Meet Mary in Zambia | Children International | Child Sponsorship in Africa, India, South America, & USA

About me & my family

Name: Mary
Family income: $50.00
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Enjoys: Playing outdoor games, Playing with dolls
Talents: Singing
Siblings:
William, 8, Male
Charles, 2, Male
Lives with: Mother
Language: Nyanja
School: No
Child ID #: 1336257

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About my house

Walls: Concrete block
Roof: Corrugated metal
Floor: Concrete
My bed: The floor with a mat
Water source: Community pump
Electricity: Available but not affordable

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Poverty in Zambia

Children growing up in poverty in Zambia face many serious challenges, including malnutrition and a lack of access to health and dental services, difficulty with basic education, and high youth unemployment rates.

That is why we focus on providing access to critical medical and dental care, early childhood-development programs, nutrition education and feeding programs, and youth training to teach skills needed to find a job and break the cycle of poverty.

See how our program works and why we focus on health, education, empowerment and employment.

Learn more about our work in Zambia.

How does child sponsorship work?

Your $36 monthly gift gives kids like Mary access to life-changing benefits, like:

medical care
educational support
life skills
job-training before graduation.

More about child sponsorship:

+ When you sponsor, what do you receive? Click to find out.

When you sponsor, we'll send you more info about your child, including a photo and a quick-start guide to child sponsorship. You'll also:

Receive photos and updates about your child on a regular basis.
Receive letters from your child, and many letters will contain pictures drawn by your child.
Have access to MyCI, your online account where you can view photos of your child, learn more about him or her, read and write letters and cards, manage your giving, and join our online community of sponsors.
Be able to visit your child and tour our amazing community centers
Subscribe to receive emails and our Journeys magazine to see your impact in action.

+ Need to make a change? We can help.

You can make changes to your monthly giving anytime. Please contact our Care Team to adjust, delay or cancel. And because we've made a commitment that we'll be a part of our kids' lives until they graduate, your sponsored child will continue to receive benefits from the program, and we will work to find a new sponsor as soon as possible.

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How your support helps kids in Zambia

A quick look at programs currently available for sponsored kids under age 12 in Zambia.

Healthy

Kids in Zambia have access to free doctors, dental care and affordable medicines.

Educated

Kids enrolled in preschool receive school fees. Kids enrolled in primary school receive school supplies and help with either uniforms or fees.

Empowered

Kids can enroll in fun, interactive classes that teach skills like decision-making and creative thinking and emphasize social issues such as respecting others and recycling.

Employed

For now, we’re helping kids under 12 grow up healthy, educated, empowered and prepared to take advantage of our scholarship programs when they become teens.