When you sponsor a child, you are making a commitment to support not only the child but also their community. Your sponsorship contribution does not go directly to the child and family; it is pooled together with other sponsors’ contributions to facilitate long-term, holistic development work that breaks the vicious cycle of poverty. The child is also an ambassador for their community, giving you an opportunity to be more personally connected to the work we do.

To improve the lives of children, it is necessary to start by addressing the most pressing needs of the community in which the children reside. As the community improves, adults will have the opportunity to improve their lives and be more able to care for the children.

 

Contributions from child sponsors are pooled together to be invested in long-term development programmes that will give your sponsored child(ren), their family and community a brighter future. World Vision works to develop the following in the communities:

• Clean water & sanitation
• Health & Nutrition
• Education
• Livelihood
• Child Protection

 

It's really simple:

1. Sign-up online (sign-up here)

2. Download the Child Sponsorship form complete it, and fax, email or post it to us.

An auto-reply will be sent to you once the online sign-up form goes through. Once we receive your first child sponsorship contribution, you will receive the welcome pack within 2-3 weeks (digital and printed copy).

 

The duration of your sponsorship depends on your personal conviction and preference. Your sponsorship may last a few years or the entire duration of the community’s development, typically 10-15 years. A child may remain sponsored up to age 21.

The goal of child sponsorship is to bring your child and their community to health and self-reliance so that they can face the future confidently. We hope you can continue your sponsorship until the work is completed so that you can witness the transformation made possible by your support.

 

World Vision Child Sponsorship Programme is possible because parents/guardians allow their children to take part in the programme. However, there are times when World Vision has to remove a child from the programme. Possible reasons include:

 

• The child has graduated from college / high school
  Congratulations! Your sponsored child has graduated from college or high school. He/she will either look for a job or move on to a higher institution of learning. When a child starts work, he/she will be able to help support their family, and World Vision will remove him/her from the programme. When the child moves on to a higher institution, he/she will likely have to move out from the community, making it difficult to provide help and monitor the child’s progress.
   
• The child/family has moved out of the area
  Better prospects in a new area would prompt the family of the child to move on. Since the child/family is no longer in the community, our project office cannot provide help and monitor the child’s progress. As such he/she can no longer participate in this programme.
   
• The child/family no longer want to be in the programme
  World Vision does not force parents to register their child as a sponsored child, and parents may choose to opt out of the Child Sponsorship Programme for reasons such as privacy, or when they feel they do not need to enrol their child in the programme to enjoy the benefits that are provided to their community.
   
• The family becomes self-supporting
  Thank you for making a difference! You have played a special part in bringing transformation to a child/family in need. World Vision will remove the child from the sponsorship programme so that the opportunity for sponsorship can be extended to another child in the community.
  
  If your sponsored child is no longer in the programme for these or any other reason, we will ensure that you’re informed as soon as possible.
   

 

We understand that circumstances can make it difficult for sponsors to keep a monthly commitment, and that many may not be able to provide monthly support indefinitely. If you have to cancel your sponsorship, please inform us and we will arrange for a new sponsor for your sponsored child. Alternatively, you could encourage a friend or family member to continue the sponsorship commitment.

 

Yes, you may choose based on 3 criteria, namely the country, gender and age range.

 

No, because every World Vision office supports projects in different countries. This allows us to spread our resources and help people in about 100 countries worldwide. World Vision Malaysia supports children and their communities in Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

 

This means that: (i) we currently do not have children available for sponsorship from that particular country or (ii) that WVM does not support a project in that country. It is our hope that you would consider sponsoring a child from a country that is currently listed.

 

World Vision’s Child Sponsorship Programme is not implemented in Malaysia.

World Vision Malaysia, with the assistance from local partners, run community development programmes in Mukim Tulid and Tatalaan, Sabah. Our goal is to empower the indigenous community in terms of capability and skills so that they can build a sustainable future for the long term. If you are interested in supporting our local community development programme, you can donate to our Malaysia Assistance Fund.

