Sponsoring a child is an easy way to enhance one person's life in Nepal . By choosing to sponsor a child one person is given the opportunity to attend school when they would otherwise have been unable to afford it, to stay at home rather than become orphaned through poverty or to receive medication when they are ailing. By choosing to simply provide sponsorship to one individual their life and their ability to contribute to the society of Nepal is greatly enriched.

Child Sponsorship programs can be arranged upon your request. A register of many worthy cases await support and the level of contribution will be arranged a round

your personal monthly means. Funds can be used in a variety of ways, and your input into preferred usage is well received. Examples of how Child Sponsorship Programs contribute are:

1. USD$9.00 per month sends a primary child to government school.

2. USD$40.00 per month pays for a secondary aged child's medical checks, contributes to a group medical fund, contributes to a higher education scholarship and covers all private schooling needs.

One-off contributions are also accepted and used for such worthy causes as dental or medical care for serious illness or simply buying books and additional resources for children in need.

Feedback reports on the health and well-being of your child will be sent on a regular basis for on-going sponsorships, or upon the completion of the specific goal for one-off contributions. These show the improvements that your contribution is making to this child's life.

We encourage contact between you and your sponsored child, via a local community resident, and can also provide support to you should you wish to visit your sponsored child via a community liaison officer.

If you are interested in looking at this sponsorship option please contact us with any remaining queries or submit a registration . It is important to note that costs for schooling fees and other sponsored areas will vary slightly by region, by age group and will occasionally change with inflation and exchange rate fluctuations. Due to this diversity we will provide you with a quotation for you to approve with details of the child, the cost breakdown and any other relevant details. When the child's needs change or if other costs vary significantly i.e. the child moves from primary to secondary school or the exchange rate has a major shift, an updated fee structure will be sent to you for approval.

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Child Sponsership Details

The following figures indicate the prices charged for Child Sponsorship. It is not intended that this service create an income stream for FACE Nepal to invest in projects. This service has been price structured to breakeven only. The scholarship and medical contributions however offer an additional funds account to FACE Nepal to assist in meeting community needs to these sponsored children.

Sponsors have the following regular donation options. All costs are based on an average estimated price. All fees are listed as annual costs in rupees as at 2005 with a indicative USD rate calculated as at September 2005.

Overview of Sponsor Payment Options

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What is the difference between Government and Private schooling?

The government schooling system is a subsidized education option, whereas the Private schools, also known as boarding schools, are independent operators. It is commonly regarded that the education standard in private schools is much higher than government schools as their teacher to student ratio is generally much greater.

2. What does sponsoring Government School Fees include?

Government School fees include: Books, 2 sets of uniforms per year and lunch each school day for the sponsored child. All fees are paid by FACE Nepal direct to the supplier.

3. What does sponsoring Private School Fees include?

Private School fees include: School fees, Books, 4 sets of uniforms per year and lunch each school day for the sponsored child. All fees are paid by FACE Nepal direct to the supplier.

4. When I sponsor a child, where does my money go i.e. to the family or to FACE Nepal ?

In order to control the appropriate funding distribution all sponsored money goes into a FACE Nepal account and the sponsor recipient is advised of their funding entitlements and the suppliers where accounts have been formed. For example when a child is sponsored, the school will be notified so that fees are sent directly to FACE Nepal for payment and accounts will be opened with local providers for the child to purchase their books, uniforms etc.. In these supplier cases, FACE has established purchasing guidelines and pricing deals and the bills are sent directly to FACE Nepal for payment. In the case of school meals an account is likewise established at the school canteen.

5. What do the FACE Nepal Administration costs cover and how much of my contribution goes to FACE Nepal Administration?

FACE Administration costs refers to the contributory costs that must be paid to enable FACE personnel to facilitate the payment of necessary bills, visit the sponsor recipient 2 x per year and complete 2 x year reports to the sponsor. For this service FACE Nepal add an additional one month payment to your annual fee and this will be disclosed in your quotation. FACE Nepal does not make any profits from the child sponsorship program to subsidize other areas or activities. Rather this program has been designed on a breakeven basis with the assistance of many voluntary administration contributors.

6. What do the Basic Medical Costs include that is mentioned in the first options?

The Basic Medical costs give the sponsor recipient 2 x year doctor visits and 2 x year dentist visits. This fee does not include costs of medicine or treatment.

7. What does "Medical Inclusive" mean?

If you select to pay the medical inclusive option your additional fee will go towards a group fund to pay for any medical treatments required by children in our sponsorship network. In this situation children that have been given this form of sponsorship will contact FACE Nepal in the event that they need support and FACE Nepal will approve the payment of their medical needs (subject to meeting a set of legitimacy criteria). Any claims against this fund will be included in your bi-annual reports but it is important to note that this money may be allocated to any child in this network and is not just saved for your recipient. This system is best described as like a health or medical insurance cover for your sponsored child.

8. What does "Scholarship Inclusive" mean?

This fee is similar to the Medical option in that it is a group account. Children with this sponsor option are entitled to apply for money in assistance for tertiary or other forms of higher education. It is encouraged that this option is selected for all children, including the very young, as it is a savings scheme to enable children in this group to seek continued education. Children covered by this mode of scholarship will apply for a scholarship based on a submission of their school results and other verification information.

9. How do I know that the Scholarship and Medical group funds are actually being used appropriately?

These specific accounts are set up whereby the funds go directly into separate accounts and are managed by an independent, third-party accountant, overviewed by the Board of Directors and Advisory Group. All withdrawals from these accounts require validation to the governing group of FACE Nepal against set application criteria.

10. If my sponsored child never makes a claim against the medical or scholarship fund will I get a refund?

No. These funds will be used by other children in the sponsored network covered for this purpose. These funds will not go solely to your child rather they give your child the entitlement to claim against it.

