Every child deserves to go to school, drink clean water and eat nutritious food. When you sponsor a child with ActionAid, you can help provide that bright future.
When you sign up to become a sponsor, you’ll be starting a new friendship with a boy or girl in one of the world’s poorest countries - a friendship you’ll treasure forever.
You’ll be making an amazing difference to the life of a child like Zeinab, from Tanzania.
Zeinab lives in a poor village in Tanzania, but thanks to her child sponsor, she is growing up happy and healthy, and getting the education that is her right. Her favourite subject at school is Swahili, and she wants to become a teacher when she grows up.
She also attends a local ActionAid girls' club, where she learns about her rights and the importance of education.
Will you sponsor a child like Zeinab for just 65p a day, and give a life-changing gift?
What will my child sponsorship pay for?
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Food
Nutritious meals for children and seeds and livestock for families to grow their own food
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Education
Schoolbooks, fees, equipment and even a whole new school building in the sponsored child’s community
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Clean water
Building wells, purifying water sources, and better sanitation facilities
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Healthcare
Medical and dental clinics, basic medical supplies and health education
What makes sponsoring a child special?
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Messages
You’ll get two handwritten messages a year from your sponsored child, telling you about their life, and you’ll be able to write back to them.
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Photos
At milestones you’ll receive updates and photos of your sponsored child, so you can see as they grow and thrive.
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Drawings
Your sponsored child may send you drawings to show your family about life in their country - you’ll treasure them forever.
How is my sponsorship money spent?
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80% +80% of the donations we receive through child sponsorship goes overseas.
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20%20% is spent in the UK on raising awareness and finding more supporters.
Of the 80% overseas gift:
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70% goes directly to your sponsored child’s community or, if there is an exceptional need such as a life-threatening emergency, another community within their country.
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30% is used to fund other vital work in developing countries, and running child sponsorship so that you can receive messages from your sponsored child, and hear how your gift is changing lives.
Top image: Zeinab, 10, a sponsored child from Tanzania. Rachel Palmer/ActionAid. Others: Sharron Lovell, Greg Funnell, Nicolas Axelrod, Caroline Thomas, Savann Oeurm, Des Willie, Nayantara Gurung Kakshapati, Celia Peterson/ActionAid.
Page updated 16 May 2022
