1. How much does sponsorship cost and how does it help?
It costs €22 per month to sponsor one child.
Your monthly sponsorship donation provides critically needed services to your sponsored child, his/her family and their community.
Each programme is unique because ChildFund Ireland works directly with local groups and parent committees to identify and offer the services that address the most pressing needs of that community.
2. What are the countries where I can sponsor children?
You can sponsor children in:
Thailand
3. May I choose to sponsor a boy or a girl?
Yes, you may choose the country and the gender of the child.
4. May I write to my child?
Yes, and if you wish. Please see our Letter Writing Tips for more information. In addition to this you will receive annual progress reports and letters from your child.
5. May I send a gift to my child?
Gift packages present difficulties because of extremely high duties. Therefore, we recommend that you only send small flat items that can be included in an envelope (cards, pictures, a comb, stickers, etc.). Please see our Letter Writing Tips for more information.
Alternatively, you may send money to ChildFund Ireland (not directly to the project) for a gift to be purchased for the child. 100% of your money gift will be transferred for your sponsored child and/or family and they will acknowledge receipt of the amount to you directly. Please remember to include a €5 handling fee in this. For more information on monetary gifts please click here à link to gift part on letter writing tips.
6. How much should I send as a gift?
We recommend that you send no more money than €20 as a gift for an individual child. If you wish to give more, we ask you to consider making a gift to the community or to ChildFund’s general fund, in order to benefit a greater number of children.
7. May I visit my sponsored child?
Yes, we encourage sponsor visits!
ChildFund Ireland can arrange for you to meet your sponsored child and family in their village. Please contact Sponsor Relations Team 3 months ahead of your departure date so arrangements can be made and a police check conducted.
A project representative will accompany you during your visit. You will be required to pay any expenses incurred by yourself, your sponsored child and the national office/ project representative as part of the visit.
8. I do not wish to sponsor a child now but I would like to help, what can I do?
You can make a donation to ChildFund Ireland to help the numerous children waiting for a sponsor or to be spent on a project, and remain anonymous if you wish.
9. What happens if I cannot continue as a child sponsor?
If your circumstances change and you can no longer sponsor a child, we will understand. We will find another sponsor for the child as soon as we can. The child will continue to be supported in the interim.
10. Will I receive an annual statement?
Yes, it is our policy to issue annual statement of all payments received to all our supporters.
11. What’s the story with tax rebate?
As a registered charity, we can reclaim tax on all annual donations of €250 or more made by PAYE taxpayers. This can increase value of your donation by up to 69% at no extra cost to you.
For more information on this please visit our Tax Rebate page.
12. What methods of payment are acceptable?
Sponsorship payments can be made by Standing Order, Credit Card, Cheque, Postal Order or Bank Draft.
Sponsorship can be paid monthly, quarterly, half yearly or annually.
13. Â Where can I get a Sponsorship Payslip?
If you wish to make your sponsorship payments by cheque/money order, you can do so by downloading the payment slip here
