Why sponsor a girl?
Sponsor a girl and help them live free from fear. When you sponsor a girl, you do more than keep her safe. With you, she can grow strong, stay in school and pursue her dreams.
1,000 Girls need a sponsor like you by 11 October, International Day of the Girl
Sponsor a girl and help them live free from fear. When you sponsor a girl, you do more than keep her safe. With you, she can grow strong, stay in school and pursue her dreams.
Girls have the right to be safe, to be educated, to be children and to live free from fear. Yet, 119 million girls are out of school right now. Forced to quit, marry young, endure violence and stay silent about their rights and their dreams.
Child Sponsorship changes everything for girls. When a girl is sponsored, she doesn’t just survive – she thrives.
This autumn be one of 1,000 sponsors, urgently needed to help a young girl rewrite her future.
Sponsor a girl by 11 October. International Day of the Girl.
When you sponsor a girl, you empower her to know her rights and champion her schooling. With an education, a girl can delay marriage, build a future and uplift her entire community.
Sponsored girls tend to:
With your support, we can help women and girls fulfil their potential in many ways. By sponsoring a girl you help remove the barriers holding her back. This improves her personal safety, access to education and financial freedom. In turn, her family and community benefit.
Improving water and sanitation in communities is also a major focus. World Vision is the leading non-governmental provider of clean water in the developing world, reaching someone every 10 seconds with clean water. Toilets that are private for girls, period products and handwashing facilities in schools – keep girls safe and give them dignity during their periods, helping them stay in school longer and more likely to finish their education. Helping girls to build a future for themselves, their family and community.
When you sponsor a girl, you help a child build the foundations of a future they can believe in. Child Sponsorship works to fuel change for a whole community. So that your sponsored child — and every child in the community — can have the childhood they deserve.
You'll help children and families access the essentials they need to build a better future, such as clean water, education, healthcare, nutritious food, protection, and job opportunities for parents to improve their income.
Here’s why it works:
• Shared benefits – For every child sponsored, four more benefit too. Clean water, better schools, healthcare and nutrition reach many families, not just one.
• Local ownership – Projects are designed and led by local people. World Vision works with community leaders, parents and children to identify what’s needed most – and how to make it last.
• Long-term change – Instead of short-term aid, communities receive training, tools and support to become self-sufficient. When a sponsorship programme ends, the progress continues.
• Resilience and dignity – Children and families are empowered to take charge of their futures. Whether it’s farming techniques, small business training or child protection workshops, the focus is on building strength from within.
It’s so much more than a financial transaction. You can see the impact you're making through regular updates and know that you're part of something bigger. Something changing a girls’ world — and yours — for good.
Sponsoring a girl starts from just £30 a month, that’s less than £1 a day. A small donation that creates a big impact because our sponsorship model is community-led, so your support extends beyond one child and will help transform a whole community.
What does your money achieve?
• Clean water systems are built and maintained.
• Schools are equipped and teachers trained.
• Clinics are stocked and health workers supported.
• Families learn new skills to earn a stable income.
By strengthening the whole community, girls are more likely to thrive – and stay thriving – even after sponsorship ends. It’s a smart, sustainable way to help.
Nancy
Former Sponsored Child
Every girl should live free from fear – read how your support is helping.