It takes one person to create lasting change in Michael's life. Your $39 monthly gift will give him access to life-changing education programs, crucial health and dental services, life skills, and more. (Please note: Due to the high costs to provide benefits and services in the U.S., our sponsored children there have multiple sponsors.) At Children International, we believe empowering children can break the cycle of poverty for their families, their community and the next generation. Let's start with Michael. Sponsor him today.
(Why aren't you seeing a photo here? The unique privacy laws in the U.S. mean we can't share it until you've become his sponsor.)
Your confidence in our work is extremely important to us. We’ve established stringent accounting and financial reporting procedures to ensure your gifts have the maximum impact on sponsored children, their families and communities. Your sponsorship contributions are pooled and transferred directly to the field agencies, where our expert field professional staff makes sure they’re used responsibly and efficiently to provide benefits and services tailored to each child.
Your support provides your sponsored child with access to life-changing benefits through our innovative approach, such as access to physical and emotional health services, life skills, educational assistance and more. The interventions you make possible are focused on giving children the support and tools they need to be healthy, stay in school, graduate with the skills needed to pursue meaningful work, and create lasting change in their communities.
At Children International, we believe children in poverty become adults in poverty. And adults in poverty can't help build a better life for the next generation if they're struggling to provide for themselves. Through our life-changing community centers, education and health programs, life skills and empowerment workshops, children are given the opportunity to envision a future they've never seen before and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their communities.
The poverty line, also called the poverty threshold, is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is different from country to country, typically being higher in developed countries and lower in less developed countries. In 2015, the World Bank found that 10% of the global population lived below the poverty line, which they defined as $1.90 per day as an absolute minimum. The actual calculation for each country comes from finding the total cost of all essential resources that an average human adult consumes in one year.
Gathering data and statistics on poverty is up to each individual government. Information on poverty can be sporadic because of inconsistencies in reporting and the unreliable nature of following up with families living in less developed communities. Organizations like the World Bank implement surveys, research and reports on the state of International poverty every few years and their work is trusted as a reliable source.
Your donation is a gift, not an obligation or unwanted commitment. If, at any time, you'd like to cancel or make a change, simply contact our team. Children International will continue to support your sponsored child until graduation and work to find them another sponsor.
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