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Hi everyone!

My family and I are sponsoring Grace in Quito. This is our first child to sponsor. Any tips from Quito sponsors? I see it can be difficult to send things there through the mail? Another question I have is what do all of the abbreviations stand for on here - is there a list somewhere explaining them? DPs, EGs, etc. Thanks so much for any suggestions and we are really looking forward to being sponsors!

Hi Sherri,

Welcome to the CI family!

The Frequently Asked Questions section has a ton of information to guide you through the whole sponsorship experience, including explanations of all the abbreviations that CI and the sponsors use (that link is way down toward the bottom of the FAQ page).

https://www.children.org/learn-more/contact-us/faq

Regarding your specific sponsor kid's country, check out the message board posts for sponsoring a child in South America:

https://www.children.org/MySocialCenter/messageboard/!content/Sponsoring-a-Child-in-South-America

Finally, the CI staff is incredibly helpful if you contact them directly. During weekday business hours the live chat tool is a great way to get quick answers to general questions, and also to get help with more complex issues (special needs assessments, family details, etc.).

Congratulations on finding Grace! I hope you have many years of awesome experiences as your relationship with her grows. Be sure to write to her often!

That’s true, you can send no packages at all to sponsored children in Ecuador, because of the country's postal ​policies. In addition to letters, you can send cards and photos, but only if you have written something in them. They would go via the CI Kansas City office. I think Ecuador wants to limit the entry of foreign goods and encourage local spending. This makes extra gifts (EGs) specifically for your child perfect. You can also donate money for birthday and Christmas gifts distributed to all sponsored children, not just yours. All these options are under the Give tab.

Great, thanks!

Thanks so much!