Child Sponsorship Programme
Children who are sponsored are shown to stay in school longer and are more likely to become employed, and even leaders in their communities. It isn’t just about money – although in many cases it is the difference between eating one day or not: it is about feeling that they matter, that someone cares for them and loves them.
How we help
Children that are sponsored are given the gift of hope, and of a future.
The ongoing commitment of Compassion CBO to improving the lives of those living in desperate poverty ensures that the children in the greatest of need are reached and supported. The most in-need children are identified and given a place at The Greener Life School. Our partnership has allowed us to create a Child Sponsorship Programme. The children that are identified as most in need of sponsorship support are linked, through The Janna Foundation, with one sponsor only, in order to allow a very personal and encouraging relationship to be cultivated.
We encourage sponsors to write to their sponsored child as often as possible, and send them photos of their sponsored child each month. They also have the opportunity to send a monetary gift (should they wish) for birthdays and/or Christmas. A member of the Compassion CBO team will purchase something for the child, on the sponsor’s behalf, and the sponsor will then receive a photo of the child and the gift.
Partnering with Compassion CBO, an education will is provided for sponsored children at The Greener Life School – the most essential element to breaking the cycle of poverty.
When a child is first sponsored, a medical insurance card is purchased. This will enable them, and their family, to be treated at a clinic or hospital and have access to medication. We learnt that a medical insurance card was essential when one of the toddlers in our care was burnt on his face and (a month later) his baby sister was almost killed in a violent attack. Very few clinics and hospitals will treat without payment – even children. We knew we had to include this in our sponsorship package.
The Child Sponsorship Programme costs £25 a month. In addition to the education at the The Greener Life School for the sponsored child, the monthly payment for the medical insurance card will be paid, and some food for the child and their family will also be provided, as so many of our children regularly go hungry and search for food on the street and in rubbish bins.
If £25 a month is more than you can afford, why not consider getting together with a friend to pay £12.50 each? Or get in touch with us to see if we can pair you up with someone. To become part of the Child Sponsorship family please contact us.
Reach us at:
Email: info@janna.org.uk
Phone: 07717 501202