After breaking free from poverty as a young girl in Uganda, thanks in part to her caring sponsors, Sanyu’s now dedicating her life to giving back. Come along on her journey back to Uganda and meet the little girl she’s sponsoring today.

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Meet the Children and Sponsors Forever Changed by Sponsorship

Each of our generous sponsors helps us ensure that a child in need has the best chance for success – with a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Together, we are transforming children's lives – and futures.

Your Sponsorship Support Makes an Impact

After 10 years, Save the Children went back to Woliso, Ethiopia to see the impact of our work for children and their communities. Thanks to child sponsorship programs, new schools were built and equipped, allowing children to receive an average of 4.5 more years of education - putting them on the path to a brighter future. Hear from a few of the people living in Woliso today in this powerful video.  

Stories of Sponsored Children

Sponsorship can help children like Hope, pictured here reading.
Author Hope
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Together, we’re making sure kids like Hope have the tools they need to build their reading skills, comprehension and confidence.
6-year-old Lillian stands in front of the school bus. She is enrolled in both in-school literacy and afterschool programs in Kentucky, thanks to sponsorship. Photo credit: Victoria Zegler/Save the Children, March 2017.
Lifelong Learner Lillian
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Lillian’s confidence has soared now that she has the support she needs to succeed in school.
A portrait of Ahmed smiling in Abnoub, Egypt.
Entrepreneur Ahmed
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Ahmed and his business partners, brother Mohamed and cousin Mahmoud, celebrate the fruits of their labor – a successful crop of mulukhiyah.
Beauven shares knowledge about oral hygiene at her school in the Philippines.
Pediatrician Beauven
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As a Child Health Promoter at her school, Beauven shares information about the importance of oral hygiene with fellow students.

Stories of Sponsorship Graduates

Tamalika is a formerly sponsored child and is currently attending her first year of college to become a teacher.
College Graduate Tamilika
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Without sponsorship, Tamilika wouldn’t have the chance to realize her dream of graduating college and becoming a teacher.
Shivdas studies to complete his high school education.
Community Leader Shivdas
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Sponsor support gives kids like Shivdas and his friend Bharat a chance to complete their high school education and give back to their community.
A portrait of Julienne, a previously sponsored child, now is a nurse in Dessalines Haiti.
Nurse Julienne
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Julienne pays it forward by passing along reproductive health information to girls in sponsored schools.
16-year-old Sonu holds onto her school textbook inside of her home in the Kapilvastu region of Nepal.
Social Worker Sonu
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Sonu and her brother Ganesh are role models for change in their community. They’re now sharing household chores so Sonu can devote more time to her schoolwork.
Mark Anthony celebrates with other previously sponsored children.
World Traveler Mark Anthony
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Mark Anthony and fellow sponsorship graduates celebrate their 10-year reunion.

Stories of Sponsors

Changemakers Max and Kate
Changemakers Max & Kate
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Max and Kate paving the way by becoming first ever sponsors of a brand new program in Uganda.
Antonella is a youth advocate that loves to sing and dance, but also believes girls should be treated equal to boys.
Community Mobilizer Antonella
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Child ambassador Antonella is all smiles during Save the Children’s International Day of the Girl celebration in 2016.
Sacha visiting Ethiopia through Save the Children's sponsorship program.
Philanthropist Sacha
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After years of exchanging letters, Sacha visits Chimdi at his school in Ethiopia.
Janet Aley and Save the Children's Carolyn Miles. Photo Credit: Susan Warner
Four Decades of Dedication
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A glimpse into the lives of children living in poverty became the motivation behind Janet's 44-year commitment as a child sponsor with Save the Children.
Liz and her daughter.
Three Generations of Child Sponsorship
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Liz connected with her husband over their shared sponsorship experience as children. Now, they have passed their love of sponsorship to their daughter.

Stories of Save the Children Staff

Portrait of Fred, a Save the Children staff member, at the Uganda Country Office.
Fred
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“I’m so grateful to our sponsors for giving children hope and the opportunity for a brighter future,” Fred says.
Mira is a teacher in Nepal.
Mira
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Mira works with sponsored students in her classroom in Kapilvastu to improve their writing skills.
Smiling portrait of Naquihe, a teacher in Mozambique.
Naquihe
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We’re inspired by teachers like Naquihe who are committed to doing all they can for the girls and boys who need it most.
4-year-olds Julisa, left, and Valentina, center, embrace Save the Children staff member Victoria Zeger during a reading club for kindergarden students in the Sonsonate region of El Salvador. Photo Credit: Save the Children, July 2018 Victoria.
Victoria
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Victoria travels all over the world, sharing the stories of children through the lens of a camera.

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