Every day, children are growing up without the basics they need - clean water, enough food, access to education, and protection from harm.
These challenges don’t just affect today. They shape a child’s whole future. But with the right support, that future can change.
Child sponsorship is one of the most effective ways to give - helping create lasting change so children can grow, learn and achieve their dreams.
As a trusted, global charity, we put children at the centre of everything we do.
We combine local understanding with global experience to support communities as they lead their own change.
Everything we do is child-focused, community-led and lasts for generations.
This approach has been at the heart of our work for:
over 75 years
in nearly 100 countries.
Last year alone, over 300 million children were impacted through World Vision's programmes and advocacy.
That's around 1 in every 8 children worldwide.
We respond straight away when crises happen and work with communities for years; listening, learning and supporting change that lasts.
Together, we enable:
Access to clean water, nutritious food and healthcare.
Education and protection.
Opportunities for families to build stable, sustainable incomes.
We respond in times of immediate need, but we also invest in the future, so that children can learn, thrive and achieve their dreams.
Children are growing up without the basics they need, limiting their opportunities, confidence and sense of possibility.
Through Child Sponsorship, families and communities are supported to shape a different future for their children.
A future where they:
have access to the basics they need like water and healthcare.
can stay in school and keep learning.
feel safe and grow up protected and supported.
A future where they can thrive and dream without limits.
Child Sponsorship is a unique partnership between you, a child and their community.
You'll be the child's only sponsor, creating a personal connection.
With others, your monthly donation changes lives providing clean water, nutritious food, education and healthcare.
Get regular updates, photos and messages from your child, and see through their eyes the lasting change happening in their community.
Real change takes time, and it's most powerful when communities are at the heart of it.
That's why Child Sponsorship with World Vision works.
It's not about one-off support. It's about walking alongside a child and their whole community for the long term. It's about connection, relationship and sustained, community-led change.
And partnership like this leads to something powerful.
For every child sponsored whole communities benefit too, through stronger schools, better access to clean water and healthcare, sustainable livelihoods and safer environments where children can thrive.
Child sponsorship works because it starts with one child - one face, one name, one dream for the future - and ultimately impacts an entire community.
live in extreme poverty worldwide.
die each year from largely preventable causes.
are out of school globally.
In just a few clicks you can change a child's life forever.
Hear from sponsors who've had the opportunity to meet their sponsored child.
"We started [sponsoring] because we really wanted to support a child in another country. Not just to bless and support that child, but to help raise the whole community and support family after family after family.
"It has made a real difference seeing our sponsored child. We saw with our own eyes how the support we provides makes a big difference."
“Sponsoring a child has really opened my eyes to what World Vision does. The programmes around child protection, healthcare, education – all my areas of interest – are mind-blowing.”
“It's incredible for me to realise the small thing I do means so much to the community. Amazing to see what has been accomplished in Kilimatinde in Tanzania, in 21 years with World Vision’s support.”
All of World Vision's work begins with listening to communities.We work with community representatives to identify the local areas where the needs are greatest and the community then chooses children from those areas for sponsorship.
Sponsored children are chosen from the most vulnerable families and being sponsored often gives them increased visibility and importance in the community.
Participation in all World Vision programmes is voluntary, and sponsored children and their families choose to be a part of the programme. We always respect the rights of families to make decisions about this.
Your sponsored child, along with other children in their community, benefits from the changes made possible by your donations.
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.
Child sponsorship is about more than a monthly donation.
It’s about seeing the difference you’re part of, knowing who you’re helping and creating a future where children - wherever they’re born - have the chance to achieve their dreams.
Start your sponsorship journey today.
