What is community sponsorship?

A child can be sponsored at any age (0-21 years).

This may include a child living with his or her family or in hospital or school away from home or on child welfare (Ase).

A sponsor is an adult who accepts pro bono devote additional time and attention to that which the child usually enjoys.

Sponsorship takes place in the best interests of the child and at the request of the parents.

Any adult with a clean criminal record may be a sponsor.

For example, it may be a single person, a couple, an active or non-active person, a relative of the child.

To become a sponsor, you need to contact an organization offering community sponsorship.

To obtain a list of these organizations, you must ask for information from a Family Info Point or a mission to welcome and inform associations.

The future sponsor must then submit his or her application to the organization by enclosing a copy of his or her criminal record sheet no. 3.

The organization receives the applicant in two interviews to assess his or her suitability to sponsor.

It also verifies that children and people living with the applicant support this project.

The agreement of the sponsored child and its parents (or the legal representative) are required.

An individualized project is developed. It must take into account the best interests of the child in sponsorship and ensure the expectations of the family.

This draft should specify the forms that sponsorship may take. These may include:

• Frequency of visits (e.g. on weekends or holidays)
• Place of reception (for example, reception at the sponsor's home)
• Offers various activities and leisure activities.

A convention formalizes the mutual commitments of individuals and specifies the conditions for implementing sponsorship. It is signed by:

• Father and mother (or legal representative: guardian, guardian, etc.), and service or person to whom the child is entrusted in the case of placement
• Affected child
• Sponsor
• Organization implementing and supporting sponsorship.

Neighborhood sponsorship does not confer custody or access rightsparental authority to sponsors.

However, the sponsor's responsibility varies depending on the agreement reached with the child's family. It typically includes the following actions:

• Meet the child stably and offer appropriate activities
• Listen to and encourage them in their personal development
• Adhere to family values and protect confidentiality
• Communicate and cooperate with the family on the progress of community sponsorship
• Do not make educational decisions about the child.

The purpose of sponsorship is to have no time limit to provide a stable benchmark for the child.

The relationship is built at the pace of everyone.