Sponsor a child
Sponsor A Child
For many families who live hand-to-mouth, the chances that they can pay for their children’s education are next to nothing. Many of the parents in the villages we serve are illiterate and besides having little hope of substantially changing their lives, they do not value sending a child to school but instead send them to the farms and engage them into early marriages. The orphaned children are the most affected! Even for children with all parents, typically the father is not responsible and the mother moves from job to job in distant villages so the care for these children comes down to grandparents. Most of these caretakers grow vegetables is a small garden to sell at the market and more often than not, this income is not enough even for basic needs.
Uganda has about of 21 million children, translating to 46%of the total population. Many of these children are trapped in poverty and are not able to access education. This situation has been made worse by COVID-19 pandemic, where some parents lost their business / jobs due to prolonged lockdown and the long closure of schools that exposed many children to abuse and exploitation.
According to UNICEF, around 1 in 10 school children did not return to school in January 2022 after Ugandan schools were closed for nearly 2 year. Out of the 91% children that enroll for primary school, 53% complete primary and only 34% complete secondary school.
We believe that access to quality education and healthcare is the key to helping children break out of poverty. For that reason, educational child sponsorship is the heart of our OVC support program. Together with local leaders and social workers, PARC identifies orphans and other children from neediest families and offer them a scholarship to attend school. When you sponsor a child, you not only empower children to utilize their full potential but also directly help to break the cycle of poverty in Uganda.
What we do with your money?
Our sponsorship fund supports children from poor and vulnerable backgrounds to enroll, get meals, basic healthcare, and psychosocial support. Your donation are pooled into a sponsorship fund to enable us equitably provide for all of the children in our school, through paying staff salaries, school meals, medical care, and other operational costs of the school.
How are needy children identified?
Our team closely work with community leaders and social workers to identify orphans and needy children at risk of not getting education. We conduct vulnerability assessment for these children, and for those who qualify, we enroll them in our school. Their background information is collected and securely kept on file for reference when we get a sponsor.
How to become a sponsor?
Anyone that believes giving is empowering! It is just a commitment. If you are interested in sponsoring a child, all you have to do is apply and our team will get back to confirming receipt of your funds. As a sponsor, you will receive an update two or three times a year regarding your sponsored child’s academic progress (report), a photo plus a personal message or drawing.
How much does it cost to sponsor a Child?
Here is the list of categories to choose from and our team will be happy to give you more information about these categories where needed.
MONTH for nursery school fees and requirements (school uniform, writing essentials, and school meals)
MONTH for primary school fees and requirements (school uniform, writing essentials, and school meals)
MONTH for secondary school fees and requirements
MONTH for secondary boarding school
MONTH for tertiary (vocational training or university tuition) on average. However, tuition varies with course and the institution offering the course.
How is my Sponsorship Important?
The sponsorship funds are pooled to enable us to equitably provide for all of the children in our school, through paying staff salaries, school meals, medical care, and other operational costs of the school, and psychosocial support.
Therefore you are not only changing the life of your sponsored child, but giving many vulnerable children a life time opportunity, because we provide children with quality education, as well as supporting them and their families to become economically self-reliant. It’s an easy way to give back while making a lasting impact on a child and the community at-large