Bob gave the warden, Tena Hoelkedoer, his last five dollars and agreed to send the same amount each month to help care for the girl.
A decade later, in 1970, World Vision India embraced a broader community development model and established an emergency relief division.
The organisation also attempted to address the causes of poverty by focusing on community needs such as water, sanitation, education, health, leadership training and income generation.
The World Vision of India Board was constituted in 1975 and the organisation was registered the following year under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act.
World Vision India's child sponsorship programmes help children in need get access to clean drinking water, sanitation, education, skills for future livelihood, nutrition, health care and participate in an age-appropriate in development processes.
The organisation is committed to long-term rehabilitation, helping communities affected by natural disasters or conflicts get back on their feet.
It works to address the causes of malnutrition with special focus on children below 5 years, pregnant women and mothers through counseling, emergency feeding programmes, nutrition gardens, health worker training and infrastructure development at the Anganwadis (child care centres)[9][10][11] World Vision India works with families and communities to eliminate negative cultural attitudes and strengthen their roles in improving the status of the girl child.
World Vision India's livelihood interventions enable families to enhance income and provide better for their children.