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- $500 a year sustains sponsorship of a child.
- 20 children are in immediate need of sponsors.
- 220 children are currently being sponsored by SHARE donors.
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How much it costs and what it covers
For $500 per year, a sponsor in the U.S. is able to pay for primary school fees, books, school supplies, school uniforms, basic social services, and an annual physical evaluation. Emergency food bags of maize are provided where necessary.
Why sponsorship is needed
The AIDS epidemic has produced thousands of orphans in Kenya, and the numbers are rising rapidly; these are children who do not have AIDS themselves; they have been orphaned by the deaths of both their parents from AIDS. These orphans are in dire need of guardianship, education, and basic necessities; needs that are fulfilled by the SOS program.
Dec. 24, 2007 letter from Dr. MacGuffie to sponsors and friends of SHARE.
With your donation, you will sponsor a specific child
A commitment for a minimum of one year of sponsorship is required. We hope that each sponsor will re-new their commitment at the end of the year, or even better, commit to more than one year at a time.
You will get updates about your sponsored child
Sponsors are able to monitor the progress of their orphan(s) through annual school and health reports that are prepared by our SHARE social workers in Kenya. Our social workers are highly trained professionals who personally oversee the well-being of every SOS orphan.
Sponsors are encouraged to correspond with their orphan(s)
Interested sponsors can exchange letters and photos with their child. All SHARE sponsored orphans’ education includes the study of the English language and this allows for ease of communication between orphans and sponsors. We will provide you with information where to send letters, which may be mailed by post or by email. Some sponsors also send gifts (such as books or clothing) to their child.
Read some of the letters sent to their sponsors by Evance Otteno Ochola, and Everlyne Anyango Kamarian – p1, p2.
Who raises the sponsored children?
The children are raised by guardians. In cases where there are no guardians, the children are placed in a boarding school.
Sponsored children
How to donate
If you would like to sponsor a child, please contact us in order to initiate the sponsorship process.
Is donation tax-deductible?
All donations toward orphan sponsorship are 100% tax-deductible. Further details of SHARE’s non-profit registration are available.
Background
In the early 1990s, SHARE began its first efforts at helping by building an orphanage. This worked out well; Double Joy Farm is functioning and has about one hundred orphans. But as the numbers of orphans grew astronomically, it became evident that maintaining them in their home villages would enable us to support many more orphans and at the same time ensure that their ties with relatives and friends would be preserved. To this end, we started the SHARE Orphan Sponsorship (SOS), an adopt-an-orphan program, in 1993.
An article with more details on the SOS program is available.