Sponsor a child

Today, millions of children are in urgent need of the things we take for granted. Dirty water puts young lives at risk. Food is scarce and school just a fading dream.

But there is hope.

Child Sponsorship changes the life of the child you sponsor and their community through clean water, nutritious food, healthcare and education.

But it’s so much more than this.

It’s clean water close to home, giving children their childhood back. It’s children going to school, growing in confidence, staying safer from exploitation and child labour. It’s children having the strength, through nutritious food and healthcare, to shape their own futures and invest in their communities.

This is only possible together with you. Don’t just believe Child Sponsorship works, help make change happen today.

Ethiopia

Boy 8 years old

Your sponsorship will help change their life and transform their community for good. For every child you help, four more children benefit too.

£ 30 £ 34 £ 50

Monthly amount £

To achieve lasting change in the child’s community, Child Sponsorship is a minimum monthly donation of £30. Please click here to donate a smaller amount towards our work with children living outside a Sponsorship programme.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

How sponsoring helps a child

Child Sponsorship is not about giving handouts. It empowers children and communities to grow, thrive and shape stronger futures with clean water, nutritious food, education and opportunity. Together, you build a meaningful connection that changes a child’s life and yours as well.

Education

Gives a child the best start in life, with opportunities to learn and grow.

Clean water

Taps and toilets in schools and close to home, keep children safe from diseases.

Nutritious food

Upskilling allows families to grow nutritious food and regreen their land too.

Health

Ensuring children have the health checks they need and medicine when sick.

Family incomes

Helping families build knowledge, skills and resources to support themselves.

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HOW IT WORKS

What is Child Sponsorship about?

A young girl in Ghana enjoying clean water from a tap

Transforming lives

Your £30 a month means your sponsored child and their friends will be supported with fuel for their futures: clean water, proper sanitation, food, healthcare and education.

A group of children in Zambia running and having fun

Empowering children

Through child protection training and community-based programs, you’ll help remove the barriers that hold a child back.

A sponsor meeting her sponsored child in Uganda. Playing with bubbles

Believing in children

You’ll partner with other sponsors who believe every child deserves a brighter future. Keeping children healthy, happy in school, and learning.

Children in Kenya writing about themselves, to send to their sponsors

Growing a connection

Champion your sponsored child through letters, photos and updates. Connections like these can last a lifetime.

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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
Sponsoring a chid 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, children are more likely to thrive – and stay thriving – even after sponsorship ends. It’s a smart, sustainable way to help.
The donation you give doesn't go directly to your sponsored child or family.

For maximum impact and efficiency, your monthly donations are combined with those of other sponsors to ensure consistent support for your sponsored child and their community, as well as other sponsorship communities around the world. This means your donations go much further.
If your circumstances change and you need to stop sponsoring a child, you can do so at any time. If you are thinking about cancelling your sponsorship, please get in touch, as there may be other ways in which you can continue your support. The child you sponsor will continue to benefit from the changes in their community and we will do our best to find a new sponsor for them.

What will you get when you sponsor a child?

When you sponsor a child, you'll receive letters, photos and regular updates. You'll see how your support brings food, clean water, education and safety to them and their community.

You'll witness them achieving their dreams and you’ll be part of something bigger, something changing their world and yours – for good.

Sponsors looking at My Child Sponsorship on a computer and mobile phone

This week

You'll get access to your My Sponsorship account, with updates, news, and videos from your sponsored child and their community.

A child in Uganda using a mobile phone to take photos and video of their community

Next week

Within the first week of signing up, we’ll email you a video of your sponsored child’s community giving you an insight into their daily life.

A Child Sponsorship Welcome Pack laid out on a table

Within two weeks

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

A young girl in Zambia writing a letter to het sponsors

In 12 weeks

You'll have received your first letter from your sponsored child. Write to them anytime by post or online, and you'll always get a reply.

Young girl in Nepal, looking at her birthday card from her sponsor

On their birthday

We’ll send you a card to add a message for your sponsored child. These may arrive a couple of months early to ensure timely delivery.

Two children being shown their photos by a World Vision staff member in Peruographs on a camera

Once a year

We’ll send you a progress update, including a new photo, an update on their life, and a note or drawing from your sponsored child. After 12 months, you can also arrange to visit your sponsored child.

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!

Shemi

Child Sponsor

Please sponsor a child today

YOUR IMPACT

How Child Sponsorship changes lives

These young people across the world had their lives transformed by their sponsors.

Geteneh poses in the reception of the bank he works

Priscilla – Uganda

When Priscilla was five, someone she’d never met chose to believe in her. That belief kept her in school, gave her confidence, and changed her future. Today, she changes lives as a midwife - showing how sponsorship can turn hope into lasting impact.

“Thanks to World Vision and my sponsor, I’m not just a midwife, I’m proof that with belief and support, anything is possible."

Mayor and former sponsored child poses for a picture in front of a construction site

Mathieu - Democratic Republic of Congo

Mathieu once faced a future without school or choices. Child Sponsorship opened the door to education, skills and self‑belief. Now a business owner, he earns a living and gives back to his community - proof that sponsorship can lift a child out of poverty for good.

“World Vision’s sponsorship has changed my life.”

Former sponsored girl in an office, smiling.

Htoo - Myanmar

Thanks to his sponsor, Htoo completed his education without financial worry, gained confidence, and graduated from university. Today, he works with World Vision to help other children thrive - proving how sponsorship creates lasting change for families and whole communities.

"His kindness and support will forever hold a special place in my heart.”

Read their stories in full

WHO WE ARE

Why sponsor a child with World Vision?

We've been trusted by people in the UK since 1978

4.5 ««««Google reviews

75 years of experience

We’re a global Christian charity working with children of all faiths and none

Almost 100 countries

With our local teams, we transform the lives of the most vulnerable children

Transforming lives

We focus on children to bring hope and lasting change for communities everywhere

Still have questions?

If you have further questions about Child Sponsorship or want our help finding a child to sponsor, we’re always happy to help.

Contact our Supporter Care Team on 01908 84 10 10 or email us at supporter@worldvision.org.uk.

Please note your regular donation amount may increase during the period of your Child Sponsorship. If this does happen, you will be clearly notified in advance and will be given the choice to not increase your donation.

Meet Mubarek

How sponsoring helps a child