Sponsor a child in crisis-hit Niger
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Name Bariratou Gender Female Age 9 Hobby playing with dolls Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Bariratou is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 9 years old and lives in Niger .
Bariratou lives in Isame, a small village in south-western Niger. Life is tough for children here. Unpredictable rainfall has led to food shortages in nine of the last 10 years. As a consequence, many children are malnourished and infant mortality is high. World Vision is helping farmers to produce better harvests by training them to grow high-value crops and providing them with better seeds and tools. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. It could give more families access to vital healthcare and education, and perhaps more importantly – it will give children and their family hope.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Bariratou's sponsor right now.
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Name Fati Gender Female Age 11 Hobby playing ball games Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Fati is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 11 years old and lives in Niger .
Fati lives in Sirba, a rural area in the dry region of Tillaberi. Most of the inhabitants here are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are hampered by the harsh weather conditions. To stop their situation from becoming a serious crisis, World Vision is helping farmers to grow a broad range of crops. This means that fewer children will go hungry. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Fati and her community.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Fati's sponsor right now.
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Name Faouziya Gender Female Age 11 Hobby playing traditional local games Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Faouziya is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 11 years old and lives in Niger .
Faouziya lives in Sirba, a rural area in the dry region of Tillaberi. Most of the inhabitants here are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are hampered by the harsh weather conditions. To stop their situation from becoming a serious crisis, World Vision is helping farmers to grow a broad range of crops. This means that fewer children will go hungry. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Faouziya and her community.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Faouziya's sponsor right now.
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Name Samira Gender Female Age 10 Hobby dancing Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Samira is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 10 years old and lives in Niger .
Samira lives in Isame, a small village in south-western Niger. Life is tough for children here. Unpredictable rainfall has led to food shortages in nine of the last 10 years. As a consequence, many children are malnourished and infant mortality is high. World Vision is helping farmers to produce better harvests by training them to grow high-value crops and providing them with better seeds and tools. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. It could give more families access to vital healthcare and education, and perhaps more importantly – it will give children and their family hope.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Samira's sponsor right now.
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Name Abdourhamane Gender Male Age 12 Hobby football Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Abdourhamane is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 12 years old and lives in Niger .
Abdourhamane lives in Isame, a small village in south-western Niger. Life is tough for children here. Unpredictable rainfall has led to food shortages in nine of the last 10 years. As a consequence, many children are malnourished and infant mortality is high. World Vision is helping farmers to produce better harvests by training them to grow high-value crops and providing them with better seeds and tools. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. It could give more families access to vital healthcare and education, and perhaps more importantly – it will give children and their family hope.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Abdourhamane's sponsor right now.
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Seyni is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 11 years old and lives in Niger .
Seyni lives in Sirba, a rural area in the dry region of Tillaberi. Most of the inhabitants here are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are hampered by the harsh weather conditions. To stop their situation from becoming a serious crisis, World Vision is helping farmers to grow a broad range of crops. This means that fewer children will go hungry. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Seyni and his community.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Seyni's sponsor right now.
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Akilou is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 7 years old and lives in Niger .
Akilou lives in Sirba, a rural area in the dry region of Tillaberi. Most of the inhabitants here are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are hampered by the harsh weather conditions. To stop their situation from becoming a serious crisis, World Vision is helping farmers to grow a broad range of crops. This means that fewer children will go hungry. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Akilou and his community.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Akilou's sponsor right now.
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Aliou is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 5 years old and lives in Niger .
Aliou lives in Isame, a small village in south-western Niger. Life is tough for children here. Unpredictable rainfall has led to food shortages in nine of the last 10 years. As a consequence, many children are malnourished and infant mortality is high. World Vision is helping farmers to produce better harvests by training them to grow high-value crops and providing them with better seeds and tools. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. It could give more families access to vital healthcare and education, and perhaps more importantly – it will give children and their family hope.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Aliou's sponsor right now.
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Name Djamila Gender Female Age 9 Hobby playing traditional local games Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Djamila is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 9 years old and lives in Niger .
Djamila lives in Sirba, a rural area in the dry region of Tillaberi. Most of the inhabitants here are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are hampered by the harsh weather conditions. To stop their situation from becoming a serious crisis, World Vision is helping farmers to grow a broad range of crops. This means that fewer children will go hungry. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Djamila and her community.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Djamila's sponsor right now.
