SPONSORSHIP RESOURCES

We Answer Some Frequently Asked Questions From Sponsors

Below Are Some Ways Your Can Connect With YouR Sponsored Child

On average, you will receive between 3 to 4 letters from your child every year. As you read their letters, see them grow, and watch them succeed, you will realize how great your impact can be.


You can turn your sponsorship of a child into a relationship.



The sections below give you details of ways you can keep in touch with your sponsored child.

Writing To Your Sponsored Child

We highly encourage you to write to your sponsored child as a way to build a relationship between the two of you. Letters are very special to the children as they are handwritten and something they can save for years.

Sending by Mail



All letters can be mailed to our offices in Uganda and Kenya:

In Uganda:
Child’s Name
c/o Empower a Child
P.O. Box 33273
Kampala, Uganda


In Kenya:
Empower a Child
c/o Child's Name
P.O. 3507-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Sending by Email


We realize you may have a busy schedule, making email a more convenient choice for writing. You may send an email to your child at:
sponsorship@empowerachild.org


We will print off your email and give it to your child.


By using email, you have the option of typing or handwriting a letter and scanning it to us. You also have the option to attach photos.

Send your sponsored Child A Gift

You may send extra monetary gifts twice a year: on their birthday and at Christmas. 

You may also send a monetary gift for your child’s family in order for them to buy something they may need.


In the spirit of good stewardship, through minimizing banking fees, monetary gifts, with the exception of Christmas gifts, are sent to Uganda or Kenya once a quarter. Based on when your gift is given in this disbursement cycle, it is possible that the country office will not receive the gift funds for up to four months. 


You may also send physical gifts to your child any other time of the year.

Packages need to be sent care of our staff in Africa, as they are the ones to pick up packages from the post office. Be sure to clearly mark your child’s full name on the inside of the package Large packages can be expensive to ship. Items that fit in flat envelopes are ideal.


Please allow 4-8 weeks for packages to arrive in Africa.

Address your package to:

In Uganda:
Empower a Child
c/o Roselyn Tino
P.O. Box 33273
Kampala, Uganda

In Kenya:
Empower a Child
c/o Martin Mwaniki
P.O. Box 3507-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Visiting Your Sponsored Child

We do realize that taking on sponsorship of a child for years is a big commitment, and your child will greatly appreciate what you are doing for them through sponsorship. Making to a trip to Uganda or Kenya can be a big commitment as well. While it’s not required for you to visit your child we do encourage it, if such a trip is possible for you. It’s a wonderful way to see first hand what your child talks about in their letters and it puts faces to names. If you are interested in a trip to Uganda or Kenya, learn more about mission trips or contact us. 


We do, however, discourage your child from visiting you. Your child likely lives without running water and electricity and a trip to the U.S., UK, Europe, or Australia could be very overwhelming for them and difficult to process at a young age. However, once they’ve graduated and if they are traveling on their own, we will do everything to connect you together during their trips.

Sponsorship Length Questions

  • How long does my sponsorship last?

    We wish to see children in the program complete their education through university or vocational training. If you start sponsoring a child in Primary 1 and you stay with your child all the way through, your sponsorship will be 13 years and 3 further years of university. If you’re unable to commit for that long, try to select an older child, such as a child beginning secondary school. In that case, your sponsorship will last 6 years for secondary school and a further 3 for university. We ask you commit a minimum of two years to sponsoring your child.

  • What happens to my child if I’m unable to continue my sponsorship?

    If you are for any reason unable to continue sponsoring your child, please contact us. We will begin to look for another sponsor for your child and ensure they are able to stay in the program and stay in school.

  • What happens when my child graduates or leaves the program?

    When your child graduates secondary school you’ll receive a final letter and progress report from them and be offered the chance to sponsor them through university, with details about that program. Ultimately, the child’s parent or guardian has full authority over them and if they relocate to an area where we do not operate, we are unable to keep them in the program. If this were to happen we would connect you to another child of the same sex and age, according to your wishes.