Sponsorship criteria

Member: the sponsor should be the member of "ensemble, agissons" abiding by all its norms and policies. (fee adherence)

Selection: the Project will select the child and send the child and family profile for enrollment along with a burst size photo to "ensemble, agissons".

Correspondence: sponsor will not have direct contact with the child through any mode of communication. (letter, phone or mail). He/she will not give or transfer money or things directly to the child or family. All the correspondence and transactions will go through the Project at the partner agency has a right to open the parcel, post, letters before delivering to the child.

Gifts and money: the sponsor will not give money to individual child but he/she is free to give the amount in the name of the child which will be utilized for the child indirectly. E.g. the amount will be used to provide school materials, library books or sports materials to the school or community where the child studies or lives. The purpose is that we don’t discriminate other children in the name of sponsorship but provide equal opportunity to all children, of course giving special attention to the sponsored child.

The sponsor can offer gifts to the child and the family. Preferably the gifts should help the child and the family. It is advisable to give those gifts which help the child for education and increase their talent.

Correspondence: the sponsor can contact the child through letters addressed to Vimukti. However the child will answer to the letter thrice a year. For Christmas (November), Easter (March) and thirdly to inform about its academic performance (July).

Sponsor Visit: the sponsor can visit the Project and the child. However to make the visit more fruitful for both we request you to give prior information about your arrival.

Child protection policy: the sponsor should sign the child protection policy which helps the sponsor to safe guard the child wellbeing.

The sponsor has a right to get all the information regarding the child, family and Project. He/she can request for any detail or information under the purview of sponsorship.

Sponsorship fee: member of "ensemble, agissons" (the sponsor) should pay a specific amount (20 Euro) every month as the sponsorship maintenance fee and program cost to the organisation.

The sponsor should maintain a long term relationship with the child. Frequent changes or short sponsorship period will not help the children.

The philosophy of child sponsorship

The philosophy of child sponsorship programme lies mostly in building love and affection between sponsors and children who are at different corners of the world. Right from the world war times children particularly orphaned destitute and neglected have been the focus of sponsorship programme. In due course what started as a humanitarian gesture towards the children who are lacking love and succor, turned out to be major movements in building human relations across the globe, in general and in the development of underprivileged children in particular. Today the reason is not world war but the scenario is same with the children fighting in fatigue against the war of illiteracy, unemployment, poverty, malnutrition, child trafficking, girl child infanticide, child marriages and similar social evils. The children in the villages are considered as burden or liability until they earn for the family. So the children though they cross the age of childhood they never enjoy childhood.

The "ensemble agissons" sponsorship program through the partnership of Vimukti Pothnal gives the right type of linkages, access and continuous contacts required for fostering relationship between children and sponsors on a long term basis. The initial focus on children through education and personality development input and family support promises the child a bright future. The main goal of sponsorship is child education through which rest all the weaknesses turn into strength. – Knowledge is Power.

There are those unfortunate children who are born in this earth but are burden to the family. The future of these children is at stake. Given any chance to themselves these children are not able to find a better prosperous future for themselves. But yes! We can together bring meaning to this child’s existence; we can help the child for its future in a better way. " Ensemble, agissons" along with its Indian/Raichur Partner has a plan to bring smiles on the faces of these children.

Arun Lobo, Director of Vimukti Pothnal