Frequently Asked Questions

Vocational School Scholarships (in partnership with ZURU)

HOW DOES SPONSORING A STUDENT FOR ONE MORE YEAR WORK?

Sponsorship connects you to a girl and changes her future. Your funds are used to support her directly, and without your regular giving her schooling is at risk of stopping. will likely stop. So, the two of you would be directly connected. As we say at Captivating, “To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be their world”. This is a very true statement from the perspective of your sponsored girl.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST and HOW MANY SPONSORS DOES A GIRL HAVE?

Thanks to the partnership support of ZURU and HUSKY ENERGY (who fund all of the program management expenses making this program possible) Full sponsorship of a girl in the ONE MORE YEAR program is RMB 3,200 a year (this equates to around US$40 a month / US$480 a year). You would be the girl's only sponsor.

WHAT WILL I RECEIVE WHEN I SPONSOR A GIRL?

You will receive; 1) A welcome pack from Captivating which includes your girl’s photo and story; 2) An ANNUAL thank-you letter from your girl toward the end of her school year; 3) An six monthly report on the program in our "All About the Girl" country update so you can see the difference you have been part of; 4) Regular blog story updates on the program; 5) A summary of the program in our Simply Captivating annual report (June of each year). Additionally, you can make any request of us for more information and our team will do our best.

DOES MY DONATION GO DIRECTLY TO MY CHILD?

Your money is only used to support your girl directly. It covers her schooling costs, boarding costs including food and personal effects, the buying of textbooks and materials.

HOW DOES MY SPONSORSHIP HELP THE GIRL?

Her life and prospects in the One More Year program are literally transformed. This program helps her to stay in school, and graduate as a young woman with real choices and stepping towards genuine independence and a world of opportunities.

DOES CAPTIVATING MANAGE THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE ONE MORE YEAR PROGRAM?

The ONE MORE YEAR school scholarship program is managed on a day-to-day basis by our on-the-ground registered charity partners and the local schools in various provinces. Captivating work together with our partners to discuss program issues, communications, program audits and how to best measure the impact the program is having. Together, our aim is to continually improve the results for these girls through our sponsorship.

HOW IS A GIRL SELECTED TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM?

There are 3 key criteria that a girl must meet in order to be selected: 1) The girl is considered by her school as being most in need of a scholarship (either through significant financial burden by her family), and having great capacity to do well if better financial support existed; 2) Her parents are assessed as poorest in their communities; 3) The girl desperately wants to go as far as she can with her schooling, and promises to apply herself over the entire duration of the scholarship.

HOW LONG DOES SPONSORSHIP LAST?

Our aim is to see each girl graduate from senior high school or vocational school. Due to government subsidies existing for schooling up to Grade 9, our ONE MORE YEAR scholarhips program starts from Grade 10 and finishes at graduation (so, 3 years maximum support per girl). Although we hope sponsors are willing to support their girl through this entire senior high school period, we realize that financial circumstances can change. Sponsors can finish support at any time at which point we would need to find another sponsor. In this situation, we just ask for as much notice as possible so we don’t disrupt your girls study program.

CAN I SEND LETTERS TO MY SPONSORED GIRL?

Absolutely. We encourage this. Email works best in terms of timeliness and efficiency. Simply email your letter to us at sponsorship@captivating.org and we will translate it and forward it to your girl. Keep the letter short and include a photo as she will love this. Your girl will want to respond, however, please note this might take some time as it will usually be in written/hard copy form and will require translation. Also, over the winter months (Nov – March) communications are slow and difficult.

CAN I SEND MY SPONSORED GIRL GIFTS?

Yes, you can. Simply email us at sponsorship@captivating.org and we can discuss with you type of gifts that are appropriate and any logistical issues/costs.

CAN I VISIT MY SPONSORED GIRL?

Unfortunately no. In respect to the privacy of this program and the girls, we do not encourage this. It is also incredibly expensive to organize (both cost and time for the local school and partner). Having visitors creates a huge stress for them as translation and constant attention is necessary.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

Select the girl you would like to sponsor using our website and complete the donation instructions. Alternatively, simply email sponsorship@captivating.org and we’ll lead you through the process.

DO I RECEIVE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPT?

Donations made by tax paying residents in Hong Kong, China or the United States will receive tax deductible receipts. People outside of those three regions will receive a regular business receipt (not tax deductible).

CAN I CANCEL MY SPONSORSHIP?

You can cancel at any time and for any reason. We obviously encourage sponsors to view sponsorship as a long-term partnership, but we understand that people’s circumstances change. As much notice as possible is greatly appreciated so we have time to engage a new sponsor for your girl and she can continue her schooling without disruption.

HOW CAN I PAY MY GIRLS SPONSORSHIP RENEWAL?

Simply use our general donation form and specify 'CHINA- One More Year School Scholarship Program' where we ask for your donation purpose. Please add your sponsor child's name and Captivating identification number if you have them handy as this will save us some time matching up the donations.

Frequently Asked Questions

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