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World Vision International is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization.〔Gary F. VanderPol: The Least of These: American Evangelical Parachurch Missions to the Poor, 1947–2005 Boston University School of Theology, 2010, (Dissertation)〕 It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to meet the emergency needs of missionaries.〔 In 1975 development work was added to World Visions objectives.〔 It is active in more than 90 countries with a total revenue including grants, product and foreign donations of $2.79 billion (2011).〔Holtzman, Clay, (World Vision donors dig deep ), Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle), February 6, 2009〕 == History == Started in 1950 as World Vision Inc, the charity originally operated only in the United States but expanded to other countries in 1966.〔Graeme Irvine: "Best Things in the Worst Times: An Insiders View of World Vision" BookPartners, Inc. (1996) p. 77 ISBN 1-885221-37-1〕 World Vision International was founded in 1977 by Walter Stanley Mooneyham the then president of World Vision.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Vision International : Company Content Page )〕〔()〕 Today it is headquartered in Monrovia, California, in the same building as World Vision Inc. Mooneyham served as president of World Vision International until 1982 when he resigned after criticism within the International Board related to management style.〔Ken Waters: "How World Vision Rose From Obscurity To Prominence: Television Fundraising 1972–1982" American Journalism, 15, Nr. 4, 69–93 (1998)〕 In 1967, the ''Mission Advanced Research and Communication Center (MARC)'' was founded by Ed Dayton as a Division of World Vision International. It became the organizational backbone of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, collected and published data about "unreached people" and also published the "Mission Handbook: North American Protestant Ministries Overseas".〔(S.W. Haas: "MARC to Make Transition, Retain Its Mission" MARC Newsletter 03-4, World Vision Publications, Nov. 2003 )〕 During the 1970s, World Vision began training families to build small farms by teaching agricultural skills aiming to make lasting effects in the communities they were helping by promoting self-reliance.〔(World Vision History ), retrieved April 26, 2011〕 The organization also began installing water pumps for clean water in communities which caused infant mortality rates to drop. Volunteers now use the fresh water to teach communities gardening and irrigation and promote good health.〔 During the 1990s, World Vision International began focusing on the needs of children who had been orphaned in Uganda, Romania, and Somalia in response to AIDS, neglect, and civil war, respectively. They began educating other African communities on AIDS after realizing its impact. They also joined the United Nations peacekeeping efforts to help those affected by civil war. World Vision also started to openly promote the international ban on land mines.〔 In 1994 World Vision US moved to Washington State.〔http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-30/news/ga-10097_1_world-vision〕 According to Forbes Magazine, as of December 2014, World Vision is the 11th largest charity in the United States with total revenue of over 981 million dollars.〔http://www.forbes.com/companies/world-vision/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Vision International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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