World Vision Ireland asks people of Dublin to help them reach a target of 1000 new child sponsors by end of September

The World Vision Ireland campaign aims to sign up 1,000 additional child sponsors by the end of September to help alleviate the extreme poverty suffered by millions in Africa.

World Vision Ireland Patron and child sponsor Victoria Smurfit (pictured right) said, “Every day 30,000 African children die because they live in extreme poverty. By September 30th another 1,830,000 children will have died. We can do something to help prevent this.

“As a child sponsor myself I visited Tanzania with Pauline McLynn to see the work of World Vision Ireland first hand and the difference child sponsorship can make.”

World Vision Ireland Chief Executive Helen Keogh urged people to consider the benefits of child sponsorship. “Child sponsorship gives you the opportunity to bring clean water, food, healthcare and education to a child in desperate need, as well as bringing about long-term changes in their community. These are things we often take for granted in Ireland.”

Ms Keogh explained the way World Vision Ireland supports the communities: “Working in partnership with the community, we help them build for their future, gaining the skills and know-how they need to stand on their own two feet. Our child sponsorship scheme is unique. We manage every penny of our donations ensuring no less than 80 per cent of sponsors’ donations are applied to our sponsorship programme. Our child sponsors can be sure that their money reaches those who need it most,”

World Vision Ireland child sponsorship costs €25 a month. That’s just 82 cents a day. For more information please visit www.worldvision.ie or text ‘sponsor’ to 51500.

Pictured Pauline McGlynn