F.A.Q.
What does my $40 go towards?
Sponsored children do not receive your donation directly. Sponsorship dollars are pooled to maximize the impact and ensure all our children are fed, housed, and educated.
How many sponsors does a child have?
Just one! We have a child sponsorship department as a part of our administrative team both stateside and in Bangladesh! Their sole focus is cultivating child & sponsor relationships! We have seen the power of sponsorship be most effective when a child has a 1:1 relationship with their sponsor, and is being cared for and -most importantly!- prayed for by name!
What is the commitment involved with sponsorship?
Our program gives you the opportunity to sponsor the same child year after year, most until they graduate between the age of 18 and 22! Occasionally a sponsor child’s circumstances may change forcing them to leave the program, and if this happens you will be notified immediately. We pray all our sponsors are able to continue with their children however you may choose to leave the sponsorship program at any time.
Can I communicate with my child?
Yes, yes, yes! Communication between your family and your sponsor child is encouraged and facilitated through IPF. Letters & photos can be sent to us via email. When your child writes you back, we will email you their letters and photos directly! You may also send birthday and Christmas gifts to your child through a monetary donation! We highly encourage our sponsor families to take it all the way and travel with us on our annual Vision Trip to meet your child face to face.
How do I start sponsoring?
Medical Clinic
What happens when the children get sick? When anyone on campus gets sick, they receive medical care at our Medical Clinic. Children -and staff- can be seen by a doctor, receive medication and medical care, and even stay in the sick room for a time if needed.
The medical department is composed of a doctor, senior nurse, other nurses, pathology technicians and a pharmacist. The department has an emergency unit to deliver health care services to outpatients coming from nearby villages. The nurses also focus on health and hygiene education by teaching classes to the children separated by age and gender.
Vocational Training
What if a child doesn’t pass their grade 10 exam, or doesn’t want to continue their education?
In an effort to educate children so they may become contributing members of society, three different vocation training programs are offered; Mec-Tech mechanical training, computer service to advance knowledge in computers and administrative duties, and the sewing project where girls learn the art and occupation of sewing.
Micro Credit Program
How is HELP Bangladesh aiding the surrounding community? Children from the surrounding village attend school on campus. The community can also receive medical care at the Medical Clinic.
This project plays a key role in empowering women by giving them small loans to create income-generating business and teaching them wise money management. Women within this program receive loans from the project and involve themselves in many trades such as poultry farms, vegetable growing, fruit plants and land sharecropping at their homesteads.
Joy Hostel
Where do the children go when they are done with high school? Schooling in Bangladesh is different than in the states. When children in Bangladesh reach grade 10, they take an exam to try to get into “college”. Their college is like our upper level high school.
Students who pass their Grade 10 public exams are eligible to move to the Joy Hostel for higher education. This complex is approximately 3 miles from the Samaritan Children’s Home and also contains a beautiful court yard and sports courts. Young adults in this program are attending local colleges, universities, and nursing schools. Most students are studying here for 2-3 years.
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PO Box 97
Byron Center, MI. 49315