Transform a child's life – and their whole community – from just £30 per month.
Child Sponsorship transforms the lives of vulnerable children.
We work with children and their families in some of the poorest areas of Uganda, where we support families to lift themselves out of poverty for good via improved farming methods and community saving groups.
We help shield children from poverty and malnutrition.
Sponsor a child in Uganda to give a child in need power over their own future.
Help whole communities
We make a plan with community leaders and the children
See change through their eyes
Letters, photos, videos, regular updates, and an online account
Be their only sponsor
You can form a powerful connection that builds confidence, happiness and hope
Celebrate their progress
See a huge and lasting change in the lives of everyone in the community
Education can transform a child’s life and break the cycle of poverty. We’re improving basic literacy and numeracy and working alongside communities to help them better understand their children's rights, and raise their voices to protect and provide for their children.
We work with some of the most vulnerable children in the world, and protecting children is an essential part of everything we do. Children affected by extreme deprivation, abuse or exploitation, those vulnerable to disaster, or living with a disability.
We teach people about food from the 'ground up'. From protecting the soil, growing stronger crops, effective farming techniques, to kitchen gardens and nutrition - helping families feed their children and saving millions of lives around the world.
We save lives by training volunteer healthcare assistants, vaccinating children, and working with vulnerable families to help protect their children from infection and disease, including coronavirus. We also help them access healthcare services.
Each year children die from diseases caught by drinking dirty water. Sponsorship helps us build boreholes and clean water taps – so no mother has to choose between her children drinking dirty water, or none at all. Clean water saves lives, keeps children healthy, and in school.
By providing training in new skills, and supporting mothers to start their own businesses, we're helping families gain a stable income so they can afford the essentials, like healthcare, nutrition, and education.
Since he was a young boy, Alex had big dreams of becoming a pilot.
But it was a dream that didn’t seem possible. His parents struggled daily with poverty – a harsh reality shared by millions of families in Uganda. For many children, it means no education, no opportunities and no future.
Then came the turning point. Alex was sponsored. “That is when my life started changing,” he recalls.
With the support of Alex’s sponsor, he was able to continue his education, gain new skills, and build an exciting future for himself. Today, Alex is a successful mechanic with his own garage – and he earns enough to support his entire family.
And it hasn’t stopped there. Alex is now training other young people in mechanics, breaking the cycle of poverty for generations to come.
When you sponsor a child, you spark lasting change in their life and the lives of those around them.
I thank my sponsor so much for my life’s opportunity.
Alex
Former Sponsored Child, Uganda
75 years of experience
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To sponsor a child in Uganda, simply choose one of the children at the top of this page. You can also visit our Sponsor a Child page to choose a child to sponsor from another country. Or if you’d prefer, give our Supporter Care team a call on 01908 84 10 10.
World Vision has had a Child Sponsorship programme for 75 years. We pair donors with a vulnerable child who needs protection and empowerment.
Child Sponsorship costs from £30 per month, and brings much-needed change to more than just the sponsored children — the benefits you help provide extend to each child's family, their community and other children in need.
This is because World Vision partners, plans and works closely with local community members to help build healthy, sustainable communities for vulnerable children and their families in the world’s hardest places. Learn more about how Child Sponsorship works.
The donation you give doesn't go directly to your sponsored child or family.
For maximum impact and efficiency, your monthly donations are combined with those of other sponsors to ensure consistent support for your sponsored child and their community, as well as other sponsorship communities around the world. This means your donations go much further.
We work with communities for ten years or more, and we only move out when we're sure the community are ready to stand on their own two feet, continuing their development without us. Your sponsorship will usually last until your child reaches the age of 18 or leaves education. But it also depends on how long we've been working with that community.
We'll keep you updated throughout your sponsorship when we're planning to move on from your child's community. If the project where you are sponsoring comes to an end, or your child moves on for any reason, we'll let you know and give you the opportunity to continue your sponsorship journey with a different child who needs the support of a sponsor.
If your circumstances change and you need to stop sponsoring a child, you can do so at any time. If you are thinking about cancelling your sponsorship, please get in touch, as there may be other ways in which you can continue your support. The child you sponsor will continue to benefit from the changes in their community and we will do our best to find a new sponsor for them.
All of World Vision's work begins with listening to communities in need. Community leaders work with us to identify the most vulnerable children and families who will benefit from Child Sponsorship.
