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sponsor
a child
In Kenya there are hundreds of thousands of children who have lost one or both parents. There are neither the facilities nor the social infrastructure to cope. Instead already overburdened families take these children into their homes. Sometimes the eldest child takes on the responsibilities for the youngest.
The child sponsorship programme enables UK based families to take an active role in the future success of a Kenyan child. This support greatly improves the chances for the child to become a successful, active and contributing member of the community. A child that finishes their primary education has a future and need not face a lifetime of scavenging on the streets. He or she is also less than half as likely to contract HIV. Education is one of the best weapons in the fight against AIDS.
Sponsoring a child will change his/her life forever but you also have the opportunity to:
- Share a unique relationship with a child
- Correspond with the child and their family/carers
- Learn about the culture of this Kenyan community and let your sponsored
child learn about yours
- Receive regular updates on the child’s progress within the
family, the community and at school
- Visit the child in the future
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Richard sponsored by Tilly's house, St Edward's,
Oxford with Julian and Sam on the Rafiki 2007 trip |
Christine and Steven - two of our sponsored children |
Dedicate £20 a month by standing order and your funds will buy food, clothing, health checks and education. The difference
you make to their life is immediate. Keep up to date with the progress
your child makes and see the results for yourself.
With your support we can help disadvantaged children to grow up healthy and educated. |
Footsteps sponsored children from Magunga school 2010 |
Footsteps sponsored children from Rae school 2010 |
For more information on child sponsorship please contact Suzanne@Footstepsuk.org
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