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Name Samsoudine Gender Male Age 7 Hobby football Location Niger Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Samsoudine is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 7 years old and lives in Niger .
Samsoudine lives in Isame, a small village in south-western Niger. Life is tough for children here. Unpredictable rainfall has led to food shortages in nine of the last 10 years. As a consequence, many children are malnourished and infant mortality is high. World Vision is helping farmers to produce better harvests by training them to grow high-value crops and providing them with better seeds and tools. But with your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. It could give more families access to vital healthcare and education, and perhaps more importantly – it will give children and their family hope.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Samsoudine's sponsor right now.
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THE BENEFITS OF CHILD SPONSORSHIP
For 75p a day your sponsorship will fund vital community based projects that make a big difference to children, such as:
• Child protection
• Food security
• Clean, safe water
• Healthcare
• Education
• HIV and AIDS
Sponsor a child in Niger and help its people in their battle against poverty. Niger is the epicentre of Africa's worst food crisis in decades. But drought is only the surface explanation for why millions of people in the country are forced to go hungry. The underlying reason is poverty, aggravated by poor harvests, which have driven up the price of food to unprecedented levels. This has resulted in over two million children suffering from moderate to severe malnutrition.
At a glance:
• Since 2010, 7 million people - of which 2.5 million are children - have been affected by the food crisis
• Life expectancy is just 52 (2009)
Sources: (Point 1) World Vision UK, (Point 2) UNICEF
HOW IT WORKSWorld Vision Child Sponsorship works by changing a child's life through changing the world in which they live. We are committed to using all contributions to our work wisely and effectively. By combining funds donated by child sponsors and other individuals with corporate donations and government grants, we ensure that all gifts given to us have maximum impact. In 2010, 83 percent of our total operating expenses were spent on programmes that benefit children, families and communities in need. |
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WHO WE ARE
World Vision brings real hope to children in some of the world’s hardest places as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love. We work with governments, local authorities, community groups and individuals to bring lasting change to the lives of millions of children. In whatever we do, we place a special emphasis on ensuring the needs and rights of children are met, because they are often the hardest hit by conflict, disaster and chronic poverty.
SPONSOR STORIESRosie sponsors five-year-old Nareh in Armenia. When she first started sponsoring Nareh, she never knew quite what an impact her contribution would have on the young girl’s community – and on her own daughter. “It is very rewarding to know that the money sponsors send is being used so constructively. I’m also pleased that it is benefitting the whole community, as well as my sponsored-child's family. My daughter, Daisy, is also five-years-old. She loves the letters and photos we get from Nareh and often talks about her. She even refers to Nareh as her ‘sister in another country’. Our hope is that they will continue to write to each other as they grow up.” |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How does sponsorship help children?
Millions of children around the world need help to break the never-ending cycle of poverty. Hunger weakens them. Unsafe drinking water makes them sick. Missing out on an education keeps them from reaching their potential.
As a sponsor, you will help provide a child with sustainable access to appropriate life-changing basics like nutritious food, clean water, healthcare, and education.
Child sponsorship also helps families and communities lift themselves out of poverty by providing job training, business coaching, small loans, along with training to help poverty-affected farmers learn new ways to irrigate and grow crops.
Will I get to know my sponsored child?
You'll be given the opportunity to personally connect with your sponsored child — building a relationship that could change both your lives. "I am so happy to have a friend in another country that I can write to and share pictures with. " says Nareh from Armenia “I am studying the Armenian alphabet. When I learn them all, I will teach them to my distant friend. I am so happy to have a friend in another country.”
What do I receive when I sponsor a child?
Every child sponsor receives:
• A welcome pack with a photo and information about your sponsored child plus an introductory DVD
• The opportunity to write and receive letters, send birthday and Christmas cards and even email your child
• Annual progress reports
• Updated photos of your child
How does child sponsorship work?
Sponsorship brings change to more than just one child — the benefits you help provide extend to each child's family, their community, and other children in need. That's because World Vision plans and works alongside local community members to help build healthy communities for children in impoverished places.
World Vision partners with sponsored children's communities over the long term to address critical needs and help communities become self-sustaining.
