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A little girl in Mozambique wearing a red head covering holds a homemade ball, smiling. Felicia, 2, Mozambique

Discover Child Sponsorship

Sponsorship is so much more than you can imagine. The right support at the right moment can change the course of a child's life—and transform their entire community.

What happens when I sponsor a child?

Support

Your $39 a month helps protect and provide for a child and their family, supporting better access to education, clean water, healthcare and other critical needs.

Connection

Through letters and photos, you get to know the child you're supporting, watch them grow and encourage them to pursue their dreams. That special friendship expands your world and theirs.

Impact

Your monthly donation is combined with gifts from other sponsors to uplift your sponsored child's entire community, bolstering programs that meet children's most urgent needs.

For every child sponsored, 50+ more people reap the benefits. Here's how.

When ChildFund begins work in a community, we team up with a local partner organization to start a sponsorship program, connecting sponsors like you to specific children in need of support. In addition to helping your specific sponsored child, your gifts fuel everything the community program provides, from clean water to healthcare to better schools. This work usually lasts at least 10 years, with programs designed hand-in-hand with local people to meet the community's unique needs.

When children's lives have significantly improved and the community is self-sufficient, it's time to celebrate! We move on to other communities who still need support. That's the power of sponsorship. A single act of generosity creates ripples that can reach farther than you can imagine.

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A Filipino woman wearing a Hawaiian print dress and glasses smiles at the camera, standing in a park

It’s just rewarding that there is one child out there, even if I never get to meet them, that I manage to help.

Maria, ChildFund sponsor for 45 years

Every single week, your sponsorship means ...

A child in Kenya sits at a desk in his classroom, studying and smiling at the camera beneath his hoodie.

Ready to sponsor a child?

Sponsors like you power local organizations. Local organizations strengthen communities. Strong communities protect, educate and uplift children for the long term, making the future brighter for us all.

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