Building a relationship with your sponsored child can spur them on their journey in life.

This guide has all the necessary knowledge to keep up a healthy correspondence!

Letters and gifts may take 2 – 3 months of translation and processing time due to the remote locations or inadequate postal services. If you have not heard fromyour sponsored child after 3 months, please contact World Vision Malaysia.

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If you want to send your gifts / letters via courier services, please contact us for the street addresses (except for World Vision China).

World Vision National Office Addresses (updated January 2017)

CambodiaWorld Vision CambodiaCentral Post OfficeP.O. Box 479Phnom PenhKINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

ChinaWorld Vision ChinaP.O. Box 79880Mongkok Post OfficeKowloon, Hong Kong SARPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

DR CongoWorld Vision DR Congo3888, Boulevard Du 30 JuinKinshasa - GombeB.P. 942 Kinshasa IDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

IndiaWorld Vision IndiaPost Bag No. 5305KodambakkamChennai 600024INDIA

IndonesiaWahana Visi IndonesiaP.O. Box 3532Jakarta 10035INDONESIA

South AfricaWorld Vision South AfricaPrivate Bag X 10088Randburg 2125SOUTH AFRICA

Sri LankaWorld Vision Sri LankaP.O. Box 2034ColomboSRI LANKA

ThailandWorld Vision Foundation of ThailandP.O. Box 888 Lat Phrao Post OfficeBangkok 10310THAILAND

VietnamWorld Vision Vietnam4th Floor, HEAC Building14-16 Ham Long Street Hoan Kiem DistrictHanoiVIETNAM

LebanonWorld Vision LebanonP.O. Box 55355 Sin El Fil BeirutLEBANONNote: Postal services to Lebanon has been disrupted in the past. Please check with the post off ice before mailing to Lebanon.

LesothoWorld Vision LesothoPrivate Bag A256Maseru 100LESOTHO

MongoliaWorld Vision MongoliaSponsorship DepartmentP.O. Box 705Central Post OfficeUlaanbaatar 15160MONGOLIA

MyanmarWorld Vision Myanmar16, Shin Saw Pu StreetAhlone TownshipPostal Code 11121YangonMYANMAR

PhilippinesWorld Vision DevelopmentFoundation, Inc.389 Quezon Avenue Corner, West 6th StreetWest TriangleQuezon City 1104 PHILIPPINES

Child ID,

Sponsor ID,Sponsor’s Name

Child’s Name

World VisionNational OfficeAddress Sponsor’s Name

and Address

Child’s First Name& Child ID

Please refer to World Vision National Off ice address list on next page

The Dos

The Dont’s

A4 sizeenvelope

We encourage youto send your gifts viaregistered mail/parcel(Pos Berdaftar)

Limit weight to500g only.(Weight limit forChina: 100g)

Send gifts that f it into an A4 sizeenvelope, takinginto considerationweight, tax anddelivery costs.

Gift ideas: stationery,stickers, bookmarks,photos of you/withfamily, hairpins,plain-coloured socks,scarves, hand towels,small storybooks.

Letter Writing Guidelines

Gift Guidelines

Letters encourage your sponsored child in their daily lives.It can also be an enriching experience for you as a sponsor!

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• Do not reveal personal information such as your address or phone number in your letters.

• Use an envelope when sending a postcard.• Avoid sensitive topics such as religion or politics.• If you need translation of Chinese-language

letters to English (except letters to sponsored children from China), please email/fax the contents to World Vision Malaysia.

1. Send directly to the World Vision National Office of the country where your sponsored child lives.

2. Email your letter in Microsoft Word or PDF format to my_worldvision@wvi.org (environmentally friendly and postage free!)

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YOUR LETTER

IMPORTANTNOTES

• Money (cash, cheque)• Jewellery• Food items• Material with pornographic or violent content• Used or recycled toys and clothes • Religious or political resources (e.g. Bibles, religious

bookmarks, pamphlets)• Stuffed toys that may aggravate or trigger allergies• Dangerous items (e.g. weapons, knives and firecrackers)• Digital, electronic and magnetic items (e.g. mobile

phones, magnetic pencil cases)• Cosmetic and skincare items (e.g. lipstick, shampoo)• Liquid, wax or paste products (e.g. glue, crayons, oil or

watercolour paints)

• Avoid expensive gifts that will create jealousy amongst the children. • Send your letter/gift via registered mail/parcel so your items can be

tracked online.• Send your letter/gift directly to the World Vision National Off ice

where your sponsored child is from (addresses are on the next page).• Myanmar Only: When sending letters/gifts via courier or Pos Laju,

please list only World Vision Myanmar as recipient, and write the CHILD ID on the envelope/parcel. Do not write the child’s name anywhere on the envelope/parcel, or World Vision staff will be unable to claim it without the child present.

• A reply letter from your sponsored child should reach you within 3 months.

• Parcels are at times returned from Lebanon, Mongolia and South Africa without valid reasons.

• For environmentally friendly and postage-free correspondence, you can opt to send your letters via email to my_worldvision@wvi.org. Include your name, Sponsor ID and Child’s name and ID at the top of your letter.

Do not send the following items as they will incur additionalpostage costs for World Vision China:

- Clothes (including socks, towel, scarf, handkerchief, gloves)

- Bagsxx

- Shoes- Printed materials (e.g. magazines, books, comics)

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For China Only Things to NoteWhen Sending Letters & Gifts

Parcel weightlimit: 100g

Postcard

Hair bandHair clipWristbandBadgeStickersStationeryPostcardColouring bookPicture bookLightweightchess sets

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