Our Sponsorship Programme
Sponsorship works
CRMI’s child sponsorship programme ‘Children of Hope’ has been running since 2006.
For a donation of £32/month, you can help contribute towards providing a child with education and a hot meal every day at school. This works out at just over £1/day!
We believe we are unique in that we don’t just support a child through primary school, but aim to help them reach their full potential, whatever and wherever that might be. We now have young people training as teachers, engineers, hair dressers, tailors and mechanics and some who have graduated and are working in their chosen profession.
Your sponsorship donation is pooled with other sponsors to ensure that we can distribute funds in the most effective way and to also ensure that every child in our programme receives the education and additional support that they may require. Educational costs in Uganda vary significantly according to location, institution and also class level. You will have the opportunity to build a relationship with your sponsored child through letters, photos and prayer.
We ensure that at least 80% of your sponsorship goes directly into the delivery of our child sponsorship and education programme.
The sponsorship process
We have a number of children who have been identified by our team in Uganda or by the local church or village chief. These children are photographed and profiled by the team who also visit the family’s home to assess their needs. We try to gather as much information as we can about each child and their family. However this is not always easy as written records are not necessarily kept in the same way as in the UK. Details like birthdays are sometimes not remembered accurately and the spelling of names can also vary.
Frequently, children are being looked after by grandparents or other relatives so the details about the parents or siblings may not be clear cut: for example words like ‘mother’ are used loosely to describe the female person in the role of caring for the child not necessarily the birth mother.
Where possible and appropriate we place all newly sponsored children in one of our own schools in Bombo or Nakaseke. Our schools monitor the health of the children and their families. In addition we provide support through the local clinics and hospitals.
Becoming a sponsor
When you decide to become a sponsor you will receive a photo and information about your child. You will also receive details about how to set up a standing order with your bank, enabling payments to be made regularly each month. We include a gift aid form to allow us to claim the tax back on your donation if you are a UK tax payer. This is used to the benefit of all the children.
Once payment has been set up and the office has received your paperwork, your child will start school. During our visits to Uganda we frequently have the opportunity to take photos or even make a short video of your child and/or their guardian with a message in it for you. At that time there is also the opportunity for you to send a gift for your child. You will be able to support your child in a variety of additional ways, such as helping with the cost of their school uniform, shoes and school requirements.
We encourage sponsors to write to their child through the charity and it is possible to send small gifts out with our teams if you wish to do so. The children will be encouraged to write to their sponsors twice a year and we will take annual photos of the children and provide reports on each child’s progress.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us.
Partner With Us to Build a Better Future
Over the past 10 years the charity has grown greatly and we continue to identify many needs in the communities where we are working. We rely on, and are immensely grateful for all the financial and other support we receive from many friends and supporters in the UK.
Whatever help you can give will benefit some of the poorest communities in Uganda. As a partner, with you permission, we will add you to our mailing list so that we can keep you informed about the work of the charity and how your support has helped.
General partners provide funds which can be used for any purpose. This could be anything from pencils for school to food for a family. The need may change from month to month or fill a gap for a family in need for a longer period of time.
There are two other partner type too. Click on the relevant link to find out more.