Sponsor a child

For $39 a month, walk alongside a child and their community toward lasting change.

How your sponsorship makes a difference

Education

Provide access to school supplies, uniforms, and tuition fees, giving children the tools they need to succeed.

Child protection

Ensure children grow up safe and able to discover their unique gifts in a supportive community.

Healthcare

Ensure children have access to regular checkups and clean water to prevent disease.

Economic empowerment

Support families with training and resources to build sustainable livelihoods.

Community development

Invest in infrastructure like schools, wells, and healthcare facilities to uplift communities.

Rooted in Christian faith

Partner with local church leaders, so children have opportunities to grow in their faith in Jesus.

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Why choose World Vision for child sponsorship?

Trusted by millions of sponsors, World Vision has followed Jesus’ example of serving vulnerable people by working in the hardest places to be a child for over 75 years.

Proven impact

Since 2020, 213 communities in 43 countries graduated—equipping 444,708 children and their families to thrive.

Community-based approach

Child sponsorship goes beyond uplifting one child. Monthly sponsorship donations are combined to strengthen and support their entire community through long-term solutions, ensuring sponsored children grow up in environments transformed for good.

Global reach

Present in nearly 100 countries, we serve every child we can — regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

Local stuff

Most of our staff work in their home regions. They know the culture, the language, and the specific challenges better than anyone.

Christ-centered mission

Jesus’ love powers everything we do. It’s the foundation of our programs and the reason we serve in the places where it’s hardest to be a child.

Trusted partner

Third-party evaluators and our board of directors ensure our transparency and accountability through strong benchmarks.

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What you’ll experience as a sponsor

Welcome Kit

You’ll receive a personalized kit with your sponsored child’s photo, story, and details about their family and community.

Regular updates

Stay informed about your sponsored child’s progress with letters, photos, and annual reports, plus on-demand access to their updates via a personalized web portal and app.

Opportunities to connect

Send gifts, write letters, or even visit your sponsored child in their home country.

surveyed sponsors say sponsoring a child is a rewarding experience.

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Real impact of sponsorship

Meet people whose lives have been changed through sponsorship.

Nancy from Kenya

From sponsored child to humanitarian aid worker

Janvie from the Philippines

Advocates for children in the Philippines and the world

Beatty from the United States

A skeptic turns into a 17 time child sponsor

Maria from Guatemala

A single mother who lifted herself out of poverty

Be part of a success story

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Chosen® sponsorship

Place the power to choose in a child’s hands. Submit your photo and have a child pick you as their sponsor.

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Sponsorship FAQs

Child sponsorship connects you with a child while supporting programs that help their entire community. Through child sponsorship, your monthly donation funds access to education, clean water, healthcare, and economic support. Rather than going only to one child, funds are pooled to strengthen systems around them — helping children, families, and communities thrive long-term.

Your sponsorship supports community programs like education, clean water, and healthcare. Funds are used to improve infrastructure and services in your sponsored child’s community, including schools, safe water access, nutrition, and child protection.

Yes, child sponsorship helps improve education, health, and long-term outcomes for children. Children in sponsorship programs are more likely to stay in school, access healthcare, and build stable futures due to sustained community investment.

Yes, you can exchange letters, photos, and updates with your sponsored child. Sponsors build meaningful relationships through communication, helping children feel encouraged and supported. Children whose sponsors write are happier, more confident, and more hopeful about their futures.

You can cancel your sponsorship at any time. If a sponsorship ends, World Vision ensures the child continues receiving support through the broader community program and may match sponsors with another child.

Child sponsorship is a fixed monthly donation of $39 that supports community programs. Your monthly support helps fund education, clean water, healthcare, and economic development initiatives.

Children are selected based on need within communities served by World Vision. Local teams identify children facing the greatest vulnerability and limited access to resources.

If your sponsored child leaves, you may be matched with another child. Children may leave due to relocation or program completion. Sponsors are given the opportunity to continue supporting another child.

Yes, you can choose a child to sponsor from available profiles. You can select a child based on age, country, or other factors to create a personal connection.

World Vision focuses on strengthening entire communities, not just supporting one child. Programs invest in long-term development such as education, clean water, healthcare, and economic growth.