How to Sponsor a Child

Sponsoring a child

Personally inspirational, globally impactful.

Becoming a Child Sponsor means changing the world through a heart-felt connection with one child, a connection that will delight and enrich you both.

We create a specific plan to transform the life of a child.

Then together, we help a child in one of the toughest parts of the world.

We provide you updates every step of the way.

Sponsor a child

Sponsoring a child - step by step

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You choose a child

You can choose a child or you can let us match you with a child in need.

We support children in the toughest parts of the world.

We help children who face child marriage, poverty, lack of clean water and lack of education.

World Vision staff members and community sit down together having a discussion in Bangladesh

We create a plan

With your contribution, we work with communities on the ground to find out what they need most.

We make a plan with the family, community and the child themselves.

Then we send you updates on what a difference you're making.

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We send a welcome pack

We send you a welcome pack within the first month of you sponsoring a child. You will also be set up on a welcome journey, via email, that will provide you with information about sponsorship, your child, and their community.

You'll find information on how to contact your sponsored child if you would like to.

Many sponsors chose to share this experience with their children, teaching them about how to serve those in need.

Group of children and adult sit together outside in Ghana

Support for as long as you like

We stay in a community for at least ten years, whether you can sponsor for this long or not.

We help families and communities get to a place where they no longer need our help.

We know circumstances change, so you can be involved for as long as you like.

“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!”

Shemi

Child Sponsor

Sponsor a child

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.

Child Sponsorship FAQs