Getting started with sponsorship
Thinking about sponsoring a child, but not sure where to begin? Here’s everything you need to know.
Child Sponsorship is a unique and heart-warming experience, one that makes a real difference in the life of a child, for just €27 per month.
Sponsoring a child is a simple but powerful act. You’ll receive letters, regular updates and photos from your sponsored child, as well as updates from their community. Meanwhile, we get to work making positive changes in the community, such as installing clean water taps and improving education and healthcare.
Together, we help a community in one of the toughest parts of the world, and you see the change through the eyes of one special child.
How to sponsor a child in three simple steps
In just a few clicks you can change a child's life forever.
Sponsoring a child: how does it work?
You choose a child to sponsor
When you visit our Sponsor a Child page, we’ll introduce you to a child who needs a sponsor today. If you’d prefer to specifically sponsor a boy or girl, or a child from a particular country, you can do so using the filter options. Many of our sponsors like to choose children the same age as their own, so they can build a relationship too.
You can also choose to see which children have been waiting the longest for a sponsor like you.
We create a plan
With our 75 years of experience, we've found that the best way to create lasting change is to work with communities to help them break free from the cycle of poverty. We make sure that when it's time for us to move on and help a new community, they can continue to thrive.
With input from community members, we make a plan to meet their needs. Children face various dangers, like child marriage, lack of clean drinking water and limited education, and the support of sponsors means we work to put an end to these issues for good.
Build a meaningful connection
We'll send you a welcome pack within the first 2 weeks of you sponsoring a child. You’ll learn more about your sponsored child and find information on how to write to them if you would like to.
Many sponsors chose to share this experience with their own children, so that they can build a friendship with a child in another country while learning the value of helping others.
Read more: Writing to your sponsored child
Your support lasts
Your sponsorship is crucial in providing immediate and lasting support. Our goal is always to help families and communities reach a place where they no longer need our assistance. Typically, we stay with a community for at least ten years, allowing you to sponsor a child throughout much of their childhood, if you wish to.
We understand that circumstances change, so you can cancel your sponsorship at any time. Thanks to our community-focused solutions, your sponsored child will continue to receive support, regardless of how long you stay with us.
"To anyone considering becoming a child sponsor, I would say, Just do it! You’ll be able to share the experience with family and friends, and if you have children, your children will get to learn the beauty of giving at an early age."
Christina
Child Sponsor
Because of our community-focused solutions, for every child you help, 4 more children benefit, too.
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.
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