English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Please see the March 19, 2020 statement from Pearl S. Buck International for an update on the well-being of our sponsored children and their families during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. You can read the statement here.
Children Around the World Need Your Help
Children with special needs or whose families suffer from abject poverty live in overcrowded and under-served orphanages in Vietnam, where their only food for the day might be a little bit of rice gruel. In addition, children and youth who have HIV are discriminated against being able to go to school, get a job, or have any avenue to success.
Young boys and girls in the Philippines face the excruciating decision of whether to stay in school and get the education they need to climb out of poverty or be wooed by the enticing but false promises of the sex tourism industry to earn money to help feed and support their families.
Girls in China want to stay in school to achieve their dreams of being teachers, doctors, and more.
In Thailand, hill tribe children and their families face intense racial discrimination—the children drop out of school to help feed and support their families and are at risk of never breaking the cycle of poverty in which they are stuck.
You Can Make a Difference
Malnutrition, disease, and a lack of education are all daunting obstacles these children and their families face on a daily basis. Because of this, they dream of a better life. Without help, however, the means to achieve it lie out of reach. But for only $1.00 a day, humanitarian aid from compassionate donors like you can make a life-changing difference. This aid, facilitated by our overseas offices, provides nutrition, medical care, education, school supplies, and/or psycho-social programs that help children survive today and provides hope, skills, and health for a brighter tomorrow.
Sponsor A Child
Child Sponsors provide vital support to a child in need while developing a one-on-one relationship with their sponsored child through the letters they write and receive. For only $1 a day a sponsor can make a life-changing difference for one child.
We know that children sponsored through Pearl S. Buck International:
- Have better employment opportunities when they graduate because they were able to devote time and effort to studying and doing well in school
- Have more food security and access to more nutritional, better quality food
- Are healthier thanks to regular doctor and dentist visits
- Benefit from psycho-social programs such as home visits, family education, and cultural celebrations to instill they are valuable citizens of the world.
We know that Pearl S. Buck International child sponsors:
- Develop a close relationship with their sponsored child or children due to our one-sponsor-to-one child policy
- Share a bond with their sponsored child or children that evolves and grows through the sharing of letters, drawings, and gifts
- Know that over 85% of their generosity goes directly to fund the health, education, and psycho-social programs that support their child or children
Chloe
Age: 9
Country: Philippines
Chloe is a bright, happy third grader who likes jumping rope and playing hide and seek with her friends. She wants to be a doctor when she grows up. As her sponsor you can encourage her to do her best to achieve her dreams.
Alyssa
Age: 17
Country: Philippines
Alyssa is in her senior year of high school. She would love to be a chef one day. As her sponsor, you can encourage her to pursue her dreams.
Jonnatan
Age: 11
Country: Philippines
Jonnatan is a helpful and athletic boy who loves basketball and reading. He would like to be a sailor and sail around the world. Your support can help make his dreams come true.
Ana Mary
Age: 9
Country: Philippines
Ana Mary is a friendly, active girl who likes to play games with the neighborhood children. She dreams of becoming a doctor someday. You can help her achieve success as her sponsor.
Ngoc
Age: 8
Country: Vietnam
Ngoc is a little girl with special needs and cannot speak but she always wears a smile and is happy to meet new people. Your support as her sponsor will help her learn and grow.
Ehra Mae
Age: 7
Country: Philippines
Ehra Mae is a friendly first grader that likes to sing, dance, and draw pictures. She would like to be a teacher one day. For $1 a day your support will help Ehra Mae reach her goals.
Renez
Age: 7
Country: Philippines
Renez is an active and healthy little girl who likes to play with her friends, sing, and dance. She would like to be a teacher one day. With your help, Renez will be able to have a bright future.
Janwalai
Age: 11
Country: Thailand
Janwalai is a Karen hill tribe girl who is confident and cheerful. She likes playing with her friends and wants to be a teacher. Your support will help her stay in school and reach her goals.
Gorndanai
Age: 2
Country: Thailand
Gorndanai is a cheerful boy who likes running and playing with his friends. He wants to be a soldier when he grows up. Your support will help him realize his potential.
Theeranan
Age: 2
Country: Thailand
Theeranan loves school and playing with his friends. He would like to be a police officer when he grows up. Your sponsorship will help him stay in school and give him confidence to do his best.
Thanh
Age: 3
Country: Vietnam
Thanh is a friendly and kind girl who loves to dance and sing in her preschool class. For $1 a day you can encourage Thanh to do well in school and reach her fullest potential.
Duyen
Age: 2
Country: Vietnam
Duyen is a sweet toddler who lives in an orphanage and loves playing with her friends and going to preschool. Your sponsorship will give Duyen the encouragement she needs to thrive.
Nhi
Age: 5
Country: Vietnam
Nhi is a healthy kindergartner who loves to sing, dance, and play with her dolls. You can help support Nhi, so she is able to have the tools she needs to be successful in school and beyond.
Khoi
Age: 6
Country: Vietnam
Khoi is a happy, friendly boy who likes to draw and play with puzzles. You can help Khoi be successful in school and beyond by becoming his sponsor.
Hieu
Age: 4
Country: Vietnam
Hieu is a nice little boy who loves to play with the other children in the orphanage. For $1 a day you can help him receive the nutritional and educational support he needs to thrive.
Sarun
Age: 5
Country: Thailand
Sarun is a cheerful little boy who likes to draw pictures and play soccer with his friends. You can encourage Sarun to always do his best in school when you become his sponsor.
Other Ways To Help
Fund A Project
Funding a project is a rewarding way to support a specific country, care for a need that is close to your heart, and see the impact right away. Examples of vital projects that were completed because of the generosity of donors like you include:
- Providing safe drinking water to children and families in the Philippines
- Establishing a reading room with desks, books, and computers for orphans in Vietnam
- Providing scholarships to enable poor children to attend school in rural areas in China
- Enabling vital sanitation and supplying clean water for the Karen hill tribe in Thailand
Current projects in need of funding include:
- A COVID-19 pandemic peer counseling training program in the Philippines
- Mosquito and insect control and prevention in Vietnam to protect children from insect-borne disease and illness
- Providing vaccinations to children in Thailand
Support a Specific Need
If you have a passionate belief about specific health, education, or social needs that should be met for all children, you may want to designate your support to that particular need. There are multiple affordable ways to help less fortunate children succeed in life and realize their dreams. Examples of ways generous supporters have improved the lives of thousands of children include:
- Feeding an orphan for a month
- Providing school uniforms or school supplies
- Funding health check-ups or vaccinations
- Supplying jump ropes or shoes
Be a Champion for Children
You can provide for the needs of many by becoming a Champion for Children. This support option funds vital programs and services for not one child, but multiple children in the sponsorship program who are in the greatest need. Your generous donations are used to support and sustain all our humanitarian programs in the countries we serve to provide children, families, and communities in our programs with the health care, educational assistance, and food security they need.
Find out more about child sponsorship in each of our countries by reading the welcome booklets below. Please contact the International Programs Director at ssaveriano@pearlsbuck.org with any questions you might have.
China
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
