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Meet Bipasha

Girl Age 16 Oct 28, 2009
India

Bipasha is a friendly young girl who lives with her parents and brother in a small rented home in Kolkata, India. Bipasha’s father works hard as a labourer, but he is unable to earn enough money to meet the basic needs of his family. Life is an ong…

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Meet Kishan

Boy Age 5 May 19, 2020
India

Kishan is a friendly young boy who lives with his parents in Kolkata, India. Kishan and his family live in a small rented home with no running water. Kishan’s mother takes care of the home and his father works hard as an electrician. Sadly, …

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Meet Ujjawal

Boy Age 6 Sep 27, 2019
India

Ujjawal is a smart young boy who lives with his parents and brother in Kolkata, India. Ujjawal and his family live in a small rented home with no running water. Ujjawal’s mother takes care of the home and his father works hard in a plastic fa…

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Meet Naksh

Boy Age 4 Nov 29, 2020
India

Naksh is a polite young boy who lives with his parents and sister in Kolkata, India. Naksh and his family live in a small rented home with no running water. Naksh’s mother takes care of the home and his father works hard as a driver. Sadly, …

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Meet Sonali Udaysing

Girl Age 12 Dec 22, 2012
India

Sonali is a quiet young girl who lives with her parents and siblings in India. Sonali’s parents work hard as a farm labourer, but they are unable to earn enough money to provide for the basic needs of their family. The family lives in very poor co…

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Meet Aradhya

Girl Age 10 Dec 14, 2014
India

Aradhya is a cheerful young girl who lives with her parents and sister in India. Aradhya’s parents work hard as farm labourers, but they do not earn enough money to provide for the basic needs of their family. The family lives in very poor conditi…

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How sponsorship works

Receive your welcome letter in the mail

The first thing you’ll receive when you sponsor a child is a welcome letter in the mail! This letter will include your child’s profile, which tells the story of your sponsored child, and your first picture of your sponsored child. The letter will also tell you about life in your child’s country and details of your child’s specific community. You’ll also receive a bookmark which will remind you to pray for your sponsored child every day.

Write a letter and share your life with your sponsored child

While writing to your sponsored child is completely up to you, it does create a great opportunity to get to know your child better. Letter writing helps you see the lasting impact sponsorship has on a young life. We have heard so many stories of relationships that span continents and lifetimes which were created through letter writing. You can write a letter to your sponsored child and send it to us by mail!

Receive updates about your child and their community

We want to keep you up to date with your sponsored child and their community! Throughout the year, you’ll receive correspondence from your child and an annual photo, along with stories and updates from the region that highlight the impact of sponsorship in their community.

Pray for your sponsored child

We do everything we can to care for our sponsored children’s basic physical and spiritual needs. God knows each of our children’s needs better than anyone so we hope that you will join us in regularly praying for your sponsored child, their community and country.

How you can impact a child’s life

Education

ChildCARE Plus supports children from daycare to the end of high school. In some locations, CCP works with graduates through vocational training!

Food

ChildCARE Plus provides in-school meals, family food packs and emergency food to families facing extreme hunger.

Water

ChildCARE Plus brings clean water and hygiene to students in school and at home, with handwashing stations, bathrooms, wells and water filters.

Medical Care

ChildCARE Plus helps sponsored children who need medicine, surgery or are facing life-threatening conditions.

Read ChildCARE Plus stories!

Our CEO’s Story of Sponsorship

June 06, 2025

ERDO’s CEO, Daniel Lepojarvi, and his wife Sirkku have been privileged to sponsor children for almost two decades. Over the years, they’ve witnessed firsthand how lives can change.

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Introducing ERDO’s New CEO

June 05, 2025

After five meaningful years as the Director of International Programs, Daniel Lepojarvi has been appointed as ERDO’s new CEO.

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Not Just a Number: Raising Giants Through Child Sponsorship

April 01, 2025

Pastor Zowa is a bishop in the Pentecostal Assemblies of Zimbabwe, and a man who has personally impacted the lives of thousands of children in Zimbabwe.

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