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Bring sustained help and hope to the poor, one child at a time. For S$45 a month, you'll help that child and their community to stand tall, free from poverty.


Hi, my name is Archana.

I am a 9-year-old girl from Sri Lanka.
My birthday is on 29 Jan 2009.

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My birthday is on 29 Jan 2009
My favourite subject is Local language
I like playing Dolls

Sri Lanka, Lindula ADP

Background: 

World Vision has been involved with Sri Lanka’s tea estate workers for many years and Lindula ADP is an extension of this work. Tea plantation workers have been marginalised in Sri Lanka for a very long time. Originally brought in from South India over 150 years ago, they were eventually exploited for work and isolated from the rest of the country. World Vision’s interventions focus on the well-being of children to ensure that their health, nutrition, education and social needs are met.

In Lindula ADP, majority of the people work as pickers and labourers in the tea estates. They are paid daily, and when work is not available, they face a severe shortage of income.

Also, children lack proper education, and 45% of the population under 12 years old are illiterate. This is due to long travel distances, poor transport facilities and lack of finances for education resulting in a dropout rate of 14.5%, almost 10 times the national average.

In terms of healthcare and child protection challenges, 74% of people live in dismal housing. Whole families live in a single room that is linked to others to form a “line house”. There is little ventilation, no privacy, and conditions are often unsanitary. Only 67.1% of households have their own latrines and the remaining families share common latrines or defecate in open areas.

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Child Sponsorship addresses the root causes of poverty with a holistic change that is lasting.

For $45 a month, it gives your sponsored children and the community a real future. You can correspond with your sponsored child and visit him/her.

Your contribution provides a child with access to basic needs in 5 areas:

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Become Part of a Child's Life Story!

1. Choose your sponsored child

Choose a child whose circumstances and community needs resonates with you. You can provide hope and help to children in the following countries supported by World Vision Singapore:

  • Asia: Cambodia, China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
  • Africa: Ethiopia, Zambia
  • Middle East: West Bank
     

2. Receive a welcome kit

When you become a child sponsor, you will receive:

  • A picture folder of your sponsored child and profile of the community where your sponsored child lives
  • Child Sponsor's Handbook 
  • Introductory letter from your sponsored child
  • Yearly child photos and annual progress report on your sponsored child
  • A digital account that gives you the ability to keep track of your sponsorship and donations

3. Build a connection and learn more about their world

Build a personal connection by writing to your sponsored child. Begin by responding to the introductory letter written by your child. Be their window to the world beyond!

Join us for opportunities to visit your sponsored child and family, and witness the impact of your contribution!

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How Child Sponsorship Transforms an Entire Community

World Vision helps your sponsored child through the Area Development Programme (ADP) in his or her community. Through ADPs, we identify where we work and who we work with, and then carry out development activities specific to an ADP’s needs.

With the collective support of sponsors, we usually work in an ADP for 15 years to bring transformation. This is done in 3 phases to bring change at a pace that is sustainable.

Parents of sponsored children receive useful skills training and income-generating opportunities to help them provide and care for their family in the long term. The lives of other members of the community are also enriched as knowledge is transferred and resources are shared.

Eventually, communities take ownership of their projects and continue the work that was started. In this way, lives are transformed through sustainable, long-term development projects!

With your help, the community has grown healthier, safer and more self-sustaining! We are now ready to transition out and begin the transformation process with another community in need.

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    你的助养会长期改变一个孩子的世界！

    儿童助养计划带来长期全面发展与改善，解决贫穷的基本原因。

    每月45新元将给你的助养儿童和社区真正的盼望。 你可以跟助养孩子联系并拜访他 / 她。

    你的资助将为儿童提供五个基本需求：

    成为儿童生命旅程的一部分吧！

    一，选择你将助养的孩子

    选择一个情况和社区需求使你产生共鸣的儿童。你可以为新加坡世界宣明会所支持的以下国家的儿童提供希望和帮助：

    • 亚洲：柬埔寨 /中国 / 蒙古 / 缅甸/ 尼泊尔 / 菲律宾 / 泰国 / 越南 / 印尼 / 斯里兰卡
    • 非洲：埃塞俄比亚、赞比亚
    • 中东：耶路撒冷 - 西岸 - 加沙
       

