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Name Astghik Gender Female Age 13 Hobby playing ball games Location Armenia Change Astghik's future for only 75p per day Astghik is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 13 years old and lives in Armenia .
Astghik lives in one of the poorest regions in Armenia. Life is tough here. One in two families live below the poverty line. The number of children with diarrhoea, anaemia and malnutrition is also the highest in the country. With Child Sponsorship we can focus on improving the standard of living in the area by working with community groups to bring lasting improvements in health, education and economic development. By sponsoring Astghik, you can help give more children in the area a better start in life.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Astghik's sponsor right now.
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Name Melanya Gender Female Age 3 Hobby playing ball games Location Armenia Change Melanya's future for only 75p per day Melanya is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 3 years old and lives in Armenia .
Melanya lives in one of the poorest regions in Armenia. Life is tough here. One in two families live below the poverty line. The number of children with diarrhoea, anaemia and malnutrition is also the highest in the country. With Child Sponsorship we can focus on improving the standard of living in the area by working with community groups to bring lasting improvements in health, education and economic development. By sponsoring Melanya, you can help give more children in the area a better start in life.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Melanya's sponsor right now.
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Name Ivania Rosibel Gender Female Age 11 Hobby playing traditional local games Location Honduras Change Ivania Rosibel's future for only 75p per day Ivania Rosibel is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 11 years old and lives in Honduras .
Ivania Rosibel lives in a project area in western Honduras. Although the land is fertile, many families have only a small patch on which to grow food. This problem has led to low productivity and high levels of child malnutrition. Many families survive by working as day-labourers on nearby farms, often for very low pay. Accessing quality education is another challenge. The lack of trained teachers means that many children are taught by volunteers who did not finish primary school themselves. World Vision is working with communities to tackle these problems. By sponsoring Ivania Rosibel, you can help us to build on the successes seen in recent years.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Ivania Rosibel's sponsor right now.
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Name Karine Gender Female Age 3 Hobby playing with dolls Location Armenia Change Karine's future for only 75p per day Karine is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 3 years old and lives in Armenia .
Karine lives in one of the poorest regions in Armenia. Life is tough here. One in two families live below the poverty line. The number of children with diarrhoea, anaemia and malnutrition is also the highest in the country. With Child Sponsorship we can focus on improving the standard of living in the area by working with community groups to bring lasting improvements in health, education and economic development. By sponsoring Karine, you can help give more children in the area a better start in life.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Karine's sponsor right now.
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Name Wendy Yoselin Gender Female Age 5 Hobby playing with dolls Location Honduras Change Wendy Yoselin's future for only 75p per day Wendy Yoselin is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 5 years old and lives in Honduras .
Wendy Yoselin lives in western Honduras. Although the land is fertile, many families have only a small patch on which to grow food. This problem has led to low productivity and high levels of child malnutrition. Many families survive by working as day-labourers on nearby farms, often for very low pay. Accessing quality education is another challenge. The lack of trained teachers means that many children are taught by volunteers who did not finish primary school themselves. World Vision is working with communities to tackle these problems. By sponsoring Wendy Yoselin, you can help give children in Honduras a better start in life.
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Name Cindy Karina Gender Female Age 6 Hobby playing ball games Location Honduras Change Cindy Karina's future for only 75p per day Cindy Karina is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 6 years old and lives in Honduras .
Cindy Karina lives in western Honduras. Although the land is fertile, many families have only a small patch on which to grow food. This problem has led to low productivity and high levels of child malnutrition. Many families survive by working as day-labourers on nearby farms, often for very low pay. Accessing quality education is another challenge. The lack of trained teachers means that many children are taught by volunteers who did not finish primary school themselves. World Vision is working with communities to tackle these problems. By sponsoring Cindy Karina, you can help give children in Honduras a better start in life.
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Name Armine Gender Female Age 9 Hobby playing with a skipping rope Location Armenia Change Armine's future for only 75p per day Armine is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 9 years old and lives in Armenia .
Armine lives in one of the poorest regions in Armenia. Life is tough here. One in two families live below the poverty line. The number of children with diarrhoea, anaemia and malnutrition is also the highest in the country. With Child Sponsorship we can focus on improving the standard of living in the area by working with community groups to bring lasting improvements in health, education and economic development. By sponsoring Armine, you can help give more children in the area a better start in life.
Just click the 'Sponsor Now' button to the left to become Armine's sponsor right now.
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Name Inna Gender Female Age 3 Hobby playing with dolls Location Armenia Change Inna's future for only 75p per day Inna is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 3 years old and lives in Armenia .
