Nine-year-old Sumaiya from Bangladesh is one of the many children around the world affected by poverty.
Children like Sumaiya are facing crises caused by climate change, cost of living increases and the challenges of a post-pandemic world such as inadequate or unaffordable food, and lack of access to education.
But child sponsorship is changing Sumaiya's life and the lives of many children.
After Sumaiya’s school shut down during the pandemic, she began attending a children's space run by ActionAid where she could resume her education.
When you sponsor a child, your generous Sadaqah Jariyah donation will provide food, water and education.
You will also be helping to make sure that a child’s whole community benefits from the sponsorship. Because we believe that children can only thrive when the environment around them supports them to grow and develop.
You'll receive handwritten letters and photos from your sponsored child, and detailed updates about them from ActionAid staff in the country where they live.
This Ramadan, sponsor a child for just 65p a day and see the difference you can make to children and their communities.
Things you should know about child sponsorship
50 years
ActionAid has 50 years of experience changing the lives of children and communities through child sponsorship.
38,000
You'll be joining a community of more than 38,000 generous ActionAid child sponsors in the UK alone.
£19.50
We ask for a minimum of £19.50 a month so we can provide lasting support to the communities that benefit from your sponsorship.
What ActionAid does
Around the world, women and children are affected the most by poverty. From the moment they are born, girls especially face inequalities and injustice in almost every aspect of their lives.
ActionAid puts women and children at the centre of our work across 45 countries. We make sure girls go to and stay in school, we work with communities to end gender-based violence, and we train women in the skills they need to earn a living.
We also help women and communities prepare for and recover from disasters, at a time when they can be at their most vulnerable. We demand action at local, national and international level. We don’t walk away until we’ve achieved lasting change.
Page updated 15 March 2023