Surrey has topped the child sponsorship league this year according to charity Action Aid. Enough children were sponsored by the county to fill 80 primary school classes.

Charity ActionAid has reported a surge in people wanting to sponsor a child in India following the awards won by Slumdog Millionaire. It is having to rush the contact details of scores of Indian children to its offices. You can sponsor a chid in India through Action Aid here

The world is still “largely silent and unresponsive” to the needs of boys as both victims and survivors of sexual abuse, according to humanitarian agency, World Vision.

Christian development agency World Vision says that it is prioritising children in the aftermath of the earthquake in China. More than 4.8 million people were made homeless after the earthquake destroyed homes and flattened schools.