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Child Sponsorship
Child sponsorship in World Vision is an effective and fulfilling
way to help give a child from a poor community the chance of
a brighter future. The goal of sponsorship is to improve the wellbeing
of children. In order to thrive, children need to grow up in
an environment that provides the essentials that they need for
today and hope and opportunities for tomorrow. We believe that
children need good health and to be cared for and protected. They
need to be educated for life, be welcome to participate in decisions
that affect their lives and experience the love of God and of their
neighbours. Sponsors’ contributions fund vital development work
in a sponsored child’s community and makes a real contribution
to the well-being of children. World Vision works with community
groups and the children themselves to plan and carry out changes
so that more children will gain opportunities to fulfil their
potential in life. Sponsors witness these changes through progress
reports from the community and personal communication with
their sponsored children. Sponsors can encourage the child they
sponsor by writing or even visiting their sponsored child and their
family. World Vision’s project activities in communities benefit not
just sponsored children but all children and their families.
In FY 2012, 1,500 children from Udayapur East ADP and 1,000
children from Jumla ADP were registered for child sponsorship.
By the end of FY 2012, the number of sponsored children was
19, 750 from 12 districts namely Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Rupandehi,
Lamjung, Kailali, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Sunsari, Morang, Jumla, Doti and
Udayapur. In FY 2012, two ADPs i.e. Udayapur West and Kailali East
also started the Sponsorship Project. Through Annual Progress
Reports (APR) and sending season’s greetings these children can
communicate with their supporters about the change and impact on
themselves and the communities where they live. To better connect
children with their supporters, WVIN took part in sponsorship 2.0
initiatives, a global initiative under child sponsorship operation.
In FY 2012, WVIN was also a part of the Sponsorship Tracking
Enhancement Programme (STEP), a reporting tool which was launched
globally by World Vision. By December FY 2012 information on all
registered children was published on Support Office websites. Quick
STEP, a new way of uploading data on registered children, started in
three new ADPs (Morang, Kailali West, and Sunsari). National Office
Child Sponsorship generated a STEP report, such as child well-being
summary, presence and participation and corresponding reports,
and shared them among National Office departments to ensure
registered children’s participation in project activities. APR cards
were designed according to the type of ADP concerned. Sponsorship
Basic Training, which links the child sponsorship programme with
child well-being and helps transform supporters, was held in three
different regions, Central, Eastern and Western.
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