11. How do I contact my sponsored child?

In every region where FACE Nepal offers sponsorships a regional community representative is selected. These appointments are of respected people within the local village who have a basic level of English speaking and writing skills. These appointments are voluntary positions. These appointments are responsible for receiving, screening (for child safety purposes) and translating your correspondence. They will also receive, screen and translate (if necessary) the correspondence from your sponsored child, or their guardian, back to you.

12. How are sponsor recipients selected?

As part of the role of the Advisory Group a Community Development Plan is established each year and approved by the International Board of Directors. This plan selects the prioritized regions to receive support. Within the selected regions each child is matched against a set of eligibility criteria based primarily on their financial situation. It is then the goal of FACE Nepal to provide each eligible member in this community with sponsorship.

13. Will the sponsor costs always stay the same?

No. As your child progresses through school, their fees change, local supplier costs may be renegotiated, exchange rates may vary etc.In the event of minor changes your payment format will not be adjusted, however if the change is significant you will be contacted with an explanation and a request to review your payment format. No changes will be made without your consent.

14. Can I send my child gifts?

Yes and your child can send you ones subject to being cleared by the local community representative. We always suggest that gifts you send should not require maintenance costs i.e. batteries can be expensive for a sponsor family. If you have any questions about your gifts you are welcome to contact FACE Nepal and we can also check to ensure your gift reached the intended recipient upon our visits to the village.

15. What communication from my sponsored child will I have?

This is a discretionary thing subject to your child and/or their guardian. FACE Nepal advise sponsor recipients that they must correspond at a minimum of 4 times per year to ensure you are kept abreast of their progress. Postage costs can however be an occasional deterrent for more frequent contact, but FACE Nepal provides a basic level of postage stamps to the local representative to cover this minimum consumption.

16. There is a lot of publicity around the misallocation of sponsorship funds, how can I verify the credibility of this sponsorship program?

In the design of this program we have endeavored to make it transparent and verifiable. The school fees and other costs can be personally researched and verified and your correspondence with the local community representative can also be used to check your fund dispersion. We have deliberately made this position a voluntary appointment (the appointment is made by the community and not FACE Nepal ) in a hope to ensure their interest is in the development of their village. FACE Nepal then act as an auditing body to check that the child is receiving all that they need and the FACE Nepal Board of Directors and Advisory Group audit the operational activities of FACE Nepal .

In addition, you are also welcome to visit your sponsored child and/or their family if you are ever in the vicinity. If you choose to do this FACE Nepal are happy to assist you with arranging any accommodation and other support in Nepal for you.

17. Outside of my regular sponsorship, can I give additional financial donations to my sponsored child or their family and if so, how will I know that all my money has reached them?

If you wish to give additional money to your preferred community, family, or child we recommend that you send the money via FACE Nepal and specify where you would like the money to go. If you wish money to be given directly to a family, a representative of FACE Nepal will deliver the cash to them upon the receipt of your cheque or money transfer. It is not safe to send money directly and most rural families do not have their own direct bank accounts. We are happy however for you to verify directly with the intended recipient their receipt of the full donated amount to ensure the integrity of the internal transfer.

18. What happens if my sponsored child completes their schooling or no longer requires my direct support for some reason?

In the event the situation of your sponsored child changes FACE Nepal will contact you and ask you if you would like to continue your sponsorship with another child or discontinue your support.

19. There is no mention of living costs covered in my sponsorship, are my fees contributing to the family at all?

Your sponsorship only covers the items mentioned in the Options section above but we can assure you that this contribution provides a major source of assistance to families. In Nepal the actual living costs of families are very low and it is the schooling, clothing, medical assistance and other like areas where they primarily need help. With the support of volunteers, donations and project work, FACE Nepal endeavors to assist families in improving their actual living standards but due to control and funding allocation challenges we did not deem it appropriate to try and incorporate this into the child sponsorship program.

20. I don't really understand how the payment options work?

Basically you have six child sponsorship options. You can sponsor a child to go to Government or Private School and in addition to the school sponsorships you can offer to cover medical and scholarship funds. The options have been designed to enable you to contribute based on your own affordability. Within each option the costs will vary slightly based on the age of the child i.e. the fees for a child in Higher Secondary School are higher than Lower Secondary School, and the region of residence i.e. schools in cities are slightly more expensive than rural areas. When you decide you are interested in sponsoring a child you will be offered a description of the next prioritized candidate and given a quotation based on your specified budget and the actual costs of the child. The above chart of financial options is indicative only but your actual fees should not vary significantly from it.

21. Can I select my child from a photograph?

FACE Nepal discourages this form of selection as we do not want to discriminate or sell the children in this manner. If you have a firm desire for a specific gender, age group or certain region of residence, we will incorporate your request in any selection. You will be given a photograph of your sponsored child when you accept a quotation and this photograph will be updated each year. You will not however receive a photograph at the selection stage.

22. How should I make my payments?

FACE Nepal prefers payments to be made in monthly automatic installments to their nominated account to ensure that the funds are regularly available to meet the bill payments of the sponsored child. If for some reason this format is not acceptable to you please contact us to discuss other options.

23. If I do not speak English or Nepali, how can I communicate with my sponsored child?

In the event that you wish to communicate with your sponsored child with translation from an alternative language you will need to send your correspondence via FACE Nepal Administration Office and we will rely on our network of international volunteers to support in the translation of your correspondence to and from your sponsored child.

24. Can I email my sponsored child or their family?

For the safety of the sponsored child we do not permit correspondence in this form directly between the sponsor and the sponsor recipient. In addition, many village children do not have access to computer and internet facilities.