For just $1 a day, you can provide life-altering opportunities to a student in need. This one-of-a-kind STARS program invites you and your family to embark on an exciting journey full of meaningful friendships with a cultural exchange.
First-time Sponsors
Support the rising generation of India’s leprosy-affected and neighboring communities by becoming a sponsor today
Sponsor Resources
Quickly access all of your sponsor resources, including the sponsor portal sign-in and video call scheduler
Classroom Sponsorships
Increase your company’s morale, outreach, and positive branding by sponsoring a classroom of Rising Stars
College Scholarships
Help Rising Stars continue their education after graduation by donating to the RSO Scholarship Fund
NEW SPONSOR TO A RISING STAR (STARS) PROGRAM
“GET MATCHED UP with a student like me from a leprosy colony or a neighboring impoverished village to help my classmates and I receive a quality education so that we can empower ourselves and our communities to shatter the ancient stigmas that try to hold us down.
You, your family, or your children can be my pen-pal, and even video chat with me from my school campus on the other side of the world. I would love to learn about you and your culture and also share with you what life is like for me here in India.”
HOW YOUR SPONSORSHIP MAKES AN IMPACT
YOUR FUNDING GOES TOWARDS PROVIDING A QUALITY EDUCATION TO LEPROSY-AFFECTED AND POVERTY-RIDDEN YOUTH SO THEY CAN CAN EMPOWER THEMSELVES AND SHATTER THE ANCIENT STIGMAS THAT HOLD THEM DOWN.
How Our New Program Works
- Registration: Create an account to keep a record of your donations and quickly update your shipping and billing information.
- Survey: Fill out a 2-minute multiple-choice survey. You will be carefully matched with a rising star based on the survey answers provided by both you and each student.
- Bio & Photo: Send a picture and short bio of yourself so that your Rising Star can also open a reveal card of you!
- Match: We will carefully match you with one of our students based on survey responses and current needs.
- Welcome Box: The rising star you sponsor will be revealed in the welcome box sent to you in the mail.
- Connect: Once you and your sponsored student are “revealed” to one other, you will have access to the many different forms of communication available.
Quality Education
Quality educators provide our students with an award-winning academic program that includes English, science, math, and computer technology. They are preparing to be future leaders in India as they learn life skills and develop self- reliance in a safe environment free of discrimination.
Well-Being
Many of our students arrive at our k-12 campus malnourished. We provide healthy meals three times daily, as well as nutritious snacks. We also ensure our students’ mental and physical well-being by providing medical care, dental care, extracurricular activities, and meditation spaces.
How Our New Program Works --- Expand Open
- Registration: Create an account to keep a record of your donations and quickly update your shipping and billing information.
- Survey: Fill out a 2-minute multiple-choice survey. You will be carefully matched with a rising star based on the survey answers provided by both you and each student.
- Bio & Photo: Send a picture and short bio of yourself so that your Rising Star can also open a reveal card of you!
- Match: We will carefully match you with one of our students based on survey responses and current needs.
- Welcome Box: The rising star you sponsor will be revealed in the welcome box sent to you in the mail.
- Connect: Once you and your sponsored student are “revealed” to one other, you will have access to the many different forms of communication available.
What Current Sponsors Are Saying
“Sponsoring students at Rising Star Outreach has been the biggest blessing for my family and me. We feel incredibly connected to them despite being half a world away! It’s remarkable to see how our small sacrifices make such a difference in their lives. We love receiving updates, letters, and emails from them and are very excited about the live video calls now accessible. We are inspired by their tenacity and find it an absolute joy watching them pursue their dreams. It is extra special since those dreams are actually within reach because of the opportunities provided through sponsorships like ours.”
“Rising Star Outreach enabled us to begin sponsoring two children, a little boy named Basha and a small girl named Jennifer. Through the letters, pictures, and cards they sent, we were able to see Basha and Jennifer mature, develop their talents, and plan for their future. It was a heartwarming and rewarding experience to be part of their lives all the way through their graduation. Our daughter especially connected with Jennifer, seeing they are roughly the same age. In one letter, Jennifer even mentioned how she prays for our family. We are grateful to Rising Star Outreach for making these relationships possible.”
“When I first saw the children on the school playground, holding their hands and receiving their hugs, it was impossible for me to not become a sponsor. These children have so little but yet give so much! Being a sponsor allows me to help the children get the education they so desperately need to get out of the cycle of poverty that comes with living with leprosy. Their education allows them to acquire the skills they need to be successful – to graduate from High School and possibly go on to get a higher education. It gives them the opportunity to see what life outside of a leprosy colony looks like. It gives them a chance to dream of a brighter future “
SPONSORSHIPS ARE STILL NEEDED
Sponsor a student in need today.
In order to hit the goal of making this program fully sustainable, each student needs 4 sponsors to cover the cost of their education and boarding.
Start A Connection.
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Change A Life.