About World Families Australia.

A Brief History

The organisation began during the war in Vietnam, when a group of people from Adelaide who had adopted children from that country decided to offer help to orphans who remained in Vietnam.

Since then sponsorship and aid programs have opened in many countries, sometimes after contact by adopting Australian parents and many times through the contact made by Project Officers.

World Families Australia has had several names, including ASIAC and Australians Aiding Children, but the basic intention of helping children/communities has never changed.

Today World Families Australia supports numerous projects that provide communities and children in those communities with the funds to provide water, micro-loans, food, sanitation, housing, medical support, nutritional education, vocational training and education.

 

WFA Vision Statement

WFA is a not for profit, non-sectarian organisation which aims to assist children by:

• supporting them within their birth family or with a family in their birth country
• where this is not possible, WFA advocates intercountry adoption and provides support and assistance for families who are involved in intercountry adoption.