Child sponsorship: practical support to help a child attend and stay in school.
Personalised support • Tangible benefits for a family • Exchange letters with your sponsored child
Since 1958, Children of the Mekong has been working to promote education in Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and East Timor. Through our child sponsorship programme, we help more than 24,000 disadvantaged children on their journey to school.
TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF OUR ACTION
With its wealth of experience, Children of Mekong has relied since 1958 on a network of friends made up of more than 1,000 local volunteers.
Educate, train, and support young people so that they can improve their material living conditions and build themselves intellectually, emotionally, and morally.
84% of the funds raised are dedicated to our education programmes. In Asia, over 99,000 children benefit from our work every year.
Children of the Mekong was awarded the IDEAS label for good governance, transparency, and monitoring of the effectiveness of its actions in 2011, which was renewed in 2015, 2019 and 2024.
Access to school can be a real challenge for poor children in Southeast Asia. Sponsoring a child is a simple and efficient way to help a child to go to school.
With your financial support, Children of the Mekong will help your sponsored child can continue his/her education without fear of dropping out to go to work. Your letters will also give great encouragement to pursue their schooling despite the hardships of their lives.
Meet the children waiting to be sponsored
Our Latest Exhibition
Books or Bricks is a moving photo exhibition by Christophe Keip and Antoine Besson, offering a glimpse into the daily lives of children in Southeast Asia and the question too many of them face: school, or work? Designed from a child’s perspective, it helps us understand a silent, everyday struggle.
Testimonials
Our current projects
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Mrs. Bounmy’s odyssey in Laos
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People of Samar: the Waray tribe
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Our meeting with your sponsored child Vichika!
