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What is child sponsorship?

Child Sponsorship provides ongoing support to a child and their community by supporting sustainable, long-term development projects. This support can help your sponsor child break the cycle of poverty and become self-sufficient.

Your contribution of $43 a month is pooled with donations from other sponsors to fund projects that benefit children, families and communities for generations. Any contributions in excess of the standard monthly rate will be used by us in the child's community on long term community development projects or to help other sponsored communities in need.

Long-term development projects in your sponsored child’s community and other communities may include:

• Healthcare
  Building hospitals and health clinics and providing medicine, vaccinations and education on health and nutrition all improve the health of children and families.
• Education
  The opportunity to go to school to learn how to read and write gives children more options in life.
• Water
  Drilling boreholes and digging wells provides access to safe water and sanitation.
• Food and agriculture
  Supplying seeds, tools and training in farming techniques help families grow more food, so children have a nutritious diet.
• Incomes
  Creating a secure source of income is vital for lifting families out of poverty. Vocational training helps families learn new skills, so they can better provide for their children.

By educating and encouraging individuals to understand and take action to address the long-term causes of poverty, and advocating for increased government funding for aid work, we can make progress.

Up to 5% of your monthly donation supports our campaigns and advocacy activities so we can effectively pursue our fight against poverty.

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Who does child sponsorship help?

The world’s poorest children and communities...

Every day, 25,000 children die from poverty-related causes and over 900 million people go hungry.
Too many children suffer from hunger and disease and go without opportunities we take for granted.

• Poverty denies children their basic human rights
• Who is it happening to?
• Sponsoring a child creates magic in Sally's life

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What will you receive?

Welcome pack
Included is a photo and details of your sponsored child, and information about their country.

Annual progress report
Every year a progress report provides an updated photo of your sponsored child and information on their health, education and community’s progress.

Online portal
My World Vision – the special supporters section of the World Vision website is where you can find out how to write to your sponsored child, the latest news on emergency appeals, and give feedback, update your details and more.

World Vision News magazine
World Vision News magazine includes stories about children helped by Child Sponsorship and provides updates on World Vision's work around the world. This magazine is produced three times a year and is posted to you. You are also eligible to receive World Vision News Online, which is emailed monthly.

A new friendship
Children love to receive letters from their sponsors and World Vision can assist you to send mail and small gifts to your sponsored child. Should you want to travel overseas to meet your sponsored child and see firsthand the improvements you’ve helped create, World Vision will help you make the arrangements.

Provide a better future for your sponsored child
When you sponsor a child you can be sure that you’re helping to secure a better future for a child, their family and community thanks to long-term, sustainable development work.

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Payment information

How can I pay?

• Credit card
  We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express
  
  OR
• Direct debit
  There are two ways to pay by direct debit.
  1.  World Vision can select a child for you. You will be mailed a direct debit authority to complete and send back to World Vision.
  2.  You can select a child yourself. Simply make your first payment online with a credit card, download and complete the direct debit authority form, then return it to World Vision. Future payments will be charged to your credit card if you do not return the form.

Payment frequency

• You can choose to pay monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or annually.
• You can help reduce our administration costs by paying via direct debit and selecting a less frequent payment period, such as every six or 12 months.

How to change your payment method

• Contact us or download a direct debit form.

Tax deductibility

• Your donations may be tax deductible depending on your own tax position.
• If you request a tax statement, or make automated donations during the year using credit card or direct debit, you will receive an official tax statement in mid July. This shows your tax-deductible donations made to World Vision Australia in that financial year.  

Online security

• All our online forms use full security encryption.

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