Postage to send a letter to your sponsored child

Sponsors can send their child a letter. We do have guidelines of what you can say in these letters (see below). These have slight variations between the projects so we send specific instructions with your sponsorship pack. Here are the general principles:

Letters and cards to sponsored children are normally sent as a batch by post. There is no pressure to meet deadlines and you can send your letter at any time of year. Either make a £1.70 donation online (which includes 20p credit/debit card fee) or send £1.50 via online banking or cheque for each standard sized letter to cover the cost of getting it there.

When sending a letter please follow these simple guidelines:

• Letters must not contain your address, email or telephone number.
• Please be sensitive about the content. Please do not share personal or family problems.
• Please refrain from talking about expensive items you have recently purchased or holidays you have enjoyed.
• The younger children do not speak English but they do love postcards and to get photographs of you or your family.
• Put your letter/card in an envelope with the name of your sponsored child on the outside and do not seal the envelope. Place this envelope in a larger envelope, seal the outer envelope and post it to the Grassroots office. Please make sure you put on the right value of stamps or the Post Office will not deliver it to us.

All letters will be checked before being sent on to the child concerned.

Please don’t let any of these things put you off! The children love to hear from you!