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Mercy Bupe
Mercy is 9 years old and lives in Zambia
ID: ZAMMFH060
Country: Zambia
Birthday: 2015-06-30 (9 years old)
Gender: FemaleI'm a 9-year-old girl from Zambia, and you can change my world for good!
Make me part of your family, and help me reach my God-given potential. $40 a month can help transform my community and change my world.
About Zambia
Zambia is a nation in southern Africa home to more than 16 million people. Zambia’s diverse landscape includes vast savannahs, rolling hills, and the world’s largest waterfalls, Victoria Falls.
More than 60 percent of Zambians live below the national poverty line, coping with high rates of unemployment, political instability, and urban crime. Many rural residents face daily struggles with limited access to clean water, proper sanitation, and adequate medical care.
Zambia continues to grapple with the long-term effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1990s when nearly 20 percent of the population was infected. The disease orphaned more than 690,000 children, leaving them with significant obstacles as they grow up under already challenging circumstances.
COUNTRY STATS
- Population: 16.2 million
- Religion: Christianity, Catholicism, Islam
- Orphans: 1.3 million
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.1 million
Why sponsor a child?
It will change YOUR life, too!
- 1. You will be the hands and feet of Jesus to a child in need.
- 2. You and your family can learn about another culture.
- 3. Your own faith will grow as you see God work in your sponsored child’s life
How does child sponsorship work?
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Stay in touch with your sponsored child
You’ll have the opportunity to exchange letters with your sponsored child. Kids cherish their sponsors’ letters and often keep them with their prized possessions.
Learn more about corresponding with your child.
Send gifts at special times of the year
Around Christmas and your child’s birthday, you’ll have the chance to send an additional financial gift to help provide a special celebration. You can also contribute toward school supplies when the back-to-school season comes around.
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Choose a child to sponsor
You can select a child based on gender, age, or country. You can even find a child who shares your birthday and browse a quick bio to see his or her interests.
Click here to select your sponsored child.
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Receive your welcome packet
Within a few weeks, you’ll receive a packet containing a photo of your child, more information about him or her, a guide on how to pray for your child, and how to send letters.
Learn more about what you’ll receive when you sponsor.
Give monthly to provide for your child’s needs
Your support provides essentials such as food, basic medical care, and educational assistance for your sponsored child and other kids in his or her program.
Read more about the impact of your sponsorship.
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Stay in touch with your sponsored child
You’ll have the opportunity to exchange letters with your sponsored child. Kids cherish their sponsors’ letters and often keep them with their prized possessions.
Learn more about corresponding with your child.
Send gifts at special times of the year
Around Christmas and your child’s birthday, you’ll have the chance to send an additional financial gift to help provide a special celebration. You can also contribute toward school supplies when the back-to-school season comes around.
5
Choose a child to sponsor
You can select a child based on gender, age, or country. You can even find a child who shares your birthday and browse a quick bio to see his or her interests.
Click here to select your sponsored child.
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Receive your welcome packet
Within a few weeks, you’ll receive a packet containing a photo of your child, more information about him or her, a guide on how to pray for your child, and how to send letters.
Learn more about what you’ll receive when you sponsor.
As a sponsor, you will receive:
1. A booklet with everything you need to know about building a relationship with your child
2. Your first letter from your child with instructions about how to write back
3. Reports from your child’s program so you can see what he or she has been up to
4. A new photo of your child every year so you can watch him or her grow
5. Cards to send on special days like Christmas and birthdays
6. And more!
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