World Vision brings hope to underprivileged kids
KUALA LUMPUR: About 15 years ago, Suronzonbold Battsetseg was a seven-year-old underprivileged girl from a poverty stricken interior in Mongolia.
Fortunately, an international humanitarian organisation, World Vision, plucked her out of the doldrums, with a view to giving her a better life and future.
World Vision then found a donor to sponsor the girl’s education and well-being until she turned 18.
The sponsorship hurled her into the challenging world of international wrestling. Through grit, hard work and determination, Battsetseg, now 22, bagged a medal in the London Olympics in July.
During the Olympic Games, she won a bronze for her beloved Mongolia in the women’s freestyle wrestling category.
World Vision Malaysia chief executive officer Liew Tong Ngan told Bernama here yesterday, the story of Battsetseg was one of exceptional achievement in the face of adversity and abject poverty.
He said it was an inspiration for the organisation to help underprivileged children worldwide.
“Children are our future. If they are given opportunities, they are able to do something for the world. Therefore, children need to be protected and empowered as they are vulnerable to sufferings during war or disaster,” he said.
Liew said this when met at the World Vision Hands Up For Children Campaign, themed ‘Making A Greater Impact through World Vision Child Sponsorship Programme’ in Berjaya Times Square here yesterday.
The programme is aimed at creating awareness among Berjaya Times Square visitors on how they could help sponsor unfortunate children worldwide, who were deprived of education and faced ill-health.
One of World Vision’s child sponsors is local singer-songwriter Francisca Peters who performed at the function.
She has sponsored a child in India, whom she first met at a slum area in 2007.
“When I first met the child, I broke down in tears, just looking at her condition. I decided to sponsor the child so that the child is able to get proper education, read and lead a normal life,” she added.
World Vision was established in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Since then, the organisation has been actively matching sponsors for underprivileged children worldwide.
Upon signing up as a child sponsor, sponsors will receive a child profile and an annual progress report.
Sponsors will also receive cards and letters handwritten by the sponsored child to cultivate meaningful relationships. — Bernama
Fortunately, an international humanitarian organisation, World Vision, plucked her out of the doldrums, with a view to giving her a better life and future.
World Vision then found a donor to sponsor the girl’s education and well-being until she turned 18.
The sponsorship hurled her into the challenging world of international wrestling. Through grit, hard work and determination, Battsetseg, now 22, bagged a medal in the London Olympics in July.
During the Olympic Games, she won a bronze for her beloved Mongolia in the women’s freestyle wrestling category.
World Vision Malaysia chief executive officer Liew Tong Ngan told Bernama here yesterday, the story of Battsetseg was one of exceptional achievement in the face of adversity and abject poverty.
He said it was an inspiration for the organisation to help underprivileged children worldwide.
“Children are our future. If they are given opportunities, they are able to do something for the world. Therefore, children need to be protected and empowered as they are vulnerable to sufferings during war or disaster,” he said.
Liew said this when met at the World Vision Hands Up For Children Campaign, themed ‘Making A Greater Impact through World Vision Child Sponsorship Programme’ in Berjaya Times Square here yesterday.
The programme is aimed at creating awareness among Berjaya Times Square visitors on how they could help sponsor unfortunate children worldwide, who were deprived of education and faced ill-health.
One of World Vision’s child sponsors is local singer-songwriter Francisca Peters who performed at the function.
She has sponsored a child in India, whom she first met at a slum area in 2007.
“When I first met the child, I broke down in tears, just looking at her condition. I decided to sponsor the child so that the child is able to get proper education, read and lead a normal life,” she added.
World Vision was established in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Since then, the organisation has been actively matching sponsors for underprivileged children worldwide.
Upon signing up as a child sponsor, sponsors will receive a child profile and an annual progress report.
Sponsors will also receive cards and letters handwritten by the sponsored child to cultivate meaningful relationships. — Bernama
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