Sponsorship

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The Child is Innocent is committed to providing a first-class education to the children in our program. To this end, we solicit benefactors who will continue to support a student throughout their time in the program. With this commitment, we are able to make long-term plans, ensure the education of the student, and to continue to grow as an organization.

The funds contributed under a Benefactor or Co-Sponsorship affiliation are entirely dedicated to your child. If you are interested in contributing a lesser amount, The Child is Innocent also seeks one-time donations to assist with overhead expenses as well as donations toward the construction of our own school in Northern Uganda. Click the tabs to the right for more information.

Please read the details to the right regarding the Benefactor and Co-Sponsorship options. The tabs allow you to navigate between them. An e-mail link to contact us if you wish more information about sponsorship is below. If you decide you would like to become a sponsor we will provide you with a full information package explaining what is involved.

The journey from primary through to secondary school takes several years. Benefactors will have the opportunity to follow the progress of their sponsored child in this time. Unless you do not wish this, you will receive periodic information on the child’s scholastic performance, the activities of The Child Is Innocent, and occasional correspondence from the child.

Contact the Child is Innocent for more information about sponsoring a child, making a donation, or becoming involved with our organization.

Recruitment is a rigorous and time-consuming process. We do not have the resources to help all the children affected by the situation in northern Uganda. Moreover, our commitment to a child is long-term. In some cases we stay with children from the age of seven until they complete secondary school. For these reasons we are highly selective. We choose children we feel would benefit most from the program we offer. The children are assessed on the basis of their aptitude, motivation, financial need, and level of vulnerability.

The children are recruited into the program by our trained Ugandan staff. Through consultation with community leaders, school teachers, and others in positions to assess a child’s potential, we define an applicant pool. These children and their families are then interviewed and where necessary additional research is undertaken to verify the information provided at interview. A written evaluation of each applicant is made before a decision is made. TCII strives to maintain a ratio slightly favoring girls due to the additional disadvantages they face in their lives. Once identified, a child must await sponsorship before they can begin their education.