Our Students and Graduates
The ripple effect of education
World Villages for Children has a close relationship with the local communities in each of the countries where it operates. Working in line with the UN policy of Sustainable Development Goals and the principles of economic development from DFID, the Sisters of Mary programs focus on the objectives of reducing child poverty, improving health, educational attainment and progress into employment and our work facilitates grass roots change in poverty levels within the local communities.
The impact of our programs as told by Sister Zenyy
Case study examples from our graduates demonstrates the impact of your donation when the enhanced employment and earning prospects of our children results directly in their ability to care for their families. This results in the improved circumstances of their siblings and immediate family within the local community. Our children will invest in healthcare and education access for many of their siblings and sometimes the children of those children. The humanitarian impact of your donation is thus multiplied many times over.
In 2017, more than 370 Sisters of Mary cared for more than 20,000 children in villages in six countries:
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City |
2017 enrollment |
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S. Korea |
Busan |
374 boys & girls |
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Seoul |
460 boys & girls |
39 babies |
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The Philippines |
Biga |
3,311 girls |
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Adlas |
2,067 boys |
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Talisay |
3,097 girls |
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Minglanilla |
2,091 boys |
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Mexico |
Chalco |
3,235 girls |
116 toddlers |
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Guadalajara |
1,980 boys |
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Guatemala |
Zona 13 |
881 girls |
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Zona 6 |
1,146 boys |
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Zona 21 |
120 toddlers |
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Brazil |
Sta Maria |
752 girls |
87 toddlers |
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Sao Bernardo |
155 toddlers |
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Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
707 girls |
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Amarateca |
242 boys |
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TOTAL |
20,594 boys & girls + 517 toddlers & babies |
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In Guatemala, South Korea, and Brazil, the Sisters of Mary also operate medical clinics and hospitals where they care for sick people and children who are too poor to have access to urgently needed medical care.
Be sure to download and review our detailed 2016 accomplishment report.
A Graduate's Success Story
Our graduates are the result of our relentless dedication to the poorest of the poor, and our commitment to breaking the cycle of poverty. To date, about 150,000 graduates have received an education through the Sisters of Mary, and thanks to the support of our generous benefactors.
Measuring Our Impact
World Villages for Children is in the process of developing formal evaluation systems that are appropriate to our work to measure and quantify our programmes, their outcomes, and impact. This will guide program development and improvement and help us to secure funding for the future.
