Child sponsorship pre-dates the development decades, and the era of community development. As such, it appears as an anachronism to the dominant collective discourse of contemporary development, yet remains remarkably resilient as a development and fundraising modality. PlanetWorka traces the evolution of child sponsorship in a well-known International NGO to demonstrate how it has effectively transitioned and legitimised INGOs as development actors.

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