My Sponsorship
As a sponsor, you're part of an amazing community supporting children growing up around the world. The connection you have with the child you sponsor is unique and we hope you enjoy it.
You can find the latest details, including information about sending letters, receiving updates and visiting the child you sponsor in our FAQs.
We'll keep you updated about the impact your sponsorship is having around the world and should you need to change your contact details, just let us know. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Write to the child you sponsor
Writing to the child you sponsor is a great way to learn more about them and build a friendship. They’d love to learn more about you as well! Find out more about the journey of your letter by watching this short video.
You can write a letter by hand and post it to our London office or click the button below to send a letter via our online postbox.
The impact of your letter
Children love hearing from their sponsor
We regularly hear wonderful stories of how children have gone on to become doctors or teachers because of the encouragement they received from their sponsor.
Send your letter on an amazing journey
Our staff deliver your letters to the child you sponsor and make sure they’re translated.
Sponsored children love writing letters
On average, they send over 50,000 a year!
Gift a sponsorship to a loved one
Whether it’s a birthday or another special occasion, sponsorship makes a unique and wonderful gift that, now more than ever, will be truly appreciated by a child living through the toughest circumstances.
Your loved one can exchange letters and photos with their sponsored child and see the amazing difference sponsorship is making.
Give someone an incredibly special experience with the gift of sponsorship.
Your role in keeping children safe
Safeguarding children and young people is at the heart of what we do – and our child sponsors have a unique role to play in keeping the children we work with safe.
That's why we ask all our sponsors to follow some key guidelines when they write to, visit, or share information about their sponsored child.
Visit the child you sponsor
Some of our sponsors visit the child they sponsor to see for themselves how Plan International’s work is raising the community out of poverty.
Children are at the heart of everything we do, and we adhere to safeguarding principles throughout all visits. Before a visit is organised sponsors will have to undertake appropriate checks and will be accompanied by a member of our team throughout their time in the community.
Visiting the child you sponsor will leave you both with treasured memories, a closer bond, and give you an insight into another culture.
What happens after child sponsorship?
There are a few reasons why child sponsorship may end: when a child reaches 18 they will graduate from sponsorship, we may achieve our goals in the community where the child lives, or a child and their family may move out of the community where we are working.
Many of our sponsors continue to support their sponsored child right up until they turn 18. But what happens after a child leaves our sponsorship programme?
We spoke to four inspiring graduates - Evelyn, Elizabeth, Tort and Ronald – to discover how sponsorship changed what happened next in their lives.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What can I say in my letters?
You can ask about their school, their favourite subjects and games, their family or what they want to be when they grow up.
What can I say in my letters?
You can ask about their school, their favourite subjects and games, their family or what they want to be when they grow up.
When will I hear back?
You should receive a welcome letter from the child you sponsor within 2-3 months after you start sponsoring them, but feel free to write before then.
When will I hear back?
You should receive a welcome letter from the child you sponsor within 2-3 months after you start sponsoring them, but feel free to write before then.
How long do I sponsor a child?
You can continue to sponsor a child until they are 18 years old. In some cases, if we achieve our goals in the community or the child moves home your sponsorship may end before then.
How long do I sponsor a child?
You can continue to sponsor a child until they are 18 years old. In some cases, if we achieve our goals in the community or the child moves home your sponsorship may end before then.