Sponsor a girl
You can sponsor a girl today and support a whole community. Your donations will help more girls to get an education, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to raise their voices, stay in school longer and stop harmful practices like child marriage. Your donation will support communities with water and healthcare as well as protection in an emergency.
Start your sponsorship journey today by choosing where you’d like to sponsor a girl below.
SPONSOR A GIRL
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
HOW SPONSORSHIP WORKS
A unique connection
Support girls and whole communities
From as little as 65p a day
Antora's story
Child marriage is a big problem in Antora’s community in Bangladesh. But thanks to child sponsorship, this 10-year-old girl doesn't fear marriage and is able to go to school.
She also attends a club that teaches her about her right to refuse child marriage, how handwashing can protect her from diseases and how to shelter safely if a disaster strikes.
“I don’t think I will be married early. I like going to school!”
Now more than ever, sponsors are needed to help girls like Antora continue learning through these tough circumstances.
WHY CHOOSE PLAN INTERNATIONAL?
About us
At Plan International UK we’ve been advancing children’s rights and equality for girls for over 85 years. We’re working to create a world where every child is safe and protected from violence and have access to the education, healthcare, clean water and future opportunities they need to thrive.
We use local knowledge
Our pioneering child sponsorship programme supports communities to protect and empower children and champion girls’ rights. We work closely with children, girls and local communities, listen to the challenges they face and combine our expertise with their knowledge to find long lasting solutions together.
We strive for lasting impact
By choosing to sponsor with Plan International UK, you will help create lasting change for children who need it most. You will form a one-to-one connection with the child you sponsor, and your donations will be used to fund vital projects benefiting whole communities in the country where your sponsored child lives.
WHY SPONSOR A GIRL
Every three secondsanother girl becomes a child bride
Three million girls a yearare at risk of female genital mutilation
Girls are 2.5 times more likelyto be out of school in conflict-affected countries
HOW SPONSORSHIP HELPS GIRLS THRIVE
17 MILLION GIRLS WORLDWIDE WERE REACHED BY PLAN INTERNATIONAL LAST YEAR
Access to clean water and healthcare
Protection from child marriage
An equal chance to learn
Working with boys and men
TOGETHER FOR GIRLS’ FUTURES
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Amrita
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YOU CAN HELP HER ACHIEVE HER DREAM
Layza is a sponsored child who lives in a rural community in Maranhão state, Brazil.
She was part of a Plan International project around child protection. This project set out to help her and other children in her community identify forms of abuse they may be exposed to and to understand their rights and how to protect themselves.
“This was a very important programme for me. We played, we talked about bullying and abuse. Now, I even know how to identify when someone is looking at me in a weird way, I know how to protect myself.”
Every girl, like Layza, dreams of what she wants to be. For Layza this is to be a leader in government. Support girls like Layza to know their rights and achieve their dreams.