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You’ve chosen to sponsor a child

Nepal
Girl 8 Years old

Thank you. In the next two minutes, you’ll change their life.

Your donations will bring hope to your sponsored child with a complete plan to change their community.

Minimum Donation is €25. For any donations below €25, click here.

Help a vulnerable child and make a lasting difference

Change their life. And their whole community.

How Child Sponsorship Works

When you become a Child Sponsor, both you and the child experience a life-changing and truly inspirational connection with each other.

Enjoy the incredible journey of your child's progress through personal letters, updates, and photographs, and watch as they are empowered to achieve their dreams. 

Why Sponsor a child 

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Where your money goes when you sponsor a child

There is nothing else quite like sponsoring a child. Your generosity can make a measurable difference, a difference you can see and experience. 

You can protect and empower children living in the world's toughest places.

Children at risk of child marriage.

Children without an education.

Children without parents.

You can help impoverished families, children, and entire communities find hope in their future.

Sponsor stories 

What you get when you sponsor a child

Because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, 4 more children benefit, too.

What child sponsors say

When Shemi had her first son, Adam, it made her want to do something for other children without the same opportunities as him. 

Shemi's sons watched Rachael grow up letter by letter, rushing to open the envelopes, each time amazed at the transformation.

Writing to your child

I would say to someone who is thinking about sponsoring a child - go ahead and do it, it is the most life changing thing ever!

When you sponsor a child

For just €25 a month

  1. Be uniquely paired

    Each sponsor is uniquely paired with a child living in one of the world's toughest places.

  2. Empower a community

    When you sponsor a child, you support their whole community to lift themselves out of poverty.

  3. See the difference

    You’ll see first-hand the difference you make through the eyes of your sponsored child.

Do something incredible today

There are children all over the world that need your help. Our child sponsorship programmes help not only the most vulnerable children but their families and communities too.

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Why World Vision

Success story

With the help of child sponsorship, Nancy became one of the first girls in her community in Kenya to graduate high school and was inspired to become an emergency aid worker. Her sponsor, Georgie, is amazed at the impact that her child sponsorship has had on Nancy.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You can easily sign up to sponsor a child by choosing a child above or by calling our Supporter Care Team on 01 498 0800

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • To help keep your sponsored child safe, we ask you to follow three simple rules:

    1. When you tell family and friends about your child, please don’t share anything that could identify them. This includes their last name, village name or ID number.

      We know that sponsors love to share their experience of sponsoring with family and friends. Please do show them photos and tell them about your child, their interests and hobbies, the country they live in and how your support is helping them. These are all things that we’d encourage you to share! Just limit identifying information for the child's privacy.

    2. You should always send your letters through World Vision Ireland, and never include your personal contact details.

    3. You should contact us if your sponsored child, or a member of their family or community, contacts you directly – for example through social media.

      Because privacy is important to us, we discourage sponsored children from contacting their sponsors directly. If your child, or a member of their family or community, contacts you directly – for example through social media – please do not respond. Instead, contact us so that we can make them aware of the risks involved. We will also explain why it’s safer for them to use our own communication channels.

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