Child Sponsorship Programs

India - SEDS (SOCIAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY) Located in central southern India, child sponsorship began here in conjunction with watershed management programs. Schools with sponsored children are offered further support by way of sanitation, clean water, horticultural plots, and generally cleaner schools. This program commenced in early 1995, prompted by a visit to SEDS that found many schools but few students. Sponsorship has provided practical outcomes for many very poor families whose children are now receiving education for the first time. Schools in the SEDS area have become better places for all children.

India - Calcutta - ABWU: (ALL BENGAL WOMENS' UNION) This home for young girls and secondary school aged students has been managed by ABWU for many years. Girls from urban Calcutta receive long term care in a safe environment. They attend school daily, and older girls receive training as secretaries, garment makers, cooks etc. They also participate in cultural activities and special events with other schools. The home is operated by volunteers.