ActionAid

ActionAid is one of the UK’s largest international development charities, helping poor people in over 35 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Child sponsorship is key to their work.

One in ten children in the developing world die before their fifth birthday. The diseases they suffer from differ, but the cause is almost always the same. Poverty. A lack of clean water, no healthcare and little education mean that thousands of children are condemned to a life of hardship.

ActionAid works hard with communities so that they can overcome the problems that they face. By sponsoring a child today you will be able to help a whole community get access to their basic rights such as clean, safe water, nutritious food, and an education which will give them hope for a brighter future. By becoming a child sponsor you can look forward to receiving messages and drawings from the child you sponsor, as well as seeing how your money is helping through regular updates from the community.  

If we all sponsored a child in the developing world, imagine the difference we could make. The world’s poorest people would get a chance to create a self-reliant future. Poverty could be a thing of the past. Child sponsorship helps a child’s whole community by providing access to safe, clean water, healthcare, education and an escape from a life of hardship and disease.

For just 50p a day, you'll make a real impact on the life of a child and their community. Your monthly gifts will help local people plan and complete projects such as wells, health centres, irrigation schemes and schools. And you'll be able to see exactly what your support has achieved through regular updates from overseas.

Sponsor a child today - click here for more information