Sponsor
Sponsor a child or elder in Kenya.
Become part of their story. Your monthly Hands 4Life sponsorship helps provide food, clean water, education, healthcare and everyday needs for a child or an elder in Homa Bay County, Kenya, on the way to a life they can build on their own.
How sponsorship works
Know who you are helping.
Hands 4Life connects you with a child or older adult so you know their name, learn their story and follow how they are doing. Your monthly gift helps provide the care they need, such as food, school or medicine. For a child, sponsorship leads to school first, then skills, then a way to earn a living as they grow up. For an elder, it means care now and a real role, teaching children and, over time, earning from farm and craft work.
Because needs change month to month, sponsorship gifts are combined so everyone in our care receives what they need when they need it. You stay connected to the person you sponsor, and your gift cares for them as part of our Hands 4Life family.
Expected outcomes
What Hands 4Life sponsorship is designed to change.
These are goals for each person, not results yet. Hands 4Life will track them and share progress with sponsors.
For a sponsored child
- Stays in school, with fees, a uniform and supplies paid
- Has food, clean water and healthcare
- Grows up with an elder who guides them
- Moves on to skills training and a way to earn a living
What we will track
School attendance and progress each year
For a sponsored elder
- Gets medicine, healthcare and food
- Is no longer alone, with children to teach
- Earns an income from farm and craft skills
What we will track
Regular visits, health checks and time with children
Choose your level
Three ways to sponsor someone.
Pick the level that fits you. Every Hands 4Life sponsorship is monthly, and every level helps one person.
Education or Health
$66a month
School fees, uniforms and supplies for a child. Medicine and healthcare for an older adult.
Sponsor NowMore than a monthly gift
Sponsorship can become a real relationship.
Stay connected
- Receive photos, stories and updates
- Send a video and receive one back
- Send a birthday or Christmas gift
- Share parts of your own life
- Receive prayer requests
- Join a Hands 4Life mission trip to Kenya and meet them in person
Your gift can help with
- Food and household needs
- Clean water
- School fees, uniforms and supplies
- Medicine and healthcare
- Assistive devices for older adults
- Clothing and toiletries
- Transportation for school or medical care
Our Kenya team stays in close contact with the children and elders we serve so we can respond when help is needed. Hands 4Life serves everyone, regardless of faith.
Ask to be matched
Who would you like to sponsor?
Elders have wisdom to give. Children bring energy, joy and purpose into the lives of older adults. In Homa Bay County, Hands 4Life brings orphans, vulnerable children and lonely elders together as one family, and helps them grow toward financial independence. Tell us who you would like to sponsor and we will match you with someone by name.
Loading the people waiting to be sponsored.
FAQ
Questions about sponsoring in Kenya
How much does it cost to sponsor a child in Kenya with Hands 4Life?
Hands 4Life sponsorship is $43, $66 or $109 a month. $43 covers everyday needs such as food, clothing and toiletries. $66 covers education for a child or healthcare for an older adult. $109 is full care: everyday needs plus education or healthcare.
Can I sponsor an older adult?
Yes. Hands 4Life sponsors older adults as well as children in Homa Bay County, Kenya. Sponsoring an older adult helps with healthcare, medicine, food and practical support, and you get to know them by name.
How is my sponsorship used?
Your monthly gift helps provide care such as food, school or medicine for the person you sponsor. Because needs change month to month, Hands 4Life combines sponsorship gifts so everyone in our care receives what they need when they need it. You stay connected to the person you sponsor.
Can I meet the person I sponsor?
Yes. Sponsors can join the Hands 4Life mission trip to Kenya and meet the person they sponsor in person.
Hands 4Life sponsorship, Homa Bay County, Kenya
One person. One relationship. A chance to make a difference.
Choose a level, tell us who you would like to be matched with, and Hands 4Life will connect you with a child or older adult whose story you can follow.