Writing to Your Sponsored Child

When you sponsor a child, you’re creating lasting change in their lives and beyond. Letter writing is a great way to build on the unique, life-changing bond between you and your sponsored child. You can send a letter through postal mail, email or by sending a message via your online account.

Children from all around the world tell us that receiving letters from their sponsors has made an incredible impact in their lives. Take a moment out of your day to write to your sponsored child. (Check out these easy-to-use templates!) Your letter shows them that someone cares about them and their future – a very important feeling for a child!

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Letter Writing Tips and Tools

A smiling girl writes during a sponsorship letter writing event in Bolivia.
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11-year-old Tiara walks home from school with storybooks from her schools library on Monday, August 5, 2019 in Sumba Island, Indonesia. In 2017, Tiara was given the opportunity to become a reading ambassador at her school. Through the ambassador program students are encouraged to become agents of change in their school to promote a culture of reading amongst their peers. “I felt happy and proud to be selected as a Reading Ambassador," Tiara said. “I want to be a teacher when I grow up so I can teach children like me to read.”
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Printable Letter Templates

Click and download the below editable templates, and then either mail your letter or attach it to an email to your country office! You can find your country office email here.

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