Child sponsorship

We are committed to long-term change, which means connecting people. Whether it’s enabling people in developing communities to support each other, linking donors to those in need through child sponsorship, or creating networks to campaign for justice, we believe that getting people connected is the best way to make a difference.  

World Vision Ireland believes in working to empower those people that suffer through the injustice of poverty.

Transformational development

World Vision Ireland has found the best way to help a community to become self-reliant is to set in place Area Development Programmes (ADPs), which are funded through child sponsorship.

World Vision national staff will work in partnership with local communities and empower the people to build a brighter future. The communities plan, prioritise and implement their needs be it in well building, water pumping, soil cultivation and agricultural techniques - all critical to the self-reliance of a community. 

As well as combating immediate problems such as malnutrition, health care provision and clean water supplies, an ADP will also look at tackling the reasons behind the poverty including advocacy issues, HIV/AIDS awareness and education, micro-enterprise development, disaster mitigation, disability rights, peace and conflict resolutions, citizenship awareness and human rights.
Each Area Development Programme (ADP) runs for an average of 15 years working through three key phases:

1. Assessment & design phase
   The intial two years of the programme are used to carefully prepare the plans and activities needed in the ADP as well as to build a strong working relationship with the community. Research plays a key role here as well as selection children for child sponsorship.
2. Implementation phase
   The longest of the three phases lasts from year three to eleven. In partnership with the communities we implement the plans formed in the earlier stage to improve livelihoods. Key activities include clean water, food security, health care and education as well as reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS.
3. 
Transition phase
   From the very beginning, World Vision emphasises to the community that they are the ones who are responsible for transforming their lives and lifting themselves out of poverty. The final three years are spent preparing the ADP for a self-sufficient future that will keep on improving and working ourselves out of a job!