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Child Sponsorship

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You can sponsor a child (or multiple children) directly with the Project office in Addis Ababa. For more details on the arrangements, simply email the office here. Alternatively, UK-based individual supporters may find it simpler and more convenient to join our sponsorship scheme - details of which are below.

About the Project

The Community Based Integrated Sustainable Development Organisation (CBISDO for short) is a slum-redevelopment project based in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Work in the area began in 1989, overseen by the Integrated Holistic Approach Urban Development Project - or IHA-UDP. Over the years, the district has been transformed by adopting a holistic approach through projects providing housing, sanitation, healthcare, care for the elderly and so on. One of the prime tasks was to improve the education system from the Kindergarten through to the High School.

Details of the Scheme

The Project scheme is very well run and is administered by a Trust who run the scheme in accordance with a Trust Deed (a very lengthy and thorough document).

The cost of sponsoring a child for 1 year is currently £120, equivalent to just £10 per month. That is great value when you consider the long-term benefits of the ‘investment’ in the child.

We have details of a number of children who have been identified by the Trust as high priority for sponsoring. It would be great if you would consider sponsoring one of these children. In particular, there is the opportunity to sponsor a child who has been impacted by AIDS - either an orphan and/or testing positive to the virus. Please indicate on the response form if you would like to sponsor one of these children.

Now to the admin details - if you would like to sponsor a child, please complete the response form overleaf and return it to Paul Wilson at the address shown.

We will then send you a fact sheet with a passport sized photo of the child and the Standing Order mandate (if applicable) for you to complete and send to your Bank or Building Society.

The Trust have a translator available so you can write to your child as often as you like. The project staff will send you a health and school progress report every August. It’s brilliant to receive an update as you can see how much of a difference your sponsorship is making to your child.

Why sponsor a child?

The Child Sponsorship programme was developed to overcome two major barriers to achieving their dream of giving every child the chance to be educated:

25% of the children were not able to go to school at any stage as their parents could not afford the fees (there is no free schooling as we have in the UK);
of those who were lucky enough to start at school, the drop-out numbers in the 2nd term were very high due to the parents being unable to keep up with the payment of the fees.

The situation of so many children unable to go to school contributed to many of the social problems in the area such as child labour, prostitution and so on.

There are three payment methods to choose from:

1) £30 initial payment to cover the first 3 months, then £10 per month by standing order; or
2) £30 initial payment to cover the first 3 months, then £30 by standing order every quarter; or

3) A cheque for £120 - i.e. full year up front.

How to sponsor a child

Please download the sponsorship form, and send a completed copy to the address shown. If you have any questions about the scheme, please contact the administrator, Paul Wilson, directly.

If you want to tell other people about the scheme, you can download a colour leaflet.

Supporters based in the USA are also able to sponsor children via Oakseed Ministries. Please see their website for more details.

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