Child Sponsorship transforms the lives of vulnerable children.
We work with children and their families in some of the poorest areas of Tanzania, where we support families to lift themselves out of poverty for good via improved farming methods and community saving groups.
We help shield children from poverty and malnutrition.
By becoming a sponsor, you can give a child in Tanzania power over their own future.
Tanzania and our Area Programmes:
Tanzania
Population: 67.44 Million
Area: 945,087 sq km
Capital City: Dodoma
Main Languages: Swahili
Religion: Christian, traditional, Muslim
Life Expectancy: 66 Years
Ndala
Ndala Area Development Programme (ADP) is situated in Nzega District in Tabora region in Tanzania. The ADP has a population of almost 53,000 people, with one fifth of the population being children under the age of five. It is located in a warm region where the temperatures reach the peak in the month of September and October, and is characterised by cooler periods from May to June. The area is covered with forests and natural vegetation, with the exception of one village where there is open grassland.
Oljoro
Oljoro Area Development Programme (ADP) is located in the Simanjiro district in Manyara Region. The program covers five villages namely Losinyai, Einot, Oljoro No.5, Oiborkishu and Lorokare. The total population is 28,836 adults and 10,952 children.
Priority Challenges:
Health
Immunisation coverage falls well below the recommended standard set by the government. There is a high prevalence of diarrhoea in the community and many caregivers do not have adequate knowledge and skills in the treatment and management of diarrhoea. There is also a high level of chronic malnutrition in the area, which can be helped by the provision of clean water, sanitation, immunisation and the prevention and control of parasitic infections.
World Vision will assist the community in the provision of medical equipment, educational programmes and the building of new health facilities.
Water
Lack of safe, clean drinking water is one of these communities greatest needs. Less than 30% of families in urban regions in Nzega district have access to clean water and this figure declines dramatically to only 16% of families in rural areas. World Vision Ireland is working with the people in these communities to improve access to safe water.
Food
Prolonged droughts and unreliable rainfall have affected the community’s food crop production. There is a high level of food insecurity, with more than half of all households using coping mechanisms such as selling livestock, migrating to find work and reducing their food intake.
By promoting good farming practices, improving irrigation techniques and establishing market links for local farm produce, World Vision is helping community farmers to grow enough good, healthy food to feed their families.
Education
Education is vital to the development of any community. General enrolment of boys and girls into primary school is very low. World Vision and the community are working together to achieve their goal of seeing all children having access to primary education and create favourable environments for better study at schools.
For €25 per month you will:
How your donations help
With the support of our generous sponsors, the strategic goal for World Vision in Tanzania is to contribute to increased and sustained well-being for children, especially the most vulnerable. This will be achieved in several ways, including:
Education
Education can transform a child’s life and break the cycle of poverty. We’re improving basic literacy and numeracy and working alongside communities to help them better understand their children's rights, and raise their voices to protect and provide for their children.
Protection
We work with some of the most vulnerable children in the world, and protecting children is an essential part of everything we do. Children affected by extreme deprivation, abuse or exploitation, those vulnerable to disaster, or living with a disability.
Food
We teach people about food from the 'ground up'. From protecting the soil, growing stronger crops, effective farming techniques, to kitchen gardens and nutrition - helping families feed their children and saving millions of lives around the world.
Healthcare
We save lives by training volunteer healthcare assistants, vaccinating children, and working with vulnerable families to help protect their children from infection and disease, including coronavirus. We also help them access healthcare services.
Clean water
Each year children die from diseases caught by drinking dirty water. Sponsorship helps us build boreholes and clean water taps – so no mother has to choose between her children drinking dirty water, or none at all. Clean water saves lives, keeps children healthy, and in school.
Family income
By providing training in new skills, and supporting mothers to start their own businesses, we're helping families gain a stable income so they can afford the essentials, like healthcare, nutrition, and education.
Because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, 4 more children benefit, too.
The impact of Child Sponsorship
I now support my family... I want my younger siblings to complete school too because I have seen how education can change one’s life.
Why World Vision
FAQs
How do I sponsor a child?
You can easily sign up to Sponsor a Child page on the sponsor a child page or by calling our Supporter Care Team on 353 1 498 0800.
How does Child Sponsorship work?
World Vision has had a Child Sponsorship programme for more than 70 years, we pair donors with a vulnerable child who needs protection and empowerment.
Child Sponsorship brings much needed change to more than just one child — the benefits you help provide extends to each child's family, their community and other children in need.
This is because World Vision partners, plans and works alongside local community members to help build healthy, sustainable communities for vulnerable children in the world’s hardest places. Learn more about how Child Sponsorship works.
How do you choose children that will be sponsored?
All of World Vision's work begins with listening to communities in need. Community leaders work with us to identify the most vulnerable children and families who will benefit from Child Sponsorship.
How do you choose communities to work in?
We work with national governments and other international agencies to identify the regions and communities that are most in need and where the most vulnerable children live. We then meet with community leaders and the wider community to gain a greater understanding of the challenges and the opportunities that exist for them and we develop a long-term plan together, to break the cycle of poverty. Find out more about how Child Sponsorship works.