Comments on: Child Sponsorship: What Happens When a Child Leaves the Program?

By: Bill Dunigan

Bill Dunigan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:24:54 +0000

Yes, under most circumstances you can write a farewell letter to your child! This is a nice way to wish the child well, and pass on your blessings for the next chapter in the child’s life. The child must still be in the same area, for our staff to deliver the letter. We ask that the sponsor not expect an acknowledgement of that letter, as the child at that point is no longer in our program. Another resource available to the sponsor when the child leaves the program is to provide a final monetary gift to the child. It is best if the farewell letter and final gift be received in our office within about 3 months of the child leaving our program.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:38:05 +0000

If your child leaves the program can you write a farewell letter?

By: Barbara M.

Barbara M. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:46:45 +0000

@Jan Woodford – Jan, I share your concern. I have several children who are older and some do seem quite…….well, as you said, slow. I wonder what will become of them as far as their future. So many of the adults don’t even have work in some of these areas. What will become of these children? They are always on my heart as well.

By: Jan Woodford

Jan Woodford — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:22:03 +0000

I have a correspondence child in Ethiopia who is scheduled to finish the program next June. I’m concerned about him, because I get the impression that he may be a little slow. He’s in the 9th grade. I’ve tried to encourage him to prepare for a money earning activity to do when he graduates. I wish I knew more about the culture, and exactly what kind of jobs might be available to him, or what he has prepared for, if anything. I’ve only had him a short time, but he has been on my heart. His name is Muluken.

By: Stephanie G

Stephanie G — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:10:50 +0000

@Chris Giovagnoni –

Chris,

Thanks for finding that information. Four of my kids are in Tanzania, and most are in the age range mentioned, so that info. will help me ask more specific questions in my letters.

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:41:05 +0000

@Stephanie G - The Tanzania office shared the following with me.

The children in our program have been undergoing these vocational trainings: motor vehicle mechanics, cookery, electrical installation, masonry, metal works, plumbing, welding, and wiring. These are the common vocational trainings. On income generating activities they do almost the same as vocational; except that the duration is normally short. The typical ones are: tailoring, carpentry, gardening, cookery and bakery. The normal age for these skill trainings is from 12 to 15.

By: Chris Giovagnoni

Chris Giovagnoni — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:44:39 +0000

@Stephanie G – I’m the only one manning this fort, so I apologize for the delay in answering your question.

Here’s what the folks in the contact center shared with me.

Income-generating skills vary by community; each child development center will provide vocational training based on what is needed in the community, as well as what they are equipped to teach the children.

The age at which children start learning a vocation skill will also vary from center to center.

With that said, you may want specifically ask your children what they may be learning at their centers or what sort of vocational training is offered.

I’m also trying to find out the types of vocational training that are most common in Uganda and Tanzania. I’ll let you know what I learn.

By: Bill Dunigan

Bill Dunigan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:35:34 +0000

@Julie –

Yes, your child will complete our program at that time, or within weeks of that date. You will be notified shortly after the child completes the program, typically within several weeks.

You can give a final monetary gift of $10 to $300, provided the child has not left the area in which he or she attended our program. If the child did leave the area, we could not accept the gift money, because we might not be able to deliver it to the child.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:12:21 +0000

Amy:
If a child does come back to Compassion, once the staff has that child re-enrolled in the program they send on the information to us here in the US. If the child previously had a sponsor, we will contact that sponsor and give them the first opportunity to sponsor.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:35:04 +0000

I sponsor a young man in Honduras. In the child information section it says his completion date is 11/1/09. Is this the date he will graduate from the sponsorship program? If so, will I be notified beforehand? Also, I believe I read that I could give him a monetary graduation gift?
Thank you