Most sponsorship organizations do not run their own schools. They simply support partner schools with their dollars. Our partner in India operates their own network of schools which ensures the high quality and holistic development needed to transform communities. Your sponsorship includes not only education, but also medical and community support.

Absolutely 100% yes! India has the highest population of children in the world, as well as the largest number of children in poverty. Extreme poverty puts them at risk for exploitation and abuse. Education not only provides a safe place to grow up, but also the tools to rise above economic poverty. You are providing a quality education as well as a safe and loving environment that changes the trajectory of a child’s life forever.

Children study a preparatory, government-approved curriculum, with English as the primary language of instruction. Without the ability to speak and write English, underprivileged children have little chance to excel in Indian society. Students also receive a values-based education promoting the principles of freedom, equality, and human dignity for all. Our GSSs provide education to children regardless of their class, creed, or faith.

Your sponsorship subsidizes tuition, uniforms, school supplies, nutrition supplements (where necessary), textbooks, teacher salaries, and administrative costs. You are enabling children to receive a top-quality, English-medium, values-based education, and launch India’s most at-risk children toward dignity, equality, safety, and security. Additionally, your sponsorship donation provides valuable health and economic resources to students’ families and the community.

You may send an extra donation for the classroom, but not individual gifts or donations for your child. Not all children have sponsors who are able to send gifts, so imagine being the child who is left out.

Christmas is a good time of year to send an extra donation that will be used for class parties, as is the end of the school year. Please email us, and we’ll help you with that gift.

YES! In fact, we encourage you to write notes of encouragement and send birthday greetings. You can email a personal note or a photo of a card you’ve written to childsponsorship@dfnusa.org, and we’ll send it to India for you. Rest assured! Your child will receive your letter, but it can take 2-3 months to get your message to the school. Communication is challenging in India, but our schools do their very best to make sure students write their sponsors at least once a year.

Since the main goal of sponsorship is to free children by providing a complete education, our hope is that you will commit to sponsoring your child until he/she graduates. And then we hope you’ll consider taking on another deserving child!

Due to inflation, child sponsorship rates tend to increase every 5 or 6 years. When that happens, you will be charged at the new rate to meet the needs of the education, healthcare, and whole care your child receives. We will always notify you prior to making this change and give you the option to remain at your current rate.

To make a change in your monthly sponsorship, email us, or log into your Donor Portal.

Your child does not receive cash but rather the assurance that they have full access to community development programming in their area. Our proven model allows a one-to-one relationship between a sponsor and a student, while pooling the gifts of all sponsors who support children. Additionally, to give their education value, most students pay a subsidized school fee each year. Your continued gift of child sponsorship ensures long-term sustainability of your child’s education.

Absolutely! Nothing will increase our work in India more than you getting your friends involved. You can host an event at your church, in your home, in your workplace, or even at your community fair. Your event can be 10 people or 100 people. We’ll give all the materials, promo pieces, and resources you’ll need to host a successful event. Email us for more information.