Sponsoring change for 35 years
For 35 years, ActionAid has helped ordinary people achieve extraordinary things. Through our work, the lives of millions of children and their communities have been transformed, but we want to transform millions more. Child sponsorship is about partnership and commitment - families in the UK stand alongside families in developing countries helping them claim their rights to food, health, education and the means to earn a living.
In this section
Why I sponsor
Gill Pope has been sponsoring children since 1973 and says the benefits reach beyond the child, to the community as well.
Sponsors' stories
Long-standing sponsors talk about their experiences and the difference they've made to children's lives.
Child sponsorship in action
Amogin and Akello went to the same school in Uganda, where sponsorship helped them get a better education.
35 years of ActionAid
As ActionAid celebrates 35 years fighting poverty, we look back at the lives we've changed and the people who've helped.
photo : ©ActionAid/ David Rose/ Panos
photo : ©ActionAid
photo : ©ActionAid
photo : ©ActionAid/ David Rose/ Panos
photo : ©ActionAid/ Jenny Matthews
Fact file
Over 116,000 people sponsor a child through ActionAid or have moved on to our Next Step sponsorship programme
50p a day could ensure that a poor child goes to school
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