 

Most definitely! There is no limit to how many lives you can touch and transform. Once you click on "Sponsor<Child's Name>", the child will be added to your checkout. Thereafter, another child's photo and details will appear. You can click on "Sponsor<Child's Name>" to sponsor this child or use the left/right arrow buttons to proceed to the next child's details.

 

Yes. Each child is assigned to one sponsor. You may share your sponsorship with a friend or a group of friends. In which case, you can sign up as ‘May Ling and friends’ or ‘Mr & Mrs Selva’.

 

The website will state the area the child lives in. You can search by using the left/right arrow buttons to proceed to the next child’s details. Keep going until you find another child from the area of your preference.

 

The child will be available for sponsorship again after one hour.

 

The Child Greeting Video helps you to get a more authentic perspective of a child, which includes the language they speak. Moreover, it would be costly and time-consuming to translate every Child Greeting Video, thus impacting our limited resources.

Please note that child greeting videos are not available from countries like China, Vietnam and Lebanon due to their government policies.

 

There are 5 methods:

The security of our sponsors’ information is extremely important to us, and we take stringent measures to safeguard credit card information in our care. Please refer to our Privacy and Security Policy for details. You have the right to dispute any unauthorised transaction stated on your credit card statement.
 

If you have made an error in contributing to World Vision Malaysia, we will honour your request for a refund made within 30 days of your donation. All requests must be accompanied by proof of payment. To request a refund, e-mail us at admin@worldvision.com.my or call us at 03-7800 0899.
 

Unfortunately your donations are not tax deductible as our funds are primarily channelled overseas to help children living in the poorest areas of the world. To be eligible for tax exempt status, a high proportion of the funds must benefit Malaysians.

 

Our commitment is to keep our administration and overhead costs below 20%. We have been keeping to this standard. Expenses include costs of donor care, administration, fundraising and awareness building. You can download our latest Annual Review to learn more.
 

Some of the aspects that determine the use of sponsorship contributions are infrastructure, traditions and culture, natural resources, and a community’s development phase. Depending on the level of necessity and chronology of development, funds will be channelled to develop different areas at varying amounts and at different stages.
 

Our accounts are audited by an external accounting firm and are available to donors on request. Annual reports are sent to all sponsors. You may also participate in World Vision-organised group visits to your sponsored child’s community to learn more about the development programmes being carried out.
 

No. Your contribution is pooled together with other sponsors’ contributions to facilitate long-term, holistic development work in your sponsored child’s community, breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. Simply giving money to your child and his/her family would make them dependent on external aid. Child sponsorship lets you make a real difference in a child’s life and that of his/her family. The child is also an ambassador for their community, giving you an opportunity to be more personally connected to the work we do.
 

Children from non-Asian countries are from our programmes in Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, and South Africa) and Lebanon. In Africa, complex challenges (e.g. hunger, malnutrition, gender inequality, exploitation, marginalisation, HIV/AIDS) as well as the higher costs incurred to work there make it necessary for us to implement higher contribution amounts. In Lebanon, the privatisation of services (e.g. telecommunications, electricity, health services), the need for higher security and programme implementation costs brought on by past wars and instability have led to higher costs of living and development.
 

Yes, you will receive the following each year:

Correspondence in English

Send these to the World Vision national office of your sponsored child’s country. Addresses are listed in the ‘My Letter and Gift Guide’; click here to learn more. The World Vision national office staff will translate (to the native language) if necessary, and deliver it to your sponsored child. You can also send e-Letters via the My World Vision web portal.

 

Correspondence in Chinese/Malay

Email us your letter, and we will translate to English and forward it back to you. Send these to the World Vision national office of your sponsored child’s country. Addresses are listed in the ‘My Letter and Gift Guide’; click here to learn more. The World Vision national office staff will translate to the native language (if necessary), and deliver it to your sponsored child. You can also send e-Letters via the My World Vision web portal.

If your sponsored child is from China, Chinese letters/e-Letters can be sent directly to World Vision China.

Please note that your letters/gifts will take time to arrive at their final destinations as most of the children live in far-flung communities that do not have postal services and WV staff has to travel great distances to bring them their letters/gifts.