Mensur laughing at the back of his house

Child Sponsorship

Make an impact.

Help change a child's life today

World Vision Ethiopia’s Child Sponsorship Programme started in 1975 to support children affected by poverty and drought. What began as a simple connection between a sponsor and a child has grown into a long-term, community-based approach that tackles the root causes of poverty. Sponsorship helps children access essentials like clean water, nutritious food, healthcare, education, and protection, while also nurturing their emotional, social, and spiritual development.

The impact goes far beyond the individual child. Sponsorship funds support programs that empower families, strengthen local systems, build infrastructure, and create lasting change for entire communities. Our model focuses on sustainability. When a community becomes self-reliant, we transition out, knowing the progress will continue. Today, World Vision Ethiopia reaches millions of children across the country, helping them grow up safe, healthy, and full of hope for the future.

The Impact you're part of

128,000 Registered Children

In 2025, we have registered 128,000 children through Sponsorship

100,000 children already sponsored

100,000 children are linked with sponsors

13 Support Offices

Currently partnering with us

Child Sponsorship Achievement

Community Led Child Protection

A total of 439 child wellbeing committee members were strengthened and capacitated throughout the area programmes.

29,842 of the most vulnerable children (0 to 18 years) were supported to address their needs.

Enhancing the participation of children and amplifying their voice

Since peer monitoring is the best tool to hear the voice of children, 23, 639 children were trained to support child monitoring in operational vicinities.

A total of 25, 248 Children, Adolescents and Youth meaningfully participated in actions that support ending violence against children.

Children's positive relationship with God, parents/caregivers, neighbors and peers

A sum of 4772 Celebrating Families facilitators were trained to support the Faith-Based Organisations, communities and families to help develop children’s positive relationships.

There were 1639 Celebrating Families workshop participants reporting they are somewhat or highly motivated to nurture children based on the tenets of their faith spiritually.

Engaging communities/citizens to improve public service on child well-being

From Area Programs, 216 Staff, Volunteers and Stakeholders have been trained and organised on Community Voice Action.

A sum of 279 facilities/services that World Vision targets in an AP that have Community Voice Action service improvement action plans developed.

Improving community access to feedback and complaint mechanism for program quality

Area Programmes have collected 94 Community Voice Action evidence products in the different woredas of implementation.

There were 29 examples of occasions where community feedback was used in sub-national and national advocacy activities/events/documents.

"I want to be a doctor when I grow up"

Hilina, 9

The Lives You Have Changed

Meseret and her daughter sponsorship programme

World Vision’s Sponsorship Programme A Beacon of Hope for Children and their Families

A Mother’s Hope Restored

Transforming Lives, One Family At A Time, Through Child Sponsorship

You can be the reason a child grows up with hope.

When you sponsor a child, you help provide the tools they need to grow up healthy, educated, and protected. You’ll get to know them, watch them grow, and see the real difference you're making in their life.