World Vision provides emergency relief to people whose lives are endangered by disasters or conflict and who need immediate assistance . It attempts to respond to all major emergencies around the world themselves or in cooperation with partner agencies . For example , World Vision responded to famine in Ethiopia and North Korea , hurricanes in Central America , the tsunami in the Indian Ocean nations , earthquakes in El Salvador , India , Taiwan , Turkey and the Sichuan earthquake in China , Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and war refugees in Kosovo , Chechnya , Sierra Leone , Angola , and East Timor
Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
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