Sponsor the Kita, Mali Community

Join the families of Kita on a journey of hope

Kita, in western Mali, is a very poor community where life for children is a daily struggle. But with Community Sponsorship, you can help the children and families of Kita create a healthy, secure, self-sustaining community.

For about $1 a day, just $39 a month, you can transform the community of Kita. Your donation is tax-deductible as a charitable gift.

Your generous contribution will be matched 3x by our funding partner for even greater impact.*

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Your support is urgently needed to:

Provide access to early education and improve the quality of primary education to open up the future for thousands of children in Kita
Improve the quality of maternal health care to help prevent and treat childhood illnesses, encourage safe deliveries of babies and provide emergency obstetric care
Provide children with access to clean water, proper sanitation and adequate food to keep them healthy.

With your support, we will work with the people of Kita to develop sustainable, community-led programs that will significantly improve the quality of life for children and their families.

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What you will receive

As a community sponsor, you’ll be able to see real progress over time as you follow the children and families in Kita through a journey out of poverty.

You will receive:

A welcome package in the mail in connecting you to the Kita community
Quarterly email updates where you can meet the families, view photos of the community and, read stories of the changes happening in Kita, thanks to your support

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Children standing in a line in the Kita, Mali community

The children in Kita, Mali need your help

Only 40% of children complete grade 5
Maternal and child mortality rates are among the highest in the world
Over 40% of the population has no access to water, sanitation or hygiene services
74% of pregnant mothers and 82% of children under 5 are anemic

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Your impact

In just a few years, generous community sponsors have helped:

Build or upgrade over 25 schools or education centres, giving children a chance at a brighter future
Provide over 800 animals to families in Vietnam to help diversify their livelihoods and boost income
Provide an entire community in Ghana with year-round, clean drinking water
Enable more than 2,000 women to access financial services, literacy and training in Ethiopia
Deliver 7 school boats, helping children – particularly girls – in Bangladesh safely commute to school

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Still have questions? Let us help!

How is sponsoring a community different from sponsoring a child?

When you sponsor a community, you are joining in a partnership with an entire community to build a path out of poverty.

Instead of having a personal connection with one child through letter writing, you will meet a group of families who will provide first-hand accounts of how their lives are changing, thanks to people like you.
Will I be receiving a picture of one child?

The Community Sponsorship experience allows you to follow the journey of an entire community. We will include photos of several community members — including children, their families and the volunteers — when we send you quarterly email updates.
Does my sponsorship benefit all the children in the community, or only some?

Your donations will go towards child-centred development projects designed to benefit all the children in the community. Our experts here and in the field specialize in this type of development and ensure that collaboration with the community and the community’s children is always a priority.
If I sponsor a community, how long a commitment am I expected to make?

The length of your commitment is up to you. Many sponsors have been with us for years, which allows us to make long-term commitments to our partner communities.
What kind of correspondence will I be getting from the community?

In the next few weeks you will receive your welcome package. A few months later you’ll receive your first quarterly email update, which will provide details on what your contribution is helping to accomplish.

We will also be connecting you to some families who will be providing first-hand accounts of how their lives are changing, thanks to people like you.
Why do you need my email address?

To keep you in the loop! Every 3 months we will be sending email updates on your community, and we want to ensure you’re the first to meet new families, see photos and read the personal stories of life in your community. Email updates are environmentally friendly and help keep our administrative costs down.

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Can I visit the community?

Absolutely. In fact we encourage you to visit! It’s a life-changing experience to visit the children and families and witness the difference your donations are making for an entire community. Please contact us 10 weeks in advance of a visit so we can make the necessary preparations for you.

If you would like to visit the community, please call us at 1-800-387-1418 and a Donor Care Representative will help to answer your questions, provide the forms you need to complete, and get you started on the process of preparing for the trip of a lifetime.

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