Life at Our Villages

Life at Our Villages

World Villages for Children supports the Boystowns and Girlstowns operated by the Sisters of Mary in the Philippines, South Korea, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras, and Tanzania. At these live-in schools, the sisters educate and care for more than 20,000 children...
A New Year’s Blessing from Sr. Maria

A New Year’s Blessing from Sr. Maria

Dear Benefactors and Friends, I warmly greet each one of you: have a Happy and Blessed Year 2019! This simple message is a reflection on the passage from the gospel of St. John: “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear...
Preparing for Christmas!

Preparing for Christmas!

  The Sisters of Mary have begun preparing for Christmas at each of the Boystowns and Girlstowns. The children in our programs have known such hardship and poverty during their lives. Many had never received a Christmas present before coming to our schools. The...
World Villages in Tanzania

World Villages in Tanzania

  NEW MISSION IN TANZANIA World Villages for Children is expanding! The Sisters have been invited to Tanzania to bring their programs to one of the world’s poorest economies. Child malnutrition accounts for over a third of under-five deaths in Tanzania and...
We’re Grateful for These 4 People

We’re Grateful for These 4 People

We have a lot to be grateful for at World Villages for Children! We are particularly happy to be working with these amazing four groups of people.   THE STAFF Our staff spends hours helping with homework, ensuring students have healthy meals, and maintaining the...

Learn more about the children

The children at our schools come from the poorest of the poor. Each child has their own stories of what their life was before coming to our schools and how their lives are being transformed by the Sisters of Mary programs.  Read the moving stories of our children in their own words. 

Meet Our Graduates

There are 160,000+  graduates from the Sisters of Mary Schools. Many of our graduates went on to live prosperous lives, helping their families and local communities. Read the inspiring stories of our graduates in their own words. 

Life At Our Villages

Learn more about how we help children break free from a life of poverty.