 The following organisations are registered UK charities who are involved in arranging child sponsorship. Please visit their websites via the links provided for full details and SIGN UP TO BECOME A CHILD SPONSOR - YOU WON'T REGRET IT.......
Plan World Vision SOS Compassion ActionAid EveryChild Abaana CRY GIF ACT An Open Door Boo Child-Link Equipe Global Care Heal ICT Kingscare Lily Foundation Out of Afrika ARRC EB Trust Enable FHI RSVP SCC Fields of Life Project Mala
Please find below a summary of each charity and links to specific parts of their website that are of interest to new sponsors. For example, the "where they work" link details the countries in which they are active and the specific projects undertaken by that charity in that country. We've also provided links to each charity's child sponsorship page, and their online application form. This should make the process of becoming a sponsor as painless as possible.
Year established: 1937
Registered Charity No. 276035
Number of sponsors in UK: 100,000+ (1m+ worldwide)
Minimum per month: £12
How much on admin: 18.4% of monthly contribution
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Only with regard to continent and boy/girl - Online Form (Phone, write or email to specify country)
Where they work: 45 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America
Frequency of updates: 2 per year, new photo annually Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the Plan UK homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1982
Registered Charity No. 285908
Number of sponsors in UK: 86,000
Minimum per month: £18
How much on admin: 21% of monthly contribution
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Yes - very small number with photo’s, otherwise only with regard to continent and boy/girl - Online Form Where they work: Nearly 100 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America
Frequency of updates: 1 per year (includes new photo) + quarterly newsletter Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the World Vision UK homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1968
Registered Charity No. 1069204
Number of sponsors in UK: 3,500 (250,000 worldwide)
Minimum per month: £20
How much on admin: None – all costs are paid out of money reclaimed from Inland Revenue via the Gift Aid scheme
1 sponsor per child: No, each child may have more than one sponsor from different countries
Online choice of child: Only with regard to continent and boy/girl - Online Form
Where they work: There are SOS Children’s Villages in 132 countries worldwide.
Frequency of updates: 1 per year + regular newsletter Comments: SOS Children works primarily for children who have lost their parents and provides a home in a family setting for all their sponsored children. Therefore, unlike for some other charities where the link to the child can be less direct, you can see the child benefit and grow. Sponsors are welcome to visit the village where the child is looked after and write to their sponsored child. Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community. Also offer option of sponsoring the SOS Children’s Village as a whole, rather than an individual child within the village
Website: please click here for the SOS Children's Villages homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1952
Registered Charity No. 1077216
Number of sponsors in UK: 21,000+ (680,000 worldwide)
Minimum per month: £18
How much on admin: 20% of monthly contribution
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Yes - small number with photos, otherwise only with regard to continent and boy/girl - Online Form
Where they work: 23 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America
Frequency of updates: Approximately 3/4 letters per year Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community. Compassion is a Christian charity that is child focussed, Church based and Christ centred in it's a approach to child development
Website: please click here for the Compassion UK homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1972
Registered Charity No. 274467
Number of sponsors in UK: 40,000+
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin: 20% of monthly contribution
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Only with respect to which continent - Online Form (Phone, write or email to specify country)
Where they work: 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America
Frequency of updates: 2 child messages per year, 2 community progress reports per year, 1 annual report, ActionAid supporter magazine. New photo of the child every 2-3 years Comments: Welcome pack contains photo of child, along with information about their community and country
Website: please click here for the ActionAid homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 2001
Registered Charity No. 1089879
Number of sponsors in UK: 21,000+
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child: No, sponsors money is pooled and spent on community projects
Online choice of child: No
Where they work: 18 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America
Frequency of updates: 2 per year + annual project update and regional newsletter Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the EveryChild homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1998
Registered Charity No. XR23 866
Number of sponsors in UK: 300+
Minimum per month: £14
How much on admin: None – costs are paid out of additional contributions at your discretion, and tax reclaims.
