Sponsor a child in from £15 per month
Sponsors receive a regular report on their child, our twice-yearly newsletter and a card at Christmas from their child. Sponsorship helps to fund the community in which the child lives or is educated.
Download a Sponsorship Form Here
To sponsor a child, either complete this form online and email it to veronica@thekanjiproject.org.uk OR download the form, fill it in then post it to the Sponsorship Secretary at the address on the left.
Thank you for sponsoring a child.
Sponsors are kept in touch with their children by an annual school report, a card at Christmas and our twice-yearly newsletters Sponsorship can also help to support the community in which the child lives or is educated.
Sponsorship makes a huge change in a poor child’s life. The cost of schooling in Tamil Nadu can be too much for many families, and in the aftermath of COVID-19 many children are finding it harder than ever to get back to school. Just £15 a month can help a poor family
to ensure their children finish their schooling or provide a safe refuge for a girl in need of full-time care.
The Kanji Project has been connecting our supporters with sponsored children for more that twenty five years, and over that time we have seen thousands of these children grow up into adults, earn a living and achieve great successes in their communities.
Stories like those of Manoj showcase the power that sponsorship can have. Manoj was abandoned as a baby on a rubbish tip in 1995
and given a home at our children’s home, Shanthi Lumin. He still works closely with Maria today and was there to welcome TKP Trustees
to Shanthi Lumin for the 25 year anniversary celebrations of the charity in 2019.
See some more of our sponsorship stories below, and download a sponsorship form if you would like to help.
St Anthony’s School St Antony’s School educates around 1,500 students from poor, rural villages all around the Kanji area. By sponsoring a child, you can help to ensure that he or she can attend St Antony’s school and begin the climb out of poverty. Kanji Project supporters have been sponsoring students at St Antony’s since the charity began in 1993, and below are some of the stories that you can help make come true.
Shanthi Lumin Children’s Home Shanthi Lumin has residential space for as many as 60 girls who need support. Some of the girls at Shanthi Lumin are orphaned or are from abusive backgrounds, others have parents who have been forced to travel far away for work and need a temporary home where their children can continue to study, play, and go to school. You can sponsor a child at Shanthi Lumin from just £15 a month to make sure these children in need are kept safe, healthy, and happy in a secure environment overseen by Maria Rayappan, who first opened a home for destitute children in 1993, and has been the key point of contact for The Kanji Project in Shanthi Lumin ever since.
The Sunshine Day Centre The Sunshine Day Centre is run by the Rose Sisters and provides education for children with severe physical or mental disabilities. Staffed by two trained teachers and ayhas, the day centre can support up to 16 children. There is little, if any, provision for the education of these children and without the day centre, they would remain in their huts with the minimum of supervision. Attendance at the day centre frees up the mothers to go out to work in the fields.
Sponsorship Stories
As told by our Indian Partners
Padmaja
Padmaja is 8 years old and has been at the Sunshine Special School since June 2019. She is able to walk but does not speak much. She has the ability to hear and likes to play with the play materials at the school. However, she has poor toilet control and is given continuous treatment from the local Government Hospital in Thiruvannamalai. The doctor has said that she will one day be able to speak thanks to the speech therapy given at the Sunshine Special School.
Dakshi
Dakshi is 7 years old and started coming to the Sunshine Special School in August 2019. His parents used to take him to Chennai for treatment where they found out he had a problem with his heart and because of this problem he always gets fever. He has started to learn to write numbers and is very interested in puzzle games.
Mohen
Mohen is 6. His father is a farmer and his mother is a home maker. They don’t have their own house. They live in a small hut. Mohen has two sisters. They are also studying at St. Antony’s School. They are very poor and need help for their education. Mohen is a very calm and quiet student in the classroom. He shows great interest in mathematics. He is good in running race and he runs very fast.
Rajeshri
Rajeshri is 10 and her father is a farmer. He farms a small area of land but they don’t get a proper income from that land. Due to drought he is unable to regularly farm his land. Rajeshri has a twin sister and one brother. All are studying in St. Antony’s School. Rajeshri is very active in the class. Her handwriting is very good. She is interested in dance and music.
Please note the names of these children and some minor details have been changed to protect their personal information.
Download a Sponsorship Form Here
To sponsor a child, either complete this form online and email it to veronica@thekanjiproject.org.uk OR download the form, fill it in then post it to the Sponsorship Secretary at the address on the left.
Thank you for sponsoring a child.