Sponsor a Child

What is child sponsorship?

Child sponsorship supports the physical, intellectual, and spiritual development of an orphaned or vulnerable child. It is a personal, life-changing relationship built on love, prayer, and encouragement.

Sponsorship provides:

A Christian education

Sponsorship provides for a child's school fees, supplies, and uniform, so that they can receive a free high-quality education in a school where they will learn to follow Christ.

Daily meals

Children may not receive adequate nourishment at home. Sponsorship provides a child with daily meals at school, boosting their physical development and mental acuity.

Medical care

Medical care is essential to keeping a child healthy. Sponsorship covers medical examinations, medications, and proper treatment of illness and injury.

Sponsored children receive an education, daily meals, and medical care from one of Haven of Hope's private Christian partner schools through primary school (grade 7). Upon reaching secondary school, our Zambian students transfer to government-run (public) schools in their communities to complete their education, with sponsorship continuing to provide for their schooling and physical care through their graduation. Our Ugandan partners are currently working on plans to also serve students in secondary school, so that sponsorship may continue to support their schooling and physical care through their graduation as well.

How it works:

1. Choose a child to sponsor below. Within a few days, we will mail you a letter containing your child's photo, as well as information about them and their community. It will also explain how to pay for your sponsorship. The cost of sponsorship is $35 per month, plus an extra gift of $10 once a year (in July) to fund an annual birthday celebration for the children in our program. Payment may be made monthly via automatic withdrawal from a checking or savings account (on the 5th of the month or the first business day thereafter), or annually via a check for $430. 100% of your sponsorship contribution will be used to support your child and their school.

2. Pray for your child daily. Prayer makes all the difference. As you pray for your child, know that your child is also praying for you!

3. Write letters to your child and bless them with Christmas gifts. Relationship is at the heart of sponsorship! Your encouragement and expressions of love for your child will mean the world to them. Twice a year, in the spring and fall, we will ask you to write a letter to your child. In the fall, we will also ask you to bless them with a few Christmas gifts. You may make a donation (we suggest $15 to $20), and we will thoughtfully purchase personal gifts—such as clothing, school supplies, books, balls, toys, hygiene items, etc.—for your child in their country, to give to them on your behalf. Or, if you sponsor a child in Uganda, you may opt to fill a gallon-sized Ziploc bag with gifts yourself, which we will deliver to them. (At least at this time, we are unable to offer the latter option for Zambia due to its current customs/tax regulations.) Upon receiving your letters and gifts, your child will write to you. An updated photo of them will accompany each of their letters.