Sponsor Guide

BACCHHO–PALIVI Club Sponsor Guide

This guide explains how sponsors may support the BACCHHO Learning and Stewardship Pathway and PALIVI Club. It defines who may sponsor, what may be sponsored, how sponsorship is recorded, how sponsors are recognised, what reports sponsors may receive, and what sponsorship does not create or guarantee.

BACCHHO is a learning and stewardship pathway. It uses books, Reading Cells, enterprise and stewardship planning, evidence, recognition, digital learning assets, and practical knowledge-transfer activities to prepare participants for responsible contribution in: Food security. Climate and environmental protection. Land and legacy stewardship. Value addition. Market-readiness. Jobs-readiness. Retirement and future security thinking. Fulfilment centre awareness. Community knowledge transfer. Social-economic transformation. PALIVI Club is the long-term membership community of stewards and custodians. It supports serious members, chapters, coordinators, sponsors, ambassadors, parents, schools, and future custodians under a disciplined and lawful structure.

Sponsorship means voluntary support given to enable learning, participation, access, coordination, recognition, knowledge transfer, practical learning preparation, symbolic stewardship, or programme continuity. Sponsorship may be provided in cash, materials, services, technical support, professional support, institutional support, digital support, printing support, or approved in-kind support. Sponsorship is support. It is not an investment. It does not create profit rights, dividend rights, ownership rights, control rights, land rights, market rights, learner control, school control, or automatic future business rights.

Sponsors may include: Parents and guardians. School alumni. Local businesses. Professional associations. Faith-based institutions. Community leaders. Civil society organisations. Farmer groups. Cooperatives. Private companies. Foundations. Diaspora supporters. Cultural institutions. Universities and training institutions. Development partners. Government-linked programmes where properly approved. Individual well-wishers. PALIVI Club members. Institutional partners. Corporate social responsibility programmes.

All sponsorship shall follow these principles: Learning first Sponsorship must support learning, stewardship, knowledge transfer, and responsible formation. Safeguarding first Child safety, privacy, dignity, and consent take priority over sponsor visibility. Transparency Sponsor support must be recorded and reported. No exploitation Sponsors must not use learners, schools, parents, or communities for private, political, sexual, financial, reputational, or commercial exploitation. No unauthorised promises Sponsors must not promise jobs, scholarships, assets, travel, money, markets, ownership, or investment returns unless governed by a separate lawful written agreement. Evidence-based reporting Sponsors may receive reports based on approved evidence. Privacy protection Sponsor reporting must protect learner data, especially children’s data. Recognition without control Sponsors may be recognised, but recognition does not give control over learners, schools, chapters, assets, or programme decisions. Compliance before publicity Sponsor branding, media, public announcements, and reports must comply with safeguarding, consent, data protection, and programme communication rules.

Sponsors may support: Learner participation contributions. Reading materials. Digital reading access. Controlled local printing. School library packs. Reading Cell formation. School chapter formation. Community chapter formation. Parent engagement sessions. Teacher patron orientation. Coordinator support. Evidence submission systems. Digital registry support. Certificates and badges. Recognition and awards. Symbolic stewardship assets. School knowledge-transfer activities. Community knowledge-transfer activities. Translation and simplification activities. Role-play and presentation activities. Enterprise and stewardship planning activities. Digital learning assets. Practical learning preparation. Demonstration gardens where approved. School or community learning assets where approved. Benchmarking and guided learning where approved. Safeguarding systems. Data protection systems. Monitoring and reporting. Programme administration and continuity.

8.1 Individual Learner Sponsorship A sponsor may support one or more learners by paying approved participation contributions, reading access, printing support, or recognition support. 8.2 Reading Cell Sponsorship A sponsor may support a Reading Cell, normally composed of 12 participants. Support may cover learner registration, reading access, cell records, evidence templates, group discussion support, and cell recognition eligibility. 8.3 School Chapter Sponsorship A sponsor may support a school chapter by contributing toward school onboarding, Reading Cell formation, digital access, coordinator support, reporting systems, recognition, and knowledge-transfer activities. 8.4 Community Chapter Sponsorship A sponsor may support a community chapter where the chapter is approved, supervised, and compliant with safeguarding and programme requirements. 8.5 Library Pack Sponsorship A sponsor may support school or community access to approved books, digital materials, printed copies, or authorised reading packs. 8.6 Local Printing Sponsorship A sponsor may support authorised local printing of approved materials. Printing must be controlled by written authorisation and must comply with copyright, quality, pricing, distribution, and reporting requirements. 8.7 Symbolic Stewardship Asset Sponsorship A sponsor may support symbolic perennial plants, registered plants, named learning assets, digital badges, certificates, or other approved recognition assets. Symbolic stewardship assets are recognition tools. They are not financial assets. 8.8 Practical Learning Asset Sponsorship A sponsor may support approved physical or digital learning assets such as demonstration gardens, nurseries, compost units, water conservation demonstrations, value-addition learning tools, digital lessons, training packs, or evidence systems. Such assets must have written terms covering ownership, custody, use, access, maintenance, reporting, and protection. 8.9 Recognition and Awards Sponsorship A sponsor may support certificates, badges, honour records, school awards, Reading Cell awards, learner awards, parent recognition, teacher recognition, sponsor recognition, ambassador recognition, and annual recognition events. 8.10 Benchmarking and