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Yes - small number with photos - Online Form
Where they work: 4 countries in Africa
Frequency of updates: Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community. Abaana is the Ugandan word for "child"
Website: please click here for the Abaana homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1992
Registered Charity No. 1011513
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin: <20% of monthly contributions
1 sponsor per child: No. Children can have more than one sponsor and vice-versa
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Eastern Europe
Frequency of updates: 2 per year Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the CRY homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 2000
Registered Charity No: 1099797
Number of sponsors in UK: 164
Minimum per month: £15 (which covers school fees, equipment and uniform. Also guarantees each child a meal every school day and basic medical care.)
How much on Admin: UK admin is voluntary 1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Uganda
Frequency of updates: 3 per year
Comments: The cost of building projects such as Primary School, Secondary School, Orphanage and Clinic is met from fund raising events, donations and grants
Website: please click here for the GIF UK homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1999
Registered Charity No. 1074911
Number of sponsors in UK: 100+
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin: None from sponsorship. Administration cost is covered by donations from church sponsors
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Zambia, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Nigeria. Frequency of updates: 2 per year Comments: ACT is a Christian charity providing education for fatherless children and orphans in Africa and supporting poor widows. More than 350 children are supported at present. As well as paying school fees and buying necessary school items like books, clothes and shoes, ACT provides financial support for the widowed mother or guardians to provide food for the family. Through their training programmes, ACT is working together with partners in the community to empower the widows so that they can sustain their families. Their partners are local Christian churches or organisations who care for the poor and needy in their community. The sponsorship programme offers the opportunity for direct contact with the child where letters are exchanged. It is also possible for sponsors to choose an indirect approach and not have any contact with the sponsored child or family.
Website: please click here for the ACT homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1990
Registered Charity No. 1040311
Number of sponsors in UK: 264
Minimum per month: From £5
How much on admin: 100% of designated income goes to the children
1 sponsor per child: No - more than one sponsor per child as this is not an assisted living project where the child resides with their own family
Online choice of child: Yes by end 2005, now only age/gender of child - Online Form
Where they work: Rwanda, Uganda and India
Frequency of updates: 3 per year, including yearly photograph and progress report Comments: An Open Door are not involved in projects in children's villages. They take street children off the streets, educate, feed, clothe, accommodate and love them. They also take in many abandoned babies, who are in a dreadful state when they arrive. Your sponsorship money goes directly to paying for the upkeep of that child. They take the child right through their education, to University if they're able, and also provide vocational training where more suitable.
Website: please click here for An Open Door's homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 2003
Registered Charity No. 1100519
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £5
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: Only with regard to boy/girl - Online Form
Where they work: Kenya Frequency of updates: Comments:
Website: please click here for the BOO homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1997
Registered Charity No. 1088768
Number of sponsors in UK: 250
Minimum per month: £15 - but would accept any amount
How much on admin: Nil - admin costs paid out of tax rebates and gifts specifically for that purpose
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Yes - photo plus brief description – Online Form
Where they work: India and China
Frequency of updates: At least annually + photos + occasional short DVDs. Quarterly newsletter. Comments: A small, Christian charity, but growing fast. Nearly 800 children rescued.
Website: please click here for the Child Link homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1998
Registered Charity No. 1075156
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £12
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
Frequency of updates: Comments:
Website: please click here for the Equipe homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1996
Registered Charity No. 1054008
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £16
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: Only with regard to continent and boy/girl - Online Form
Where they work: 10 countries in Africa, Asia, Central & South America and Europe
Frequency of updates: Comments:
Website: please click here for the Global Care homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1991
Registered Charity No. 1013340
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £12.50
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: India
Frequency of updates: Comments:
Website: please click here for the Heal homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1982
Registered Charity No. 326240
Number of sponsors in UK: 100+
Minimum per month: £20
How much on admin: 10%
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Kenya, India and Sri Lanka
Frequency of updates: At least annually, usually more Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and background information on the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the ICT homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1988
Registered Charity No. 1072613
Number of sponsors in UK: 440
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin: 13.7% in 2004 (about half the amount received from Gift Aid)
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Only with regard to boy/girl - Online Form
Where they work: 8 countries in Africa, Asia and Central America
Frequency of updates: 2 per year (reports or letters)Comments: Sponsorship aimed particularly towards ensuring children receive an education
Website: please click here for the Kingscare homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 2003
Registered Charity No. 1097567
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin: Nil
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: Yes - photo and background - Online Form
Where they work: D R Congo
Frequency of updates: Regular letters and progress reports Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and background information on the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the Lily Foundation homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 2000
Registered Charity No. 1082316
Number of sponsors in UK: approx 150
Minimum per month: £15
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: Yes - photo plus brief description - Online Form
Where they work: Kenya
Frequency of updates: Progress report and school report at end of each term Comments: Welcome pack includes photo and background information on the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the Out of Afrika homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1973
Registered Charity No. 281099
Number of sponsors in UK: 290
Minimum per month: £15 (have option of paying less and sharing sponsorship)
How much on admin: nil - every penny given in sponsorship goes to the project to be spent on the children's needs
1 sponsor per child: Not always - some children may have more than one sponsor. Sponsorship monies are divided among all children attending a project, whether sponsored or unsponsored. The sponsored child should be viewed as a 'typical' child, who benefits along with other 'unsponsored' children.
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: 4 countries in Eastern Europe
Frequency of updates: 2 per year Comments: Welcome pack includes photo and background information on the child, their family and community, and the project which is helping them
Website: please click here for the ARRC homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1999
Registered Charity No. 1078187
Number of sponsors in UK: 60
Minimum per month: £25
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: No
Where they work: Nepal
Frequency of updates: 2 per year, includes photo and drawing Comments:
Website: please click here for the EBTrust homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1995
Registered Charity No. 1053560
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: No minimum - new sponsors are advised how much it costs to care for a child per month (currently £15) and can choose to donate this, or a lower or higher amount.
How much on admin: Nil - all expenses, including annual trips to monitor the projects in India, are paid for by the charity's trustees themselves
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: No
Where they work: India
Frequency of updates: Annual progress report Comments: Welcome pack includes photo and background information on the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the Enable homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1989
Registered Charity No. 328273
Number of sponsors in UK: approx 75
Minimum per month: £16, but some pay more, and a lower amount is also acceptable
How much on admin: 20%, but Gift Aid money goes to the project
1 sponsor per child: yes - could be a family, group or church sponsor
Online choice of child: Only with regard to country and boy/girl - Online Form
Where they work: Rwanda and Uganda
Frequency of updates: Sponsors receive a supervisors report twice a year about progress in the community, plus an annual progress report of the child, including photos of the child and family, and a letter from the child Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community. The project is aimed at the balanced development of the whole community, so as to ensure the healthy and sustainable nurture of all the children into the future
Website: please click here for the FHI homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1994
Registered Charity No. 1093860
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £16
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Rwanda
Frequency of updates: Comments: Welcome pack includes photo and background information on the child, their family and community
Website: please click here for the RSVP homepage, or on the logo below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 2002
Registered Charity No. 1099609
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £12.50
How much on admin:
1 sponsor per child:
Online choice of child: No - Online Form
Where they work: Cambodia
Frequency of updates: Annually Comments: Welcome pack includes photos and background information on the child, their family and community. There is also the option of sponsoring a teacher if you prefer
Website: please click here for the SCC homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1993
Registered Charity No. X01155/94
Number of sponsors in UK:
Minimum per month: £14
How much on admin: Nil - expense are covered by private means
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Yes with photos - Online Form Where they work: Uganda
Frequency of updates: Comments:
Website: please click here for the Fields of Life homepage, or on the picture below for their child sponsorship page:
Year established: 1989
Registered Charity No. 801953
Number of sponsors in UK: 700
Minimum per month: £9
How much on admin: £1.00
1 sponsor per child: Yes
Online choice of child: Yes - Online Form
Where they work: Project Mala operates six primary schools and two middle schools for children in the remote part of Uttar Pradesh in India
Frequency of updates: Welcome pack includes photos and a description of the child, their family and community. Progress report and newsletter twice per year. Sponsors get their own login on which photographs and child reports on the child are posted
Website: please click here for the Project Mala homepage, or on the banner below for their child sponsorship page
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