Looking to sponsor a child? ActionAid India has been working with the poor and marginalised in India since 1972 and our child sponsorship program intends to benefit not just the child you sponsor, but also the community that she or he is part of.

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CHANGING
LIVES TOGETHER

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40 years of ActionAid
Founded in 1972 as an international anti-poverty agency.
Helping over 13 million of the world's poorest in over 40
countries.
In India, ActionAid work in 23 States and 1 Union Territory
and supports over 90 long term and over 200 short
term initiatives in partnership with more than 230 NGOs and
community based organizations

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ActionAid Vision
“A world without poverty, patriarchy and
injustice in which every person enjoys the
right to life with dignity”

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Action Aid Reach
ActionAid reaches out to over
6 million people in 275 districts,
belonging to dalits groups, tribal communities,
religious minorities, the urban poor, other most
backward communities and women and children.

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ActionAid Priority Areas
1. Peoples’ control over resources like land, water, forest, coast,
marine resources, minerals, commons and livelihoods
2. Democratization of the society, economy and polity at all levels
3. Women and girls’ rights are asserted as Human Rights
4. Children are recognized as political and equal citizens
5. A just, secular, violence free and peaceful society and state
6. Solidarity with struggles and progressive actions beyond local
and national boundaries

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ActionAid - How we work
ActionAid works with local NGOs to empower the local
community to address their own problems and assert
their own rights
Child Rights Land Rights
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A few stories of change.

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Ramratan, an ActionAid supported
child, hails from Sangwara village in
Madhya Pradesh and is part of the
BalPanchayat. This is a children
parliament that among various
things convinces parents to send
their children to school.
“I am now an
Upsarpanch in my
BalPanchayat”

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Once an ActionAid sponsored
child, Eshwaramma, a quadriplegic
has won the International Diana
Award. The 18 year old is now
a campaigner who works with
children living with disability in
India.
“I like to help
people. That makes
me happy.”

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ActionAid intervention in her village
has enabled Shanno and her friends
from Dabokpura village in Dhaulpur
to attend school regularly. One of
the ActionAid supported children in
her community, Shanno is an
example of how your donations can
make a difference.
“We play hide and seek
at school. It’s fun ”

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Shazia, an ActionAid supported child
hails from Bangalore. Here along with
BRIDGE we have been executing
projects in 26 wards -39 slums, aimed
at promoting community leadership &
generating awareness about rights of
women and children, thus making
dreams of these little ones a reality.
“I want to become a
teacher when I grow up”

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Sivraj is one of the sponsored children
in Singrai Village who is attending the
nearby middle school regularly. He is a
student of class five. Boys like Manoj
and Banti started attending school due
to the steps taken by Bal-Panchayat,
where Shivraj is a member
“I tell them not to skip
school ever. Like me. ”

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Rinki comes from an impoverished
family from Pitampura in
MadhyaPradesh. ActionAid's continuous
work in her community, made possible
by our donors has made school
accessible to Rinki and her friends.
“I like to read Hindi
subjects most”

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Jayanti is from Pitampura village
in MadhyaPradesh. She is one of
the best students in her class.
ActionAid has been working in her
community to promote community
leadership and generating awareness
about basic rights
“I like the simple life
here”

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How can you help?

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www.actionaid.org/india/donate
Your sponsorship of a child from one of the poor and
marginalised communities ActionAid works with will
help the efforts of these people to live a life of dignity
and self respect.
“This isn't a selfless act, its rewarding. You could call me a
donor but I know that I am the real beneficiary. I get the
satisfaction to be able to change the future of a child and
the child’s community
Deepa B, ActionAid Donor

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Welcome to the special
relationship you can have with
ActionAid Child Sponsorship
FACTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED
ON SPONSORSHIP….

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1. What is child sponsorship?
Child sponsorship is about sponsoring a child and supporting her/him
to help the family and the community of poor and deprived people in
which the child lives.
2. How would you be making a difference?
Your contribution gets dispersed very judiciously to your sponsored
child, and also her/his family. Meanwhile, a portion of it also helps
fund a variety of important projects – education, health, shelter, and
the like – which will enable the community of poor people to overcome
problems of poverty and deprivation they face.

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3.How much should you contribute?
A minimum of Rs. 6,000 a year or Rs. 18,000 for 3 years per child.
4. Would you be able to write to your sponsored child?
You can write to your sponsored child:
•in English or any other language which will then be translated if
necessary; and
•using your own handwriting since your sponsored child would
love to treasure your letter.

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5.What would you receive from your sponsored child?
- a poster with photos/drawings/handicrafts which could be a
‘journey’ map of how she/he has been living or visiting in the local
area; and
- a letter narrating some incident in her/his life.
6. How long does the sponsorship go on?
Change is a slow process. It is usual that you see the child through the
formative years and help her/him grow up. This implies a commitment
of at least 3 years. However, this is not compulsory. One year’s initial
sponsorship will also do to begin the partnership...

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For more about us
www.actionaid.org/india