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Ethical and Responsible Child Sponsorship with Humanium

Humanium seeks to do what’s right. Our priority is the protection of children and their wellbeing: as a result, our approach to child sponsorship is an ethical one.

Humanium offers donors the ability to sponsor a child in a manner that is fully ethical.

The choice to sponsor a child through Humanium is a responsible one!

> What is ethically sound child sponsorship?

Assurance of the sponsored child’s wellbeing

To aid a child is to intervene in his or her life. And yet the manner in which one helps a child can have consequences, either positive or negative. The sponsorship of one specific child is known to cause him or her many negative consequences; it is therefore essential to choose a collective sponsorship, which, if properly managed, will guarantee the most positive outcomes.

Maintaining the child’s lifestyle

Humanium’s aid concerns a whole group of children, their families, and the village. This approach permits the child’s lifestyle to be maintained, and respects both the child’s wishes and that of his or her family. The children are treated equally and there is no imbalance to provoke discrimination, jealousy, or tensions.

Humanium’s approach is respectful towards the culture and the social context in which the child is living.

Towards autonomy and lasting development

What’s at stake is upholding the autonomy of the poorest of the poor; letting parents take care of their own children. An individual sponsorship creates a relationship of dependence that can never lead to genuine development. Humanium acts with and for the poorest people, so that they may be the agents and deciders of their own lives.

> What does choosing responsible sponsorship mean for me?

Effective use of donations

With funds spread out, Humanium is able to help more children than there would be sponsors for. Donations directly finance child aid projects, and aren’t wasted on unnecessary administrative costs. Choosing to sponsor a child with Humanium is choosing to directly donate your money towards the wellbeing of a child.

A style of comprehensive aid

Humanium helps the entire village where the child lives, in order to sustainably improve the living conditions of both the family and the community. This aid is equitable, lasting, and effective.

General information on villages

“Special” relationships with sponsored children present numerous negative consequences. Imagine a group of children where one child alone receives letters, gifts…even money. Humanium refuses to make publicity tools out of sponsored children. To guarantee the total protection of the child, general information on the entire village will be sent to you. In addition, the blog of the organization is updated regularly with stories and news of our projects.

By adopting an attitude that is respectful and conducive to sustainable development, Humanium seeks to respond in the best way to children’s needs. Fighting poverty and sustainably improving the living conditions of the poorest children means helping them maintain autonomy, and that’s what allows Humanium to conduct ethical and responsible child sponsorship.