Can I send a physical gift to the child I sponsor?

Sadly, we’re unable to send non-paper items due to customs restrictions.

To send items through customs is very costly and time-consuming, and we want to steward your donations each month in the best possible way to support the child you sponsor in their everyday life.

However, you can include flat paper items with the letters you write to the child you sponsor, although they should be no larger than an A4 envelope. Please be sure to include the child you sponsor’s reference number on anything you send to them. This can be found in your myCompassion account or on the top of your latest letter.

Examples of what you can send include:

• postcards

• photographs

• paper stickers

• small notebooks

• small books

• coloured papers

• maps

• posters (folded)

• small calendars

• drawings or paintings

But they must fit into an A4 envelope.

Items which we can’t send include:

• musical greetings cards

• pencils, crayons, pencil cases

• jewellery, hair clips, ribbons

• clothing

• toys

• balloons

• leather or fabric bookmarks

• stickers, which are foam or fabric

• glue or craft tools

• oversized books or paper items that cannot be folded to fit into an A4 envelope

These paper gifts can be sent to our UK office, where we’ll forward them to the child you sponsor’s project: Compassion House, Barley Way, Fleet, GU51 2UT.

What about a financial gift?

You can also send financial gifts to the child you sponsor, their family and their project. This has the added of helping the child you sponsor by introducing funds into the local economy. Click here for more details.

I have more questions!

If you have further questions, please get in touch with our friendly team at 01932 836490 or by email at info@compassionuk.org.