Sponsor a Child

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.

Yes. World Vision assigns only one sponsor per sponsored child.

However, you can also sponsor a child as a group of friends or family. Simply appoint a contact person to write to the child, to make the monthly sponsorship gift, and to whom we can correspond and communicate with. 

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 programmes 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.

We encourage sponsors to view sponsorship as a long-term partnership, but we understand that people’s circumstances change over time and sometimes, unexpectedly.

If you are unable to continue your sponsorship, please help us by encouraging a friend or family member to continue the sponsorship commitment.

If you need to cancel your sponsorship, you can contact us through phone at 6922 0144 or email @email to get the process started

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.

One of the best things about child sponsorship is that it is a way in which people with average income can be involved in development work. Therefore, the monthly sponsorship rate is decided based on the country’s level of income and cost of living. In countries where the sponsorship rate is set at a lower level, it means support from more sponsors would be needed so that the funds required to achieve the development goals in the community can be raised.

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

You can provide hope and help to children in the following countries supported by World Vision Singapore:

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

Click here for more details on our work in each country.

All the communities that World Vision serves are in need of a helping hand to lift itself out of poverty.

Child Sponsorship works very simply! Your monthly recurring donation will 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 Programme (AP). 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 AP is World Vision’s signature approach to fighting poverty and transforming lives. Through APs, World Vision identifies where we work and who we work with, and then carry out development activities specific to an AP’s needs.

To sponsor a child today, click here.

In planning, implementing and evaluating our work, World Vision staff consider the basic needs of the child and the dynamics of the particular child’s community.
Does the child have a healthy diet? Is he or she attending school? Does the child have access to adequate healthcare, clean water, housing and clothing? Do his/her parents have an opportunity to improve the family’s condition by growing more food or starting a small business?

All projects are regularly measured against such goals and objectives. Audits are conducted regularly by field staff and occasionally by external consultants to ensure that the project is on track and is meeting the specific goals established by community leaders and World Vision.

As a child sponsor, you will receive annual progress updates on your child and the family’s well-being, and a report on how the development activities you are supporting are helping the entire community.

All new child sponsorships will be set at a $50 per month with effect from 12 March 2025. This is an increase of $45 to $50 per month for child sponsorship. Click here to learn more on the reasons for the increase in child sponsorship contribution in 2025.

If you are an existing child sponsor, we will not apply changes to the monthly contribution for your existing child sponsorships without your consent, as we fully understand that each child sponsor has unique plans, and do not wish to cause any unexpected disruption. However, we would like to appeal to you to opt in to the higher contribution level if you are able to do so.

If you are able and willing to update your contribution to $50, the increase will take effect on the next contribution date. (depending on your contribution cycle, yearly, half-yearly or monthly etc.) For example, if a sponsor submits the opt in request on 15th April, and the monthly contribution is on the 5th of every month, the increase will take effect on 5th May. If you are not able to do so, your contribution will stay at $45 and there is no need to do anything. Please know we remain very grateful for your willingness to give.

To opt in for the monthly/half-yearly/yearly contribution adjustment, please indicate your willingness to help here.

For donations made via credit card: the adjustment will take effect on the next contribution date upon receiving your agreement to opt in.

Should you be making your monthly contribution via standing instruction with the bank and GIRO, kindly follow the instructions below to update your contribution amount.

Steps to update your bank standing instruction:
a. Remove your existing standing instruction
b. Set up a new standing instruction:
Our bank account details are as follows:
Bank Name: DBS
Bank Code: 7171
Branch Code: 001
Bank Account Number: 001-030600-6 (Current Account)
Account Name: World Vision International
c. Enter the amount: 50 (Monthly start date, leave end date BLANK as you can cancel at any time)
d. Enter Reference/Comment: Your Partner ID (preferred) or Mobile Number
Please inform us via email to sponsorship_support@worldvision.org.sg of the start date after setup of your new standing instruction is successful so that we could update this change in our system.

Steps to update your GIRO deduction amount:

Kindly download and print the NOTIFICATION OF INCREASE IN GIRO AMOUNT form on a fresh piece of paper. Please do not use correction tape/liquid paper for any amendments. If an amendment is required, kindly strike off and countersign beside it.

Should you require a GIRO form with a business reply envelope to be mailed to you, kindly send us an email request so as to confirm your mailing address.

Once the form is filled up, please post the ORIGINAL form to our World Vision Singapore office at 6 Woodlands Square #03-01, Tower 2 Singapore 737737

Sponsored children and their families can decide to move out of the sponsorship area for a range of different reasons. Generally, this decision is made to positively benefit the child’s family, and is made with a great deal of care and consideration.

If a sponsored child leaves the community, we will inform their sponsor, but we cannot stop a child from moving.

We ask sponsors to consider sponsoring another child in the same community to continue the good work your sponsorship has already done.

For over 40 years, World Vision Singapore has been contributing towards uplifting communities in our area programmes over a 10 to 15 year period through holistic community-focused interventions that provide access to water, nutrition, education, child protection and sustainable livelihoods.

The cost increases in recent years have posed challenges, which are significantly compounded by a combination of climate change and conflict. The impact of climate change has led to an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters such as floods, typhoons, wildfires, and droughts. These disasters result in destruction that require costly rebuilding efforts to infrastructure that is climate-resilient. The materials and techniques needed further add to rising costs. The occurrence of protracted conflict has also disrupted global supply chains, making it difficult to transport goods and resources to remote communities, causing delays and shortages.

Together, these factors have created a perfect storm of rising costs. The increase in the monthly contribution amount from $45 to $50 a month from 12 March 2025 for new child sponsorships will allow us to meet our targeted goals for transformational impact within the planned timeframe in the area programme. This adjustment ensures that we can continue our work without delays, allowing us to deliver lasting, positive change to the communities we serve. Your generosity is a crucial part of the change we are creating in the lives of children.

If you are an existing child sponsor, we will not apply changes to the monthly contribution for your existing child sponsorships without your consent, as we fully understand that each child sponsor has their own financial plans and considerations, and we do not wish to cause any unexpected disruption. However, we would like to appeal to you to opt in to the higher contribution level if you are able to do so. Click here to learn more on how you can indicate your willingness to support a higher monthly contribution for your existing child sponsorships. 

When a sponsorship programme ends, it’s because the community has reached a point where they can continue the development work we began together on their own. In most cases, committees made up of local people are set up to monitor progress and oversee ongoing development work.

The ultimate goal of child sponsorship is self-sufficiency. When this has been achieved, World Vision moves on to help another community in need.

Through our sponsorship programmes, children and adults gain knowledge and skills which stay with them long after World Vision has gone, and for generations to come.