In the remote Aboriginal community of Jigalong in Western Australia, World Vision was invited to set up an early childhood care project to help kids prepare for school.

Children in the Pilbara learn to make damper — bread cooked bush-style over hot coals.

Aboriginal traditions are very important in the Pilbara. “We want to pass on culture so young ones know where to find bush tucker,” says Heather, digging for sweet potatoes.

Jordan looks angelic resting on his mother’s shoulder. However, Hannifer confides, “Sometimes he gets cheeky … he pulls my hair!”

Aussie Rules Football is king all around Australia. Kicking the footy is a favourite pastime for kids in the Pilbara.

Zimbabwe was once known as the breadbasket of southern Africa, but a decade of drought and political and economic turmoil left millions in extreme poverty. Here, Choice and her children collect food from a food aid service.

Programs run by World Vision hope to cut down on child labour in India. Official figures report 12 million child labourers in India, though many estimate the number could be millions higher.

A boy rides on his family’s yak. Yaks are indispensable to Mongolians – they are used for transportation, as well as for their wool, meat and milk.

Even yak calves are able to withstand the long, harsh Mongolian winters. The season stretches from November to April, with temperatures below -20°C.

A young boy polishes gemstones in Jaipur, India.

In Mongolia, Urtnasan, her husband Batdorj and their children stand outside their ‘ger’ – the word for home in Mongolian. Families often have portable gers so they can move their animals through pastures. It takes about half a dozen people to dismantle the ger, nine yaks to transport it, and around two hours to set it up again.

For kids in Senegal, West Africa, village life means making your own fun.

Baby Nariawa is along for the ride, as her grandmother Sabio collects water from the village well in Senegal.

Preschoolers in Khulna, Bangladesh, learn to write the alphabet.

Dr Bob Pierce founded World Vision in 1950 after witnessing the plight of children orphaned during the Korean War. This photograph, taken at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, appeared on the front cover of Vision of Hope: Children of the World, published in 1994.

This ‘bridge school’ in New Delhi, India, helps children who have missed out on school to catch up to their peers.

In Chimborazo, Ecuador, Manuel works the loom as Maria looks on with the children. A World Vision program taught the family how to weave blankets and clothes.

Saida (left) and Ruma await treatment at Mildred’s Social Welfare Centre in Bangladesh. This photo featured in the original Vision of Hope book published in 1994.

Tsetsegmaa is expecting her first child. She’s learning about pre-natal nutrition and caring for newborns from a local mothers’ group in Mongolia.

Top: Jayden holds baby Christopher as they take in the view from Donkey Hill in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Bottom: The locals sometimes call the landmark “Wallaganya” which means hill in Aboriginal Martu language. Here, Janelle stands with her children Jacob and Letisha in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Lucia breeds llamas to support her family in Bolivia. Three of her children were sponsored through World Vision and she received male llamas to expand her herd.