    二，收到欢迎套

    成为小孩赞助商时，你即将收到：

    • 助养儿童的照片文件夹和社区档案
    • 儿童助养手册
    • 助养儿童的介绍性信
    • 助养儿童年度照片和进度报告
    • 网络帐户方便查看自己助养和捐款记录

    三，建立联系并了解更多关于他们的世界

    写信给你助养的儿童建立个人联系。首先回复儿童所寄出自我介绍的信。你就成为他们引入世界之窗！

    我们也有机会探访你所助养的儿童和家人并见证你的贡献所带出的影响！随时欢迎你的加入！

    儿童助养如何改变整个社区

    世界宣明会通过区域发展计划（ADP）来协助你的助养儿童。这个计规划定我们的发展范围和收益的家庭和儿童，然后根据ADP的特定需求开展发展活动。

    在助养人的集体支持下，我们通常在15年跟ADP合作进行社区转型。这计划可以分三个阶段来实现可持续发展的步伐。

    受到助养儿童的父母可以获得有用的技能培训和收入机会，为他们长期为家庭提供照顾。知识和资源传授共享别人的时候，社区其他成员的生活也会丰富起来。

    最终，社区对自己工作项目有主权并继续发展。这样长期持续工作改变无数生命！

    你的帮助会使社区变得更健康、更安全、更有能力自给自足！我们准备在另一个有需要的社区开始发展计划。

      Frequently Asked Questions

      How does Child Sponsorship work?

      Child Sponsorship works very simply! By contributing $45 every month, you provide your sponsored child, his/her family and community with basic needs, love and care through your sponsorship support. In turn, you will receive annual progress updates and can even correspond with your child.

      A child’s life is transformed through your sponsorship!

      • The sponsorship money you send is pooled with that of others who sponsor children in the same community that your child is in.
      • Collectively, your support enables World Vision to provide benefits such as education, healthcare, nutritious food and clean water for the children through an Area Development Programme (ADP). Parents of these children will also receive useful skills training and income-generating opportunities to help them attain self-sustainability in the long term.
      • An ADP is World Vision’s signature approach to fighting poverty and transforming lives. Through ADPs, World Vision identifies where we work and who we work with, and then carry out development activities specific to an ADP’s needs.

      To sponsor a child today, click here.

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      How are children chosen for sponsorship?

      We work with community representatives to identify the areas of greatest need. The community then chooses children from those needy areas for sponsorship. This list of needy children is verified by our staff and the children become representatives for the Child Sponsorship programme.

      World Vision workers fully explain the concept of Child Sponsorship and inform families that all members of the community get to share in the benefit. 

      Participation in all World Vision programs is voluntary, and sponsored children and their families choose to be a part of the programme. We always respect the rights of families to make decisions about this.

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      How long does Child Sponsorship last?

      Ideally, Child Sponsorship is a long-term commitment lasting for the duration of our work in a particular community, which typically lasts for 10-15 years.

      But how long child sponsorship lasts will be different for each sponsor. Some sponsors join us at the beginning of our work in their sponsored child’s community and others join us towards the end.

      Sponsorship can end for a number of reasons. These include:

      1. Our work in a community is completed.
      2. Your sponsored child finished school or began to earn an income.
      3. Your sponsored child’s family moved away from the community in which World Vision is working.

      Whatever the reason, we’ll notify you when your sponsorship comes to an end. At that time, we can discuss how you can continue your sponsorship with another child.

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      Why is community development important in Child Sponsorship?

      When a community is stable and productive, it can provide for its children’s long-term well-being; the most effective way to improve children’s well-being is to strengthen their community’s ability to provide for it.

      The well-being of a child is dependent on their families and community. In order to thrive, children need to grow up in an environment that can provide the essentials for today, together with hope and opportunity for the future.

      Through the years, many communities have leapt from brokenness to hope with the help of World Vision's Child Sponsorship programme. The goal is for the community to achieve self-sustainability. World Vision plans and works alongside local community members to find solutions that will change the future for their children, and their children’s children.

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      How does World Vision decide which community to work with?

      We work with community representatives to identify areas that have the greatest need.

      Afterwards, the decision to commence a sponsorship programme is made with the communities. An assessment is carried out by local World Vision staff alongside community representatives, local authorities and other non-government organisations in the area.

      Before we commence a sponsorship programme, the following things must be in place:

      1. Community understanding and commitment to the programme
      2. A basic level of security and stability in the community
      3. Access to remote parts of the community and basic communications so that we can regularly visit and monitor children’s well-being
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