Child sponsorship leads to a lifetime of learning. It’s a powerful approach to Christian child development, providing children with a broader view of the world and educating sponsors about the political and economic realities sponsored children face. This relationship provides both children and sponsors with a concrete example of how God works around the world.

Learning for Life focuses on a child’s life from school age until program completion, aiming to prepare each sponsored child with the skills and knowledge required to assume adulthood, including those activities that will make the community a better place to live. We focus on preparing children to:

• Follow Jesus Christ in faith and deed as part of their spiritual training
• Support themselves and share with others in need as part of their economic training
• Be responsible members of their family, church, community and nation as part of their social training
• Maintain their own physical well-being

The knowledge and skills gained through these various activities contribute to the quality of life children experience throughout their whole lives. It all starts with one person taking the time to sponsor one child.

Foundation is a potent advocate for children; any child that participates in a program stands a great chance of experiencing powerful changes in character, understanding, attitude and behavior, not to mention making some new friends along the way. There are three main things you need to know about child participation: