Sponsor a child

Sponsoring a child changes lives — including your own.

Your sponsorship can help a girl receive an education, have access to clean water and healthcare and be protected from violence.

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The full circle of Fate

Access to education is hard for girls in villages in Cameroon. Parents decide to keep a girl child at home because there’s an idea that the female will get married, but the male child will carry the family’s legacy. I didn’t have to worry about this because of my sponsor.

When you sponsor a child with Plan International USA, you have the opportunity to develop a meaningful connection with a determined child or young person, while helping to improve the community and resources surrounding them.

More than 80 years of experience have taught us that helping families and communities become self-sufficient is the best way to secure children’s futures. Community-led projects in your sponsored child’s country create sustainable change and address the root causes of poverty and inequality.

Our commitment to the full participation of all people in their societies involves integrating gender equality into all of our programs. At Plan, gender equality is integrated into all our programs, including child sponsorship. Why? Experience and research have shown clear links between achieving gender equality, fulfilling children’s rights and ending child poverty. Investing in a girl’s future will not only improve her life, but also the economic condition of her family and her community. Gender equality is a benefit to all and a fight we must take on together.

As a sponsor, you are supporting programs, innovation and infrastructure required to deliver our services to children and communities across the globe, in areas such as protection, education, health, sanitation, disaster relief and economic empowerment. Together, we’re building a more equal world where girls, in all their diversity, can achieve their full potential with dignity, opportunity and safety.

When you sponsor a child through Plan, you form an incredible friendship.

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But that’s just the beginning. With Plan, you also have the unique opportunity to:

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Send them birthday gifts and cards.

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Give them special holiday presents called Little Treasures.

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Subscribe them to Plan’s educational kids’ magazine, Sunny Days.

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Arrange a visit (pending any travel restrictions), with individual travel assistance from us.

Each gift offering is safely hand-delivered by us, and given to your child with personalized cards from you. It’s likely that the child you sponsor will have never seen anything like these gifts, and with the exception of Little Treasures they’re available year-round to make the bond between you and your sponsored child even stronger.

Meet a child to sponsor

How sponsorship works

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How is my money used?

Your contributions are combined with those of other sponsors, providing a steady stream of funding for long-term solutions in your sponsored child’s community and country. Community led, self-sustaining projects in your sponsored child’s community and country create sustainable change and address the root causes of poverty.

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What will I receive?

You’ll receive a welcome package that includes photos and information about your sponsored child. And then, the friendship begins! You can exchange letters (digital or handwritten), cards and photos. Plan also offers unique gifts for sponsored children, like Sunny Days educational magazines and Little Treasures holiday gifts. You’ll also receive regular updates on your impact on girls and children around the world.

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Why sponsor with Plan?

Sponsorship is a way to maximize your impact, while also building a friendship with an individual child. Plan is more than 80 years strong, and we’ve been fighting for children and equality since day one. We know that helping families and communities become self-sufficient is the best way to secure children’s futures. And we couldn’t do it this work without the support of our sponsors.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does child sponsorship cost?

Child sponsorship starts at $39 a month. You can also pay $117 quarterly, or $468 annually.

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