My name is Zahraa
I am 16 years old
I am Syrian!
Sponsorship is designed to keep practical support present as a child grows.
Depending on the child’s context and program arrangements, that support can contribute toward essential needs such as education, healthcare, clothing, food, school materials, and other everyday requirements identified through MWL’s sponsorship work.
The value of sponsorship is not one isolated intervention. It is the continuity of care around a child over time.
9,358 children supported through MWL sponsorship in 2025.
Comprehensive Care Your sponsorship will provide the following: cash assistance, food, clothing, healthcare, education, school supplies, psychosocial and recreational support, and caregiver early recovery activities. Alongside those an orphan with receive year-round and seasonal support such as annual health checks, community center activities, Ramadan food baskets and iftars, Eid clothing, Qurbani distribution, back-to-school supplies, winter clothing, caregiver skill-building, and community carnivals.
After your sponsorship begins, you will receive a welcome confirmation and access to sponsorship updates through MWL’s donor communication channels.
MWL aims to provide quarterly updates so sponsors can remain connected to the child they support. In some locations, updates may take longer when access, security, or local conditions affect field communication.
Sponsorship is designed to create continuity for the child and meaningful visibility for the sponsor.
You select a child from the available sponsorship profiles and begin a recurring sponsorship. Your support is then connected to that child through MWL’s sponsorship program, helping maintain continuity around their essential needs over time.
Sponsorship can contribute toward essential areas of a child’s life such as education, healthcare, food, clothing, school materials, and other everyday needs identified through the program.
Yes. Unlike the General Orphan Fund, which supports MWL’s wider orphan-care work, child sponsorship is designed around sustained support connected to an individual child.
Yes. The current sponsorship platform allows you to browse available child profiles and filter by factors such as nationality, age range, and gender before making your selection.
MWL aims to provide sponsors with quarterly updates. Timing may occasionally vary where field access, security conditions, or communication challenges affect how quickly information can be collected and verified.
You will receive confirmation that your sponsorship has started, followed by access to the available sponsorship updates and communications associated with the child you support.
Yes. Where multiple sponsorships are available through the platform, you may choose to support more than one child.
Sponsorship is intended to provide continuity, but circumstances can change. Sponsors can contact MWL for assistance with changes to their recurring sponsorship arrangement.
A child may leave the sponsorship program for different reasons, including changes in family circumstances, age, relocation, or other program considerations. If this happens, MWL will communicate the change and explain the available next steps.
Support is guided by the child’s circumstances, local program context, and needs identified through MWL’s sponsorship and field processes. The aim is to keep support practical and relevant as the child grows.
No. Education is an important part of childhood, but sponsorship is designed around wider everyday needs that may also include health, food, clothing, and other forms of practical support.
Sponsor a Child creates sustained support connected to one child. The General Orphan Fund pools contributions across MWL’s broader orphan-support work so assistance can respond flexibly across different children, households, and needs.
Yes. If you prefer not to begin an individual recurring sponsorship, you can contribute to the General Orphan Fund, which supports MWL’s broader orphan-care programming.
Child information and communications should be handled in line with MWL’s safeguarding and privacy practices. Public profiles and sponsor communications should share only what is appropriate for the child’s safety and dignity.
Direct contact should take place only through the communication channels and safeguarding processes established by MWL. This helps protect the privacy and safety of both the child and sponsor.
Because children grow through changing stages and needs. Consistent sponsorship helps keep support present beyond one moment, giving a child greater continuity through school, health, and everyday life.