What is Child Sponsorship?
It is a one-to-one relationship between a sponsor and a sponsored child. Sponsors correspond with their sponsored child, receive regular reports on their progress, and even visit the child and his or her family and community. Sponsorship provides resources which go into a programme, usually of 10 – 15 years in length, designed in collaboration with community leaders to address key needs in the community. Programs are child-focused but also benefit non-sponsored children and families. Find out more…
Child Sponsorship is the commitment you, as a sponsor, make to change the life of a poor and needy child and his or her community through regular contributions. It is a relationship between you, your sponsored child, your sponsored child’s family and community. This relationship is aimed at giving a better life not only to the child but also to the whole family and the entire community as well while you have the satisfaction of not only the relationship with the child and his or her family, but also of having invested in building a new India, through our children.
Sponsorship is a link between individual donors in 18 countries and children and families in 48 developing countries. Our system of sponsorship allows sponsors and communities in developing countries to exchange letters and build a bridge of understanding between them. Sponsors also receive regular progress reports from Plan. Sponsorship donations are used for community projects, which improve the quality of lives of children, from building schools, health clinics and soccer fields to providing clean water, safe housing and sanitary latrines. Sponsorship is therefore one of the most transparent, sustainable systems for helping whole communities lift themselves out of poverty and secure their children’s right to education, health and a better future. Most of our sponsors choose to make a commitment to donating money over a long-term period. This provides a reliable source of funding for Plan.
