Child sponsorship

Education is empowering. That’s why, this International Day of Education, we’re championing every girl’s right to education. Find out why so many girls don’t get to go to school - and the incredible benefits of giving girls the opportunity to study.

How does child sponsorship work, how is your money spent, and how does it benefit the sponsored child? We answer the most frequently asked questions about child sponsorship.

Sponsor a girl with ActionAid for just 65p a day. Your sponsorship will help a girl in one of the poorest countries in the world. Become a child sponsor now.

Not sure how or what to write to your sponsored child? No problem - take a look at our top tips on how and what to write to your sponsored child.

Actress Miriam Margolyes has supported ActionAid for over 30 years. She visited our work in the occupied Palestinian territory and has seen first-hand the impact child sponsorship makes.

Exposed to dead bodies, witness to acts of violence - or even attacked themselves - children living in conflict often develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In the occupied Palestinian territory, ActionAid is providing psychosocial support to help children and their families recover from the damaging effects of trauma.