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Quick Links!
  • Click here for information about sending packages
  • Click here to fill in a sponsorship form
  • Click here to make a sponsorship payment

Our sponsorship program is at the heart of our ministry, and we have seen God do such amazing things in and through these children.  Currently making up more than 1/3 of our student population, each sponsored child has a unique story and a reason for being at Pfunanane.  Recommended to us by local pastors, social workers, and community health workers, there is a genuine need in each of these families – most make barely enough money to survive, living in tiny houses that are usually without running water, indoor plumbing, or electricity.  Some children walk several miles just to catch a local bus to school; others live at Pfunanane because they have nowhere else to go. 
 
Pfunanane’s sponsorship program has always been unique, in that those running the program are also the ones spending each day with these children – teaching them, talking to them, listening to their struggles, and visiting their families.  Children are taken into the sponsorship program in faith that a sponsor will be found to help cover the costs of their education. Pfunanane reaches out not only to the child but also to his or her family – helping with financial and physical needs, but also impacting them spiritually and emotionally.  For many of these children school is a haven where they can get a quality Christian education, a daily meal, and also the love and attention that they so desperately need.   
 
Sponsored children are cared for in many ways and our commitment to them is very strong - while we seek to meet any needs we see, the sponsorship funds we receive are often used in the following ways:
 
  • We commit to giving each child a quality, Bible-based education
  • Each child is fed daily with healthy meals, sometimes several times a day
  • School uniforms are provided for children
  • Clothing is given to the children and their families throughout the year
  • School supplies and books are covered through the sponsorships
  • Transportation is arranged for children who need to take a bus or taxi to school
  • Transport and uniforms for sports are provided
  • Medical needs are met when necessary, including hospital visits
  • Children who are orphaned, live too far away to attend school, or have no family to stay with live at  Pfunanane's children's cottage where possible
  • The families of the children are supported with food and other help, according to their needs.  We also hire parents to work at the school whenever possible.  The children become doorways for us to minister to the entire family, and in many cases Pfunanane is able to help meet family needs, while seeing family members accept and receive the Gospel of Christ
 
In return, the children do their best to show how grateful they are for their sponsorships – writing letters to their sponsors, making cards and drawings, doing special crafts to send, or even just posing for a photo!  We mail these to sponsors quarterly, along with things like the child’s school reports, personalized information about the child’s progress and family situations, recent photos, or arts or crafts the child has done.   In turn, sponsors are welcome to send their child letters, photos, or gifts.  (Click here for information on where and how to send a package.)  

We ask sponsors to commit to their children for at least a year.  As we provide so much for the children, a full sponsorship to cover all their expenses is $80 a month, and a half sponsorship is $40 a month, with those children having two sponsors.  Payments can be made monthly, quarterly, or yearly, depending on what is best for you. (Payments can now be made online through Allegro Solutions, and even deducted automatically - the account code is SAfr-myr.002, and in the additional comments section, add you child's name)
 
If you are interested in finding out more about the children waiting for sponsors or renewing or updating your current sponsorship, please contact us through our online form.  You can choose which child you would like to sponsor from the slide show below, or we can send you more information on a child awaiting sponsorship to help you make your decision.
 
Check out the pictures below to see our children who are still waiting for someone to sponsor them, and let us know if you think you might be that person!

Quick Links!
  • Click here for information about sending packages
  • Click here to fill in a sponsorship form
  • Click here to pay for your sponsorship