Safiatou's family lives in a house made of covered adobe with a turf roof and an earth floor.
My name is Safiatou
I’m a 15-year-old girl from Niger. I’ve been waiting 104 days for a sponsor.
About my life
The family uses wood for cooking.
The family's main source of water is a public stand pipe, up to 30 minutes away.
The family has no toilet facilities.
According to the family, Safiatou has been healthy and not suffered from any serious illness.
The nearest health facility is about 30 minutes away.
Safiatou attends secondary school.
How sponsorship works
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.
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.
Why sponsor a child?
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.
Sponsor a child. Strengthen a community.
When you sponsor a child, you help a determined girl or boy stay healthy, safe and educated. You build a meaningful friendship, while helping a community thrive. Plan’s community-led projects, supported by sponsors, address the root causes of poverty and inequality. Together, we’re building a more equal world where children can achieve their full potential with dignity, opportunity and safety.
Why should I sponsor a child with Plan International?
A personal connection that creates ripples of change
Connection is the heart of our sponsorship program. You can build a meaningful friendship with your sponsored child through letters and photos. Research shows that sponsored children who receive letters are healthier, happier and more confident. Knowing that someone across the globe is cheering them on makes all the difference.
85+ years of proven experience
Plan International has been supporting children and communities since 1937. We currently work in over 80 countries around the world. Over 85 years of experience taught us that helping communities support themselves is the best way to create sustainable change.
Community-led solutions that last
Your support doesn’t just change one child’s life — it transforms entire communities. Your $39 monthly contribution combines with other sponsors’ gifts to fund local solutions, like clean water, education and health care.
Here are a few examples of how sponsors can make a big difference together:
- Build a water system so that sponsored children and their families have clean water to drink.
- Help sponsored children and their families get the medical care they need when they’re sick.
- Provide books and school supplies to support sponsored children’s education.
