It's simple. You transform a life - and a whole community.
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.
You can choose a child in Africa, 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.
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.
We send you a welcome pack within the first month of you sponsoring a child.
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.
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
You can easily sign up to sponsor a child on the Sponsor a Child page 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. Find out more about how Child Sponsorship works.
