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Sponsor a child

Everything you need to know

Everything you need to know

Thank you for considering sponsoring a child with Plan International UK. You're here because someone knows you're kind, compassionate and could help to change a child’s life.

Every child deserves the chance to look forward to a wonderful future and by becoming a sponsor today, you’ll have a unique personal connection to a child, helping break the cycle of poverty.

As a sponsor, you’ll be part of a child’s life. You’ll receive a welcome pack, introducing your sponsored child and their community, letters and drawings and a glimpse into their world. You can write back to them too, with words of support and encouragement for the future.

Because your monthly gifts are added to those from other sponsors, together you achieve things you couldn’t on your own – like building a school or digging a well. When you sponsor a child, you support the entire community to lift themselves out of poverty.

You’ll change the lives of children like Eudel

Like most 8-year-old girls, Eudel likes going to school, playing with her friends and spending time with her grandmother – especially enjoying her cooking! But growing up in a rural community in Zimbabwe, where few resources were available, posed several challenges for her family’s ability to meet daily living needs. Now, thanks to Plan International and Child Sponsorship, Eudel can source clean water from a nearby well, eat balanced meals and attend school with her friends, while also looking forward to a brighter future.

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“If I could meet the sponsors, I will be happy, clean and wearing a presentable uniform. I would like to tell them: ‘Thank you very much’.” Eudel, 8, Zimbabwe, sponsored child.
“If I could meet the sponsors, I will be happy, clean and wearing a presentable uniform. I would like to tell them: ‘Thank you very much’.” Eudel, 8, Zimbabwe, sponsored child.
You’ll join a community of sponsors

You’ll join a community of sponsors

Your £19.50 monthly gift is added to those from other sponsors, so together you achieve things you couldn’t on your own – like building a school or digging a well. Judy Seall, who sponsors Ana from Guatemala, says: “I can’t change every girl’s situation – I’m only one person. But if everybody does something, then it quickly multiplies.”

That's just 65p a day. Thanks to sponsors, if a child is ill, they could see a doctor. When they’re thirsty, they could have clean water to drink. As they get older, they could learn to read and write.

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Life chances for children...

Living in the world’s poorest countries.

900

Every 90 seconds a child dies from drinking unsafe water.

250%

1 in 4 young people in the countries we work in are unable to read.

2

Every 2 seconds a girl under 18 is married.

You’ll have a dedicated team on the ground

Plan International’s expert field staff are committed to transparency and accountability, making sure your sponsorship has the greatest possible impact. Community Worker Yasmin Rivera, from Honduras, says: “I can promise that, through your sponsorship, you will transform lives. You will help to keep children safe and enable them to go to school and girls to lead fuller, more independent lives.”

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You’ll have a dedicated team on the ground
Your donation will be used effectively

Your donation will be used effectively

Every penny you donate is monitored by volunteer trustees like Jane French. She says:

“I support the procedures that ensure that no money is wasted, with at least 80% of our income spent on charitable activities including our emergency response work and long-term development projects. As a trustee, I also make sure everybody in Plan International continues to adhere to child protection regulations.”

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Spreading Joy and Dreams

I have been sponsored since I was five. I am in year 6 now and like to learn Hindi poems and play with my friends. I want to be a teacher and help other children. I am so happy to be a sponsored child. Thank you!

 

Nisha, 11, India - Sponsored child

Life chances for a child...

With your sponsorship.

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950%

Over 95% grow up healthier.

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900%

9 in 10 go to school.

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700%

7 in 10 have better access to water.

Join a community of child sponsors

Helping communities and children to transform their lives