Child Sponsorship Reviews & Testimonials

Child Sponsorship reviews

Child Sponsorship pairs you, the sponsor, with a child who needs your help. Once you’re matched with a child, you’ll be their only sponsor.

Your monthly donation is pooled together with the donations from all of the child sponsors in the community, and that money is used to make changes that are desperately needed to transform the lives of everyone that lives there. You’ll see changes such as improved schooling, clean water taps, healthcare facilities, and more, through the eyes of the child via letters, photos, and updates.

Being a child sponsor is a life-changing experience, but don’t just take our word for it, hear directly from sponsors in the Child Sponsorship reviews below.

Joane poses with her sponsored child and her family in Uganda

Joanne de Leon, child sponsor for 18 years

"When donating to charity, one often wonders if the money actually gets through to the people who really need it. I can now confidently say, having seen it with my own eyes, that World Vision work really hard to ensure that the money does get through and not only helps immediately but also on a long-term basis so that when WV pulls out of a community, the villages have been helped on the road to making sure that their lives are improved for the foreseeable future."

Two young girls pose on their bicycles with their siblings behind them

Scott, sponsor for 15 years

"Many times over the years I have felt I am making a big difference to Sinory's life and her community. When I see the major changes that have been made to their village and way of life I am very happy...Things we take for granted such as basic health care and education, clean water, a road, yes, something as simple as a road makes such a huge difference to these people. Most recently I bought her a bike to go to school on and this will really help with her education as she is older now and the school is further away."

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Amanda Redman, child sponsor since 1997

Celebrity Ambassador Amanda Redman has loved the experience of sponsoring a child and seeing her grow up alongside her own daughter.

Amanda's daughter Emily was the same age as Diaw, when they first began sponsoring her. They grew up alongside each other, in different continents, and formed a wonderful friendship.

"Diaw would write letters, to Emily particularly, and tell her about what was going on in her daily life... so I think that has opened her eyes in a way that has formed her to the young woman that she is now."

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Shemi, mum of two, sponsor for over 14 years

Sponsoring Racheal was life-changing for Shemi’s whole family. Her sons watched Racheal grow up letter by letter, rushing to open the envelopes, each time amazed at the transformation.

After sponsoring Racheal, they chose to sponsor a little boy, Vincent. Shemi’s sons loved writing to him about their favourite football teams. Shemi says “I would say to someone who is thinking about sponsoring a child - go ahead and do it, it is the most life-changing thing ever!”

What does it feel like to be a child sponsor?

To watch them grow and flourish is inspiring and deeply satisfying

Judith, sponsor for 30 years

It makes me feel that I am doing something positive (no matter how small)

David, sponsor for nine months

It feels very meaningful to be a sponsor, to be a positive in a child's life

Jane, sponsor for 10 months

It's a responsibility that fills my heart with love

Francisco, sponsor for two years

Heart warming and very special

James, sponsor for 25 years

Just great, only wish I had started earlier in life

Helen, sponsor for 10 years

To enable a child to have an education is very special

Esther, sponsor for 14 years

Getting to sponsor a child feels life-changing for me

Gabby, sponsor for three years

What to expect when you sponsor a child

How does Child Sponsorship work? Here's what it involves for you, and how sponsoring one child changes the lives of many.

1: Visit our Child Sponsorship page to find a child waiting to be sponsored.

2: You'll receive a welcome pack with a photo, more information, and a letter from your sponsored child. You'll also get access to the new Child Sponsorship App, so you can easily learn more about and communicate with your sponsored child.

3: Your generous monthly donations will help transform the community; from building schools and boreholes for clean water, to providing protection.

4: In your regular updates you'll see the community and child flourish before your eyes. You'll also receive letters or drawings, and you can send birthday and Christmas cards.

5: You won't just be helping one child. Because of our community-focused solutions, for every child sponsored, four more benefit, too.

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Child Sponsorship FAQs

You can easily sign up to sponsor a child on the Sponsor a Child page or by calling our Supporter Care Team on 01908 84 10 10.
Child sponsorship at World Vision connects you with a child while supporting long-term, community-led programmes that help children, families and communities thrive.

Your monthly donation is pooled with others to fund initiatives like clean water, education, healthcare and child protection - designed in partnership with local communities to create lasting change.

As a sponsor, you’ll receive updates about your child via the World Vision My Sponsorship App and can build a meaningful connection through messages and shared experiences.

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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.
Child sponsorship at World Vision connects you with a child while supporting long-term, community-led programmes that help children, families and communities thrive.

Your monthly donation is pooled with others to fund initiatives like clean water, education, healthcare and child protection - designed in partnership with local communities to create lasting change.

As a sponsor, you’ll receive updates about your child via the World Vision My Sponsorship App and can build a meaningful connection through messages and shared experiences.

Learn more about how child sponsorship works