Every day, girls in poverty around the world face unbelievable hurdles. Your monthly gift of $36 helps her build a brighter tomorrow, providing her with life-changing benefits and proven programs, including access to a safe space, a supportive team and a proven path to help her envision - and build - a future free from poverty.
As a her sponsor, you’ll see your impact firsthand through letters and photos. Use the search tool to find a special girl waiting for you. Questions? Call 1-800-888-3089, chat or send us an email. View more options.
Child sponsorship connects two people — a sponsor with a generous heart and a child living in poverty.
From toddlerhood to young adulthood, our child sponsorship program equips kids with crucial life and job skills to break the cycle of poverty. For good.
1. A safe place, like 67+ community centers around the world
2. A caring team of local staff and volunteers
3. A path out of poverty through life-changing programs and services
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:
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.
27,397
teen girls get married every day
Our Social & Financial Education and job training programs give girls alternate paths to independence.
1 in 4
report sexual abuse
Our community centers are safe spaces, where staff is trained to recognize and stop exploitation.
20,000
give birth each day
Our peer-led Youth Health Corps teaches teens about their bodies and options.
496 million
women still can’t read
Our community center libraries, computer labs and tutoring programs help girls learn to read to empower their futures.