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How sponsorship helps

How child sponsorship helps

Child sponsorship gives the whole community access to basic life essentials, offers families the opportunity to raise their incomes, and empowers people to break the cycle of poverty.

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Education and children’s rights

Giving children a voice in their community, protecting them from abuse and giving them the chance to go to school.

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Income generation

Opening up economic opportunities for people living in poverty is fundamental to helping them transform their lives.

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Food and agriculture

Ensuring that children and families have access to the food they need to live healthy and productive lives.

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Water and sanitation

Ensuring that communities have access to clean drinking water and sanitation in order to prevent disease.

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Health and hygiene

Preventing disease and giving families access to health care is essential to helping children live healthier, happier lives.

Education and
children’s rights

Giving children a voice in their community, protecting them from abuse and giving them the chance to go to school.

education and children's rights icon
water and sanitation icon

Water and sanitation

Ensuring that communities have access to clean drinking water and sanitation in order to prevent disease.

Income generation

Opening up economic opportunities for people living in poverty is fundamental to helping them transform their lives.

income generation icon
health and hygene icon

Health and hygiene

Preventing disease and giving families access to health care is essential to helping children live healthier, happier lives.

Food and agriculture

Ensuring that children and families have access to the food they need to live healthy and productive lives.

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Why sponsor with World Vision?

Why sponsor with World Vision?

World Vision works with community groups and local governments to deliver development projects that are tailored to meet local needs and that can improve the wellbeing of all children and families living in that area, long term.

These lasting changes give your sponsored child and other children in the area the chance to grow into adults who can provide for themselves and their own children and contribute to their community.

Read a success story » Former sponsored child Reni now sponsors four children.

Rina finds a safe place

World Vision’s work in Indonesia has been a lifeline for Rina, who is especially at risk living near the red light district.

Learn more about Rina’s story

Australians who change the lives of children in poverty

What’s your sponsorship story?

Danielle tells why she sponsored a child

I want my kids to grow up with our sponsored child, so they’re aware of how lucky we really are.Danielle

Our amazing supporters are the reason that children living in severe poverty can gain the opportunities they deserve. In this video, child sponsor Danielle explains how seeing the story of a Tanzanian girl called Einoti inspired her to take action to change the lives of children in need.

How funds are spent

Do you know where World Vision's funds go?

We work hard to make sure that all funds donated to us are used as efficiently and effectively as possible to bring maximum impact to children and communities in need.

The figures below show how World Vision Australia's funds were spent in 2012 and refer to all funds received by World Vision Australia including gift in kind donations and government grants, not just those received for Child Sponsorship.

Our work (78.8%)

Funds to our international work (73.7%)
Our domestic work (1.1%)
Community education (1.4%)
Our work's support costs (2.6%)

These funds go to support and carry out programs that benefit children and their communities. This includes our work here in Australia with Indigenous communities and our KIDS HOPE AUS. mentoring program. It also includes public awareness campaigns to change systems and policies that contribute to global poverty and injustice.

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Other essentials

Administration (9.7%)
Fundraising (11.5%)

Administration is essential to the day to day running of our work, and includes operating our supporter service centre, and our finance, administration, HR and management teams. Fundraising is important in generating donations and gaining long-term supporters so that our work can continue.

For an outline of how World Vision Australia used funds in 2012, see pages 117-137 of our Annual Report 2012.

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Give children the opportunities they deserve.

Find a child to sponsor
What will you receive?
  • A new friendship
  • Welcome pack
  • Annual progress report
  • Regular supporter magazine
For sponsorship enquiries call 1300 301 143

FAQ
What does Child Sponsorship provide?

Child sponsorship addresses the long-term development needs in your sponsored child's community. These may include:

  • Education and the chance to go to school
  • Clean water for drinking, cooking and washing
  • Healthcare and health education
  • Enough food for a nutritious diet
  • Reliable incomes through vocational training
Payment preferences

You can set up your regular sponsorship payment using either:

Direct debit from your bank account

Or

Credit card, including payments from Visa, Mastercard, and Amex debit cards.

Sponsor a child today

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Warringah Mall Opposite Oxford on the Ground Level 24th Jun 21st Jun
Westfield Bondi Opposite Paxtons on Level 1 24th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Burwood Opposite InSport on Ground Floor 24th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Chatswood Opposite King of Knives on Level 2 24th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield East Gardens Opposite Magnolia on the Ground Level 24th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Parramatta Opposite Bardot Junior on Level 4 1st Jul 28th Jul
Westfield Marion Opposite Strandbags on Level 1 1st Jul 21st Jul
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Opposite Charlesworth Nuts on Level 2 8th Jul 28th Jul
Chadstone Outside Crocs on Level 1 17th Jun 21st Jul
Melbourne Central In the Shot Tower on Level 1 17th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Doncaster Opposite Guess on the Ground Floor 17th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Fountain Gate Opposite Forecast on the Ground Floor 17th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Knox City Opposite Bardot on Level 1 17th Jun 21st Jul
Westfield Southland Opposite Pandora on Level 2 17th Jun 21st Jul
Indooroopilly Outside Figaro on Level 3 10th Jun 7th Jul
Robina Opposite Noni B on Level 3 10th Jun 7th Jul
Sunshine Plaza Opposite Cookieman on the Ground Level 10th Jun 7th Jul
Westfield Carindale Opposite Gumboots on the Upper Level 10th Jun 7th Jul
Westfield Chermside Opposite Big W on the Ground Floor 10th Jun 7th Jul
Westfield Garden City Opposite Dick Smiths on the Lower Level 10th Jun 7th Jul
Westfield Helensvale Opposite Healthy Habits on the Ground Floor 10th Jun 7th Jul
Westfield Northlakes Opposite House & Garden on the Ground Floor 10th Jun 7th Jul
Galleria Opposite Smiggle 1st Jul 21st Jul
Garden City Opposite Body Shop on the Ground Floor 24th Jun 21st Jul
Joondalup Opposite Body Shop on the Ground Floor 24th Jun 21st Jul
Karrinyup Opposite Gloria Jeans on the Ground Floor 24th Jun 21st Jul
Midland Gate Opposite Coffee Club 3rd Jun 16th Jun
Westfield Carousel Opposite Telstra 24th Jun 21st Jul