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Vietnam: The first time finding a friend…in a sponsor. Vietnam: The first time finding a friend…in a sponsor.

Thu: The first time finding a friend…in a sponsor

Child Sponsorship

Abandoned by her parents young, Thu felt isolated and alone growing up. When she was ten, however, she met her sponsor. She didn't know it then but the bond she formed with her sponsor would become her lifeline to building confidence.

"I had never shared my dream before that moment. I thought no one would care about me enough to listen to me. But then, my sponsor did.”

Our Child Sponsorship programme is changing lives of children, their families and communities. 

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