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Name Kennedy Gender Male Age 9 Hobby football Location Zambia Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Kennedy is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 9 years old and lives in Zambia .
Kennedy lives in a small town in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province. Agriculture is the main source of income here. But despite working incredibly hard, many farmers struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Child Sponsorship is helping us to train farmers in new agricultural techniques and to grow high-value crops, which they can sell at market. These initiatives have resulted in an increase in farmers’ production and income. This is helping them to support their families. By sponsoring Kennedy, you can help us to build on the successes seen in recent years so we can give more children in Zambia a better start in life.
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Name Araksya Gender Female Age 12 Hobby handicrafts Location Armenia Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Araksya is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 12 years old and lives in Armenia .
Araksya lives in a large city in one of the poorest regions in Armenia. It used to be an eminent centre for industry, healthcare and tourism. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, these industries failed. The resulting job losses mean that residents struggle to provide for their families. World Vision is working with communities and local governments to improve food security and to help families to access essential resources, such as clean water, education and healthcare. By sponsoring Araksya, you can help us to build on the successes seen in recent years so we can give more children in Armenia a better start in life.
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Name Sarah Gender Female Age 7 Hobby playing ball games Location Uganda Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Sarah is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 7 years old and lives in Uganda .
Sarah lives in Ntwetwe, a rural area in central Uganda.Most of the inhabitants are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Poor harvests mean that many people, including children, are forced to go hungry.However, things are getting better. We are helping the community to gain access to healthcare, education and clean water. Farmers are learning better agricultural techniques and we are raising awareness of HIV prevention. With your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Sarah and her community.
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Name Mastewal Gender Female Age 5 Hobby hide and seek Location Ethiopia Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Mastewal is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 5 years old and lives in Ethiopia .
Mastewal lives in the drought-prone area of Libo Kemkem in northern Ethiopia.Agriculture is the main source of income here. But despite working incredibly hard, many farmers struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are hampered by drought. World Vision is working with the community to strengthen their capacity to conserve their land and to grow high-value crops. To use an old adage: .If you give a man a fish, he can feed himself for the day. But by teaching him how to fish, he can feed himself and his family for a lifetime. With your Child Sponsorship, you can help him to do just that.
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Name Afat Gender Male Age 8 Hobby cricket Location Bangladesh Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Afat is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 8 years old and lives in Bangladesh .
Afat lives in Nawabgonj, a rural area in the southwest of the capital, Dhaka. Afat has seen his fair share of disasters as the area is prone to seasonal flooding. The burden of disasters like these falls heavily on children.World Vision is working with the community to strengthen their capacity to cope with the impact of future weather-related events.Through Child Sponsorship we are also boosting the number of children that attend school. Only by educating children like Afat today, can a country hope to find solutions to the problems of tomorrow.
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Name Junisa Gender Male Age 11 Hobby playing ball games Location Sierra Leone Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Junisa is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 11 years old and lives in Sierra Leone .
Junisa lives in Jong, a rural area in southern Sierra Leone. Most of the inhabitants are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. The community also faces the challenge of staying healthy, while being deprived access to clean water, adequate healthcare and education. World Vision is working with the communities in Jong to improve access to essential resources like clean water, quality education and healthcare. We want to build on the successes seen in recent years so that more children in the area can have a better start in life. By sponsoring Junisa, you can play an important part in making that happen.
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Name Ashot Gender Male Age 13 Hobby soccer Location Armenia Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Ashot is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 13 years old and lives in Armenia .
Ashot lives in Sisian, in the agricultural region of Syunik. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a breakdown of collective farms and the privatisation of rural lands became common. This meant that farmers were left without assets and the financial means to cultivate their land and support their families. Child malnutrition was the result. One of the ways we are helping to change the fortunes of many children in the area is by supporting a community-based organisation that supplies tractors to farmers. This is helping to increase farmers’ output. This gives them the means to support their families. Help us to continue this initiative by sponsoring Ashot today.
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Name Nawreen Gender Female Age 12 Hobby playing traditional local games Location Bangladesh Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Nawreen is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. She is 12 years old and lives in Bangladesh .
Nawreen lives in Chowfaldandi, a rural area in southern Bangladesh. For the many families here that depend on their children.s help to earn a living, school is not a priority - it is a luxury that they cannot afford. Child Sponsorship is changing this. It is helping to school many children who would otherwise be relied on to work to support their family.Investment in education is boosting the skill level of the young and old. This provides the best hope in their fight against poverty. With your help we can continue to support children like Nawreen and her family until they no longer need it.
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Name Alex Gender Male Age 8 Hobby football Location Bolivia Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Alex is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 8 years old and lives in Bolivia .
Alex lives in a municipality, about 3,500 metres above sea level. The high altitude and extreme weather conditions make it difficult for families to make a living off the land. The lack of variety in children’s diets has led to many being malnourished. Child Sponsorship is changing that. It has funded the construction of special greenhouses, which are being used by farmers to grow and protect crops. This has helped to improve children’s health in the area. With your Child Sponsorship, we can do much more. Help us to provide for the needs of Alex and his community.
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Name Steve Odhiambo Gender Male Age 7 Hobby playing with balloons Location Kenya Monthly sponsorship: £22.80 Steve Odhiambo is waiting for a World Vision sponsor. He is 7 years old and lives in Kenya .
Steve Odhiambo lives in Nyatike, a rural district in western Kenya. Most of the inhabitants are subsistence farmers. But despite working incredibly hard, many struggle to grow enough food to feed their families. Much of their efforts are thwarted by a devastating cycle of drought and floods. World Vision is working with the community to strengthen their capacity to cope with the impact of future weather-related events like these. With your Child Sponsorship we also hope to assist the community in building more schools. Only by educating children like Steve Odhiambo today, can a country hope to find solutions to the problems of tomorrow.
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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
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.
