community learning beekeeping together, supporting one another as they connect with local markets.
Delivering your gift…
With the proceeds of the gift catalogue, World Vision teams in countries overseas deliver supplies, help set them up, and train families as needed. Something like beekeeping may be new to many families.
It takes courage and patience to learn something new – not to mention the odd sting! But your gift helps families broaden their horizons and create fresh opportunities.
Because you gave…
…parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles who become beekeepers can do more for the children in their lives. Beekeepers can produce 50 kilos or more of honey a year to sell or trade. That’s a lot of income for food, home repairs and school fees.
Children who are well nourished and educated can one day do more for their own children and their entire community. And purchasing the materials locally contributes to the economies in areas where children live.
The joyful business of beekeeping
You may think Christmas morning in your house is a big deal. Just imagine the excitement children feel, in countries around the world, on the day their gift catalogue items arrive.
Wherever the gift catalogue delivers, gifts like beekeeping supplies and beehives are that missing ingredient for families who’ve dreamed of creating different lives for their children.
Not to mention some well-deserved honey to enjoy together. Talk about spreading the joy!