This is My Story: How Sponsorship Changes Lives

Child Sponsorship enables an education.

For many families, the costs of going to school with all the additional payments would be too much for them to afford. That is where sponsorship comes in.

With the £25 a month contribution for a child, they can be guaranteed a continuous education; and their family can focus their resources on other life essentials such as food, farm inputs and medical fees.

Parents around the world work so hard to provide for their children but relieving them the costs of an education helps them to focus on other immediate needs. And it makes a difference!

We want to find sponsors for 100 more children this year- can you help?

We particularly have an opportunity to support the education of disabled children in Uganda.

For many of these children, they have not had access to schools, whether because of mobility issues, insufficient support for developmental disabilities or the cost of medical support prohibiting families from affording school. In order to overcome these barriers, we sponsor children with disabilities to go to school for £50 a month. The higher cost ensures that their access requirements are met, they have in-class support and can receive needed medical care.

Amy Conroy (our ambassador and 4 x GB Paralympian) has recently started sponsoring Shafiq- here is his story.

Shafiq is 14 and has spina bifida. After his diagnosis, his father abandoned the family, leaving his mother alone to care for him, his 3 brothers and 3 sisters. As a result, she struggled to afford school fees and the extra costs for Shafiq’s needs.

However, after his involvement in the Disability Inclusion Programme, he now has access to a wheelchair and has been sponsored through his education!

Shafiq is a bright and enthusiastic learner who enjoys school and actively participates in sports, including volleyball. He is particularly strong in maths and hopes to become an accountant in the future.

Here are 5 more children who need sponsoring- can you change their story?

Victor is 10 and is profoundly deaf. He would benefit from access to a specialist school to support his learning, but the fees are currently unaffordable, and as a result he is sometimes sent home for unpaid fees. He dreams of becoming a mechanic one day.

Elijah is 10 and has cerebral palsy. He needs additional support to access education, both financially and in the classroom. He really enjoys learning English and would like to become a teacher in the future.

Davis has additional physical and learning challenges and currently has limited access to the support he needs for his development and education. He enjoys listening to music, watching movies, and playing with children. His favourite foods are posho, rice, and beef. He practices counting but finds speech difficult.

Maria has a cognitive disability and requires additional support to access appropriate education. Although she enjoys attending school and being with her peers, her current school does not have trained staff to meet her needs, and her family cannot afford a specialised special needs programme.
She finds reading and writing difficult and urgently needs support to learn in an appropriate environment.

Daniella is 5 and would benefit from attending a specialist school to support her learning, as she has cerebral palsy and autism. She is bright and enjoys playing football with her friends.

If you would like to find out more or sponsor one the children above please visit: Child Sponsorship | International Needs or email Kim@ineeds.org.uk