How Sponsorships Work
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 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. You will receive our newsletter annually as well as a yearly update and photo for the child you sponsor. If you wish to correspond directly with your sponsored child we are happy to facilitate this!
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. You will receive our newsletter annually as well as a yearly update and photo for the child you sponsor. If you wish to correspond directly with your sponsored child we are happy to facilitate this!
Sponsorship Options
Full Sponsorship
$75/Month (or $900/year)
$75/Month (or $900/year)
- Sponsor a specific child through primary or secondary school
- The above cost covers the entire room, board, medical care, clothing, and tuition for one child to attend school as well as transport to and from their home to school for visiting with their family and pocket money for necessary personal items.
- You will receive annual progress reports and photos for the child you sponsor and have the option of corresponding with them if you wish.
Co-Sponsorship
Half-Sponsorship: $37/month (or $444 / Year)
1/3 Sponsorship: $25 / Month (or $300/Year)
Half-Sponsorship: $37/month (or $444 / Year)
1/3 Sponsorship: $25 / Month (or $300/Year)
- As a co-sponsor you will provide the same support to a child as a benefactor but you will share this commitment with either one or two other co-sponsors.
- You can choose family, friends, or colleagues to be co-sponsors with you or you can leave it to us to find individuals willing to match your commitment.
- You will receive annual progress reports and photos for the child you sponsor and have the option of corresponding with them if you wish.
Our Recruitment Process
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 University. 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 parents or guardians are then interviewed and where necessary additional research is undertaken to verify the information provided at interview. We strive to serve only the most economically needy children who would truly have no other options for the type of education TCII supports. TCII maintains an approximately 60:40 ratio favoring girls due to the additional historic disadvantages they face in their lives in Uganda.
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 parents or guardians are then interviewed and where necessary additional research is undertaken to verify the information provided at interview. We strive to serve only the most economically needy children who would truly have no other options for the type of education TCII supports. TCII maintains an approximately 60:40 ratio favoring girls due to the additional historic disadvantages they face in their lives in Uganda.