Child Education Sponsorship in The Gambia

Sponsoring Child Education In The Gambia

​What is Child Sponsorship?

Child sponsorship is a type of fundraising effort in which a child beneficiary is linked to a donor sponsor through the aid of a charitable organisation. In certain situations, the donated funds go to a lot of uses including health, security and infrastructure in the child’s community while in other cases, the funds are only used for the purpose of education whereby the child will be provided with equipment, books and uniform to help with their education.
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Recent research, however, has shown that children do better in their education and other areas when their family and community are thriving around them hence the reason why child sponsorship programs now deal with issues of sustainability such as the provision of clean water, income generation schemes, health care and education centres in areas without schools. For more information, visit Actionaid

 Why sponsor a child to go to school?

Sponsoring a child affords you the opportunity to contribute your quota to helping individuals and communities in need. Every little helps when it comes to child sponsorship and you can even learn about a distant culture and community as a bonus, right from your location.

1. Child sponsorship goes beyond helping just a child; it has a ripple effect because by sponsoring the child, the family is also being sponsored by extension. It helps to end the cycle of poverty.
2. A sponsored child is more likely to finish their education. With the harsh reality of many children being forced to drop out of school early due to their parent’s financial constraints, many children can finish their education through sponsorship. Education is key to combating poverty and better education means a better future through more opportunities and a chance to end the cycle of poverty. 
3. Through child sponsorship, you can put a name and a face to change and the war against poverty. The figures showing millions of people living in poverty are not easy to comprehend for many. By sponsoring a child, you are connected to the reality people face in a unique way. Sponsors are provided with regular updates on the children they are sponsoring and this helps you witness the growth of the children being sponsored.
4. You know exactly what your money is used for. It is more transparent than regular philanthropy and you can see real and tangible evidence of how your money is improving lives.
5. You can make a substantial difference in an affordable way. Child sponsorship is one of the best ways to see how a small amount of money can bring about incredible change.  For more information, please visit UNICEF.

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How to empower a girl child through education

Care.org notes that an educated girl is more likely to delay marriage and childbirth enjoy greater income and productivity and raise fewer, healthier and better-educated children. Empowering a girl child through education can be achieved in a variety of ways. One of which is to make schools for girls safe and their environment conducive. Education truly empowers the girl child. Evidence suggests that women and girls who have access to education and have skills in their arsenal to be independent economically are empowered to live healthier and more productive lives.

Empowerment is the process of gaining confidence and strength particularly in exercising control over one’s life and claiming one’s rights. Girls today become women tomorrow and for them to be empowered, inequality and gender gaps have to reduce. Gender bias, culturally imbibed malpractices, child marriage, poor health and sanitation are among the negative issues being faced by girls. Lack of education, however, remains the biggest problem of them all. 

In order for these problems to be solved, there needs to be identified by the victims first. A lack of education prevents this from happening. Without girls knowing their rights, they cannot accomplish their dreams. This is why girls should be empowered through education.

At the SaGG Foundation, you can sponsor a girl from £10 a month to enable a girl to gain access to education in The Gambia. This will enable her to build a future for herself and her family. You can also make a donation towards the provision of educational supplies such as books, bags, uniforms and stationary for girls in The Gambia.

What you get for sponsoring a child through education?

The greatest gain you can have for sponsoring a child through education is a sense of giving hope. Your sponsorship makes a difference in the lives of children surely but a child knowing that irrespective of their unique circumstances, someone cares enough about them to sponsor their education is priceless and makes a huge difference in the life of that child.
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In some cases, you can get to have a life long relationship with the child you are sponsoring through regular correspondence with the child and receive updates on how the child's schooling and welfare. Sponsoring a child through education allows you to know that you are helping communities to grow and become self-sustaining. 

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