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“One person can make all the difference for a child across the globe...Children International is living proof that, although helping just one person can seem like a drop in the ocean, that drop can be a person’s whole world. One by one...we will change the world for the better.”

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A good education is a child’s best chance to escape poverty. When you fund an Education Pass for only $20 a month, you ensure that every month, four kids can participate in one of Children International’s tutoring or computer skills classes.

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More than half of all people who live in poverty are kids.

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70+ community centers where kids get life-changing benefits, like medical care, tutoring, job placement and more.

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Programs focused on health, education, employment and empowerment to break the cycle of poverty.

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Who we are

  • We're a top-rated, international charity organization and a community of passionate world-changers.
  • With your help, we're working to end global poverty once and for all.
  • We believe every kid deserves a chance.
  • We're focused on impact — we work in four key areas to help kids break the cycle of poverty: health, education, empowerment and employment.

Looking for more? Learn about Children International.

Your support helps us focus on 4 key areas

  • Health: to help kids develop healthy habits and connect them to services.
  • Education: to help children complete secondary school.
  • Empowerment: so kids can build leadership, teamwork and confidence.
  • Employment: to help teens develop workplace and technical skills to change their life for good.
  • Kids gain access to program activities in community centers — 70+ around the world.

Need more details? See the impact your gift can make.

Children international is a child sponsorship organization which connects you with an individual child, creating a real relationship between the sponsor and the child.  Sponsoring a child is a rewarding and heart warming experience.

How you help

  • With your help, kids receive life-changing benefits like medical care, educational support, life skills and job placement after graduation.
  • Your gift also supports  70+ community centers world-wide which offer safe spaces for kids to learn and grow.
  • Your support creates a ripple effect for generations.
  • Your gift changes lives — for good.

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