Child Sponsorship
Help to alleviate poverty in Tanzania by joining Village Africa’s child sponsorship scheme.
Just £10 a month sponsors an individual child at primary school whilst helping the village as whole through the Community Education Fund.
Orphans and single parent children are prioritised to ensure that money is used where it is most needed.
The scheme provides the sponsored child with essentials such as a school uniform, medicine, blanket and mosquito net. You will receive a photo of the child, letters or drawings and an annual progress report. You can choose whether to sponsor a boy or a girl.
The Community Education Fund will be used to assist the village as a whole. Classroom repairs and school toilets are urgently needed.
If you would like to help in this way, please return your application form to:
VA Child Sponsorship Co-ordinator, 3 Pennswood Close, Sedgley, Dudley, West Mids, DY3 3QT
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Village Africa select the children for child sponsorship?
Village Africa is currently working with Yamba Primary School and Milingano Primary School in the West Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Village Africa selects the children for primary school child sponsorship by using a poverty criterion. Orphans and single parent children will be prioritised. The children in the area in which Village Africa is working, live in dire poverty. They have little food, do not have access to clean water, have very few clothes or possessions and may have to walk several hours to get to school.
How much does it cost?
It only costs £10 a month per child. Village Africa bases this figure on the fact that you will be committing for at least a year.
What does my money buy?
50% of your £10 donation will go towards sponsoring an individual child to buy items including:
Mosquito Net Medicine Uniform
Sweater Hygiene kit
Flip flops Exercise books
Pens/pencils School stationery School bag
Blanket Hoe
50% of your £10 donation will go towards Village Africa education projects that will benefit all the children in the local community. Unless the wish to sponsor more than one child is specified, surplus funds will be put into the Village Africa Community Education Fund to benefit the whole community.
The reason that Village Africa has a Community Education Fund is that we have recognised that to bring long-lasting improvements to children’s lives we need to address the needs of the wider community. Before we begin a project, we talk to community leaders, parents and children, and listen to their needs. Then together we plan what would most benefit all the children in that community.
The Village Africa child sponsorship package enables you to financially assist an individual child and also develop the educational needs of the wider community.
What do I receive?
After signing up you will receive a photo and description of the child you are sponsoring and a letter or drawing from him/her. Please bear in mind this information will be sent to you from Tanzania so it may take a month or more to reach you.
Mid year you will receive a letter or a drawing from your child.
At the end of the year you will receive a progress report, a photo and a letter or drawing from your child.
May I write to the child I sponsor?
Yes of course. We ask that letters are written in very simple English and are no longer than 100-200 words. Letters should be addressed to:
[Name of child]
c/o Caroline Johnston
Child Sponsorship
Village Africa
PO Box 5356
Tanga Tanzania.
Please remember that even if you write regularly, the children will only be able to reply to you twice yearly, as they would not otherwise be able to afford the postage.
Can I send presents to the child I sponsor?
Unfortunately this is not possible as the post office charges to receive parcels.
How long will my sponsorship last?
Village Africa would like you to commit to sponsoring your child for as long as possible. Of course the best scenario would be to sponsor them until they leave primary school. When they do leave, there is no reason why you cannot sponsor a new child. Although you are not obligated to do so, Village Africa asks that you commit for at least a year so that the child can fully benefit from your sponsorship money.
What if my circumstances change and I no longer wish to be a sponsor?
If your circumstances change and you wish to withdraw your sponsorship, please email moe@villageafrica.org.uk to inform us that you are no longer able to sponsor your child. This is necessary so that we can work on finding another sponsor for the child as soon as possible. Your monthly standing order will need to be cancelled by yourself at your own Bank. We will confirm receipt of your email.
Any other questions
If you have any other queries, please email moe@villageafrica.org.uk
