Monthly sponsorship
Sponsor an orangutan
From £60 a month — a personalised e-certificate, then updates about the forest-school progress your sponsorship funds.
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How does orangutan sponsorship work?
Orangutan sponsorship through Charity Shop supports orphans rescued from deforestation and the pet trade, now at WARN partner rescue centres. £60 a month funds forest school — daily lessons in climbing, foraging and nest-building — with a personalised e-certificate, giftable in someone's name.
Who should skip this: Skip this if you wanted to rehome an orangutan in the UK, needed Gift Aid, or expected a posted toy pack. Sponsorship funds named monthly care; nobody takes the animal home. You can cancel through WARN.
Do I own or adopt this orangutan?
No. A monthly sponsorship here is costed care, not a pet and not a symbolic wild-animal adoption pack. Compare the models in sponsor vs adopt and symbolic vs costed.
Your sponsorship tier
You'll review the gift, optionally add a recipient's name, then complete the donation on World Animal Rescue Network's secure page with the monthly option already selected.
Orangutan care: the monthly tier and one-off gifts
| Gift | Care idea | Suggested amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feed an orangutan for a week | A week of fruit and forage for one rescued orangutan. | £15 |
| Buy an enrichment kit | Puzzles and foraging challenges that rebuild wild instincts. | £20 |
| Fund a health check | A full veterinary health screen for a newly rescued orangutan. | £40 |
| A month of forest school | Daily lessons in climbing, foraging and nest-building for one orphan. | £60/month |
Where your sponsorship goes
Donations are received by World Animal Rescue Network, a community interest company with a statutory asset lock — no shareholders, no private gain — which directs funds to its partner shelters and sanctuaries across Asia, Africa and South America. The about page states the exact legal structure; figures on this page are reviewed quarterly (last review 17 July 2026).
Prefer a one-off gift? All orangutans gift tags →
Orangutan sponsorship questions
What is orangutan forest school?
Daily supervised practice in climbing, foraging and nest-building for orphans who never learned from their mothers. £60 funds a month of lessons on the years-long path back to the wild.
Can I gift an orangutan sponsorship?
Yes — the recipient gets the personalised e-certificate and every update. A genuinely wild gift for a wildlife person.