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“My sponsor’s name is Mia. Thanks to sponsors like her, now we have a new school yard and a new restroom with clean water.” Thi Day, 9, Krong Bong, Vietnam

What happens when you sponsor a child?

As soon as you sign up, you’ll receive:

A welcome pack with a photo of the child you’re sponsoring and their story so far.
Two messages a year from your child – they might be letters, drawings, or postcards!
Photos and updates as they grow up, so that each step of the way, you can see the incredible difference you’re making in their community.

Your sponsorship can help the whole community to become self-sufficient providing a viable route out of poverty and ensuring children get the essentials they need to grow up healthy and happy.

Sponsor a child today and start a special friendship with a girl or a boy from one of the poorest countries of the world (most likely from a rural community in Vietnam, Nepal, Cambodia, Kenya or Uganda) —a friendship you’ll treasure forever.

Child sponsorship during coronavirus

Our child sponsorship programme is even more vital now during the Covid-19 pandemic. The lockdowns globally have led to an increase in child marriage and school dropouts, as well as an urgent need for clean water, food and better sanitation in some areas.

72% of the donations* we receive directly fund vital long-term work in the sponsored child’s community (whilst 28% is kept in Ireland for campaigning for structural changes to end poverty, raising awareness and encouraging others to become child sponsors)

*We may use part of your donations to respond to the devastating impact of coronavirus in the country where you sponsor a child. We urgently need more sponsors to help us reach more children.

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Sponsor a Child Today

Sponsor a child like Agnes today with ActionAid Ireland.

Agnes, 9, is a sponsored child from the war torn province of Amuru, Uganda. Here, 38% of children Agnes’ age are out of school.

Thanks to child sponsorship, Agnes is closer than ever to her dream of going to university.

Sponsor a child like Agnes today with ActionAid Ireland.

Agnes, 9, is a sponsored child from the war torn province of Amuru, Uganda. Here, 38% of children Agnes’ age are out of school.

Thanks to child sponsorship, Agnes is closer than ever to her dream of going to university.

Child sponsorship during coronavirus

We wish to thank the thousands of Child Sponsors in Ireland for their generous support at this time.

Thanks to you, over €500,000 is being directed towards life-saving Covid-19 responses in the Sponsored Child’s communities where sponsored children & their families live.

Millions of children are facing an uncertain future as Covid-19 becomes a global pandemic. So, our child sponsorship programme is even more vital.

From the 1st May your monthly sponsorship donation will start going to work in supporting our fight against Covid-19.

These life-saving activities are already underway, such as supplying soap, translating messaging on hygiene into local languages, doing demos of hand washing and distributing food parcels for families.

Thanks to you, our team will be able to use the additional resources from Child Sponsorship to prevent Covid-19 the best way they can until at least September.

Please note:

Your sponsored child will still continue to be supported by the initiatives of ActionAid in his/her community but given the magnitude of the threat this pandemic poses to all who live in his/her country, we need to act now to prevent any loss of life.

Due to travel restrictions, social distancing in country programmes and in order to keep children, families, and staff safe, there will be a delay in receiving Child Messages directly from your sponsored child. However, we will keep you updated on how your generous donations are supporting COVID-19 initiatives

Sponsor a child with ActionAid for just 25 euro per month and you could make a huge difference to a child in need. Together, we can make sure no child gets left behind.

Agnes Child Sponsorship

Anjana, from Nepal, meets with ActionAid workers distributing food parcels and COVID prevention kits. Anjana has been out of work as an agricultural labourer since lockdown was implemented last month.

Anjana, pictured here carrying the ActionAid packages with her children Reshma (8) and Mansu (4), who is an ex-sponsored child

What happens when I sponsor a child?

As soon as you sign up to be a sponsor you will receive:

A welcome pack with a photo of the child you are sponsoring and their story so far.
2 handwritten messages a year from your child – they might be letters, drawings, or postcards!
Twice a year you will get an update from our staff in their country. You will see the progress of a whole community through the child that you sponsor.

ActionAid in Vietnam

Vietnam is now one of the fastest-growing economies in south-east Asia. Despite this, most people live in poverty and struggle to support themselves. Poverty is worst in the rural areas of the northern and central highlands where most of Vietnam’s 53 ethnic minorities live. They face harsh climatic conditions, such as drought and flooding, which often make life extremely difficult.

While there are some health clinics in rural areas, many just don’t have enough resources – the lack of clean water, medicines and health professionals increases every day. People are forced to drink contaminated water.

Despite the many problems that Vietnamese people face, there is hope. ActionAid has been working with local people to resolve these issues and bring lasting improvements to the lives of children, families and communities in Vietnam.

Find out why Child Sponsorship is the answer

We urgently need more child sponsors

Your donations will help provide children and their communities with nutritious meals, clean water, healthcare and education. Sponsor a child today to start helping children and communities in the poorest parts of the world.

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Where Does My Child Sponsorship Money Go?

Education Action Aid

Education

Farming

Health Care

Clean Water