(Photo: Compassion UK)This article by Cris Rogers is a response to a recent column by Haril Kazindra who argues that child sponsorship creates dependency. For many years, I viewed child sponsorship with scepticism. In a time where international development has rightly evolved towards locally led, self-sustaining solutions and partnership-driven models, does child sponsorship still have a place? More Than Child SponsorshipBefore my visit, I had understood Compassion’s work primarily in terms of child sponsorship. A Call to ReevaluateIf you have ever had questions about the work of child sponsorship organisations like Compassion, it’s worth taking a closer look.