Outreach Vietnam's child
sponsorship program guarantees that each sponsored child who attends the Anh
Linh Free School will receive a quality education and upbringing. The
sponsorship process is highly selective, with the principal making all
sponsorship decisions for students who are committed to their education and for
families who are committed to allow their children to pursue an education at
Anh Linh.
The decision to become a sponsor is one of the greatest decisions a person could ever make. Being a sponsor is your opportunity to share in the life of a young person whose future may depend on the involvement of someone like you.
Outreach Vietnam, in
collaboration with Bridges to Learning, provides sponsorship opportunities to
the children who attend the Anh Linh Free School in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As
of May 2013, 98 children still need sponsors.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO
SPONSOR A CHILD?
Your sponsorship of just
$42 per month (or $500 a year) allows a child to receive:
- Daily classes that meet Vietnam’s
curriculum standards
- Extracurricular English classes,
library access, and activities
- Two nutritious meals a day
(breakfast and lunch)
- Two new uniforms a year
- School books and supplies
- Monthly haircuts
- Health, dental and vision
screening (and treatment as needed)
- Special programs and activities
throughout the year
WHAT CAN I EXPECT AS A
SPONSOR?
A sustaining sponsorship is
a three-year commitment as students become invested in the relationship that
you share with them. The relationship becomes an important part of this
decision: both sponsor and child receive more than they would through a simple
donation. A student is carefully selected based on the principal's belief that
he/she would significantly benefit from a sponsorship relationship. Sponsorship
provides the donor with the unique opportunity to:
- Develop a relationship with their
sponsored child by exchanging photos and letters
- Know that they are supporting the
happiness of a specific child who would otherwise face a bleak and limited
future
- See the amazing difference that a
small amount of caring can bring
Over the course of one
year, a sponsor and child will develop a relationship that involves:
- A few letters a year from your
sponsored child – giving sponsors the opportunity to more fully understand
the challenges and highlights your sponsored child is going through
- Semester report cards/transcripts
- End-of-term updates, photos, and
teacher/principal reports
Initially, each sponsor
will receive an informational packet about child sponsorship and a profile of
the sponsored child. To protect the identity of children, names and photos are
withheld until a sponsorship commitment is made.
HOW DO I BECOME A SPONSOR?
Outreach Vietnam offers
individuals the unique opportunity to sponsor a child through our partner,
Bridges to Learning. Please visit the following website to become a
sponsor: http://www.bridges2learning.org/index.php/Help-a-Child/sponsor-a-child.html
