Many families in Eastern Europe face dire poverty. Insufficient food and severe winters mean that often families fall apart. There is no hope.

We believe that in the long term, supporting the family is key to ending the misery of so many children in Eastern Europe’s institutions. Each family is different, and with each one we work out a programme to help them move from dependency to self-sufficiency. Read how the Stavila family in Moldova have been helped.

By sponsoring a family for just 60p a day you can make a lasting difference, and give a family hope in place of despair. You will:

• help them to stay together
• offer real hope and the confidence to step out of poverty
• bring long-term change as they move into self-sufficiency.

You’ll receive regular photographs and reports, so you can see the changes in your family’s life and difference you are making, and you can really build a relationship by sending letters and gifts.

Request a sponsorship pack now!

How does it work?

This is a long-term project, and through the support and involvement of sponsors, we continue to offer help to families until they become self-sufficient. So that no sponsor is overburdened and the family get all the support they need, we usually link four sponsors with each family, although it is of course possible to be a family’s sole sponsor. Families receive direct assistance on a monthly basis, including food and hygiene parcels, clothing and medical supplies. They may also benefit from our other projects such as pre- and post-natal care, Summer Camps for the children, vocational training, and links with the local church.