How long does it take for a financial gift to reach the child I sponsor?

Generally, it’ll take 6-8 weeks for a financial gift to reach the child you sponsor, but many factors may extend this timeframe.

What’s the process?

When you give a gift to the child you sponsor, their family or project, your gift is converted into the currency of the country where the child you sponsor lives and transferred to that Compassion country office’s bank.

Once the Compassion country office receives the money, a staff member transfers the funds to the respective church-driven Compassion project. Depending on their location, projects will receive the funds via cheque or bank transfer. How often the Compassion office runs the process and how the money is transferred will affect how quickly your gift reaches the child you sponsor.

If the Compassion project knows that a gift is on the way, and they have the funds available, they may choose to go ahead and purchase the gift ahead of receiving the cash. Knowing they will receive it in the next month. Others will wait until they receive the funds or arrange to meet with the family to help identify needs and how to best use the gift once received.

If the child you sponsor lives in a remote or rural location, it may take even longer to securely transfer those funds as there may be more steps in the process. Electricity outages and other factors may also cause delays.

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.