Sponsor a Child in Sierra Leone

Why sponsor a child in Sierra Leone

Child Sponsorship transforms the lives of vulnerable children in Sierra Leone.

We work with children and their families in some of the poorest rural communities in Sierra Leone, where we prioritise healthcare, quality education, long term development and helping communities recover from the devastating impact of the Ebola epidemic.

Together with the help of child sponsors, we're working in Sierra Leone to shield children from the ravages of disease and improve the health of children and their families.

By becoming a child sponsor, you can give children in Sierra Leone power over their own future.

Malawi

Girl 9 years old

Your donation will change the life of your sponsored child and help transform their community.
Donations over £26 per month will go towards funding our wider work overseas or in the UK.

£ 26 £ 30 £ 50

Monthly amount £

To achieve lasting change in the child’s community, Child Sponsorship is a minimum monthly donation of £26. Please click here to donate a smaller amount towards our work with children living outside a Sponsorship programme.

For £26 per month you can:

Help whole communities

We make a plan with community leaders and the children

See change through their eyes

Letters, photos, videos, regular updates, and an online account

Be their only sponsor

You can form a powerful connection that builds confidence, happiness and hope

Celebrate their progress

See a huge and lasting change in the lives of everyone in the community

Sponsor a child in Sierra Leone

How your donations help

Three children from Sierra Leone smile as they sit in a classroom, arms round each other, wearing blue school tops, with other children in the background

Education

Education can transform a child’s life and break the cycle of poverty. We’re improving basic literacy and numeracy and working alongside communities to help them better understand their children's rights, and raise their voices to protect and provide for their children.

Woman and her son from Sierra Leone smile as they stand in a field

Protection

We work with some of the most vulnerable children in the world, and protecting children is an essential part of everything we do. Children affected by extreme deprivation, abuse or exploitation, those vulnerable to disaster, or living with a disability.

Food

We teach people about food from the 'ground up'. From protecting the soil, growing stronger crops, effective farming techniques, to kitchen gardens and nutrition - helping families feed their children and saving millions of lives around the world.

Woman from Sierra Leone stands next to a person wearing a full body protection suit

Healthcare

We save lives by training volunteer healthcare assistants, vaccinating children, and working with vulnerable families to help protect their children from infection and disease, including coronavirus. We also help them access healthcare services.

Child from Sierra Leone smiles as they hold their hands up to wash them

Clean water

Each year children die from diseases caught by drinking dirty water. Sponsorship helps us build boreholes and clean water taps – so no mother has to choose between her children drinking dirty water, or none at all. Clean water saves lives, keeps children healthy, and in school.

Three women from Sierra Leone stand at an outdoor shop chatting

Family income

By providing training in new skills, and supporting mothers to start their own businesses, we're helping families gain a stable income so they can afford the essentials, like healthcare, nutrition, and education.

The impact of Child Sponsorship

I want to become a nurse when I grow up. Then I can treat people and make them well, so another child doesn’t have to lose their daddy.

Janatu

Why World Vision

70 years of experience

We’re an international Christian charity working with all faiths and none

Almost 100 countries

Together we transform the lives of the most vulnerable children

Transforming lives

Our solutions are community led, child focused, bringing hope and transformation

Sponsor a child in Sierra Leone

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FAQs

Select one of the children above to sponsor a child in Sierra Leone, or visit our Sponsor a Child page to choose a child to sponsor from another country. Or if you’d prefer, give our Supporter Care team a call on 01908 84 10 10.
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.