Inna lives in one of the poorest regions in Armenia. Life is tough here. One in two families live below the poverty line. The number of children with diarrhoea, anaemia and malnutrition is also the highest in the country. With Child Sponsorship we can focus on improving the standard of living in the area by working with community groups to bring lasting improvements in health, education and economic development. By sponsoring Inna, you can help give more children in the area a better start in life.
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Name Fantanesh Gender Female Age 13 Hobby playing traditional local games Location Ethiopia Change Fantanesh's future for only 75p per day Fantanesh is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 13 years old and lives in Ethiopia .
Fantanesh lives in a rural part of northern Ethiopia, where most families rely on farming to survive. However, as productive farming needs rain, families often find themselves struggling in times of drought. Access to education and healthcare are also major challenges here. The construction of new schools and the extension of a local health centre are helping to transform the prospects of the community. By sponsoring Fantanesh, you can help us to build on these successes so we can give more children in Ethiopia a better start in life.
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Name Rebecca Sultana Gender Female Age 8 Hobby playing with a skipping rope Location Bangladesh Change Rebecca Sultana's future for only 75p per day Rebecca Sultana is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 8 years old and lives in Bangladesh .
Rebecca Sultana lives in a deprived area in northern Bangladesh. Life is tough here. The area suffers from high unemployment and high levels of school dropout. Farmers’ use of traditional agricultural techniques is not effective. As a result, many cannot grow enough food to feed their families. All these disadvantages have left large parts of the community mired in desperate poverty. With Child Sponsorship, our work providing education and access to healthcare will continue to support the community on their journey out of poverty. Help us to make this happen by sponsoring Rebecca Sultana today.
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND SPONSOR A GIRL TODAY
Sponsoring a girl could be one of the most important decisions you ever make. Our child sponsorship programmes in world’s poorest places such as Bangladesh and Sierra Leone aim to tackle deep-rooted problems that we take for granted in the UK.
Giving Girls Access to Healthcare
Some parents can see investment in their daughter as a waste, as the family into which she marries are the ones who will reap the benefits. For example, a son is more likely to be taken to a health clinic and involved in immunisation programmes, despite the fact that daughters are often in poorer health.
Providing Girls with Better Nutrition
Food may be allocated according to status rather than need, which means that mothers and daughters may eat less than men and boys. It is not uncommon for girls to be more under-nourished than boys, particularly in countries in South and South East Asia.
Giving Girls the Right to an Education
Girls are less likely to receive an education than boys. In a number of countries, girls are more likely to drop out of school than boys to fulfil domestic responsibilities, including for those who have been married at an early age. Studies have shown that educated girls have better opportunities to earn higher wages. They are likely to marry later, and less likely to die during pregnancy or child birth. They will typically have fewer children who will be healthier, and are more likely to send those children to school.
Stopping child marriage
Child marriage is another practice that can cause lifelong psychological as well as physical and economic problems, especially those resulting from early pregnancies. Pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of mortality for 15-19 year old girls worldwide. Girls under 15 are five times more likely to die in child birth than women in their twenties. In Bangladesh 32% of girls are married before the age of 15, 24% in Ethiopia, 17% in Mozambique, 36% in Niger and 19% in Sierra Leone.
Sponsor a girl and save a childhood.
Sponsoring a girl could be one of the most important decisions you ever make. Our child sponsorship programmes in world’s poorest places such as Bangladesh and Sierra Leone aim to tackle deep-rooted problems that we take for granted in the UK.
Giving Girls Access to Healthcare
Some parents can see investment in their daughter as a waste, as the family into which she marries are the ones who will reap the benefits. For example, a son is more likely to be taken to a health clinic and involved in immunisation programmes, despite the fact that daughters are often in poorer health.
Providing Girls with Better Nutrition
Food may be allocated according to status rather than need, which means that mothers and daughters may eat less than men and boys. It is not uncommon for girls to be more under-nourished than boys, particularly in countries in South and South East Asia.
Giving Girls the Right to an Education
Girls are less likely to receive an education than boys. In a number of countries, girls are more likely to drop out of school than boys to fulfil domestic responsibilities, including for those who have been married at an early age. Studies have shown that educated girls have better opportunities to earn higher wages. They are likely to marry later, and less likely to die during pregnancy or child birth. They will typically have fewer children who will be healthier, and are more likely to send those children to school.
Stopping child marriage
Child marriage is another practice that can cause lifelong psychological as well as physical and economic problems, especially those resulting from early pregnancies. Pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of mortality for 15-19 year old girls worldwide. Girls under 15 are five times more likely to die in child birth than women in their twenties. In Bangladesh 32% of girls are married before the age of 15, 24% in Ethiopia, 17% in Mozambique, 36% in Niger and 19% in Sierra Leone.
Sponsor a girl and save a childhood.
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
• 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 and their community
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.