Children in Poverty Pick Their Own Sponsors in This Sweet Video That Flips Fundraising

It's a simple switch with powerful results

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Choice is a powerful thing, one that most of us take for granted. And when we choose a recipient for our charitable dollars, we feel a rush of benevolence from the knowledge we’ve helped shape a life.

But what if the script were flipped?

What if a child living in extreme poverty were empowered to choose her or his own sponsor from the U.S.? Would it give the children a rare feeling of control in their own fates? And for the donor, would it change the experience from one of saintly generosity to one of feeling honored and humbled?

With “Chosen,” Christian charity World Vision set out to answer those questions, and the results were immediately apparent.

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