Children's welfare
Orphan care
Keep orphaned children with family, fed, in school and looked after.
Illustrative photo: Oyemike Princewill / Unsplash
Objective for the 2026 funding round
Keep 250 orphaned children living safely with relatives, fed and in school, and make their households self-reliant within three years so support can move on to the next family.
Who it reaches: Children who have lost one or both parents, and the grandmothers, aunts and older siblings raising them.
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From $70: two months of food for one child living with a relative.
The need
When parents die of AIDS, malaria or accidents, children usually go to a grandmother or an aunt who is already stretched. Without help, older children leave school to work and younger ones go hungry. Institutional orphanages are rarely the answer; supported families are.
What your gift does
- $70two months of food for one child living with a relative
- $90school uniform, shoes and a year of supplies
- $400a year of caseworker visits, food and school costs for one child
Where your donation goes
The planned budget for this cause. Every quarter, the field report shows what was actually spent against each line.
- Monthly food packagesMaize flour, beans, oil and fortified porridge delivered to each household and signed for.38%$34 of $90
- School costsFees, uniforms, shoes, books and exam registration.24%$22 of $90
- CaseworkersLocal caseworkers who visit every household monthly and follow up on health and safety.20%$18 of $90
- Savings groups for guardiansTraining and starter capital so households can stand on their own.10%$9 of $90
- Monitoring and reportingIndependent checks, data collection and your quarterly field report.8%$7 of $90
How we do it
- 1
Local caseworkers identify children who have lost one or both parents, with village leaders and schools.
- 2
Each child's guardian gets a monthly food and school package, delivered and signed for.
- 3
Caseworkers visit every household monthly to check health, schooling and safety.
- 4
Guardians join savings groups so the household can stand on its own within three years.
What we measure and report
Targets for the 2026 funding round. Results against each one are published in the quarterly field report sent to every donor to this cause.
| Measure | Target |
|---|---|
| Children supported in family care | 250 |
| School attendance of supported children | 90%+ |
| Households visited every month | 100% |
| Guardians in savings groups | 80% |
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Choose an amount
- $70two months of food for one child living with a relative
- $90school uniform, shoes and a year of supplies
- $400a year of caseworker visits, food and school costs for one child
Gifts start at $50. Choose your own amount on the next page.
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Questions donors ask
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Yes. A gift to a named cause is recorded against that cause and spent on that programme. If a cause becomes fully funded, we use extra gifts for the next round of the same programme, and tell you in the report.
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