"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
Child Sponsorship
Sponsor a child with a Christian organisation
The Need
Many children still live in poverty (estimates exceed 1 billion). The results of child poverty include – the side effects of poor nutrition; dangerous home environments, the inability to attend school, and children dying from treatable medical conditions, or poor water and sanitation.
The Response
Child sponsorship can provide many benefits to a child and their family and community. Benefits can include:
- Raised education standard (which in turn helps future employment)
- Medical care, improved diet and sanitation
- A safe place to live
- A Christian education.
- A good start.
Givehigher provides a number of child sponsorship options with Christian organisations (with offices in Australia).
Child sponsorship options include:
Christian workers supporting child sponsorship include:
Child Sponsorship Articles
Comparison of Christian Child Sponsorship Programs
There are many Christian child sponsorship programs for Australians to choose from. This article provides a high-level comparison of such programs (offered by members/associates of Missions Interlink ...
Child Sponsorship - a rough overview
Child sponsorship is the dominate fundraising method for helping children in poverty. This article provides an overview on child sponsorship, and some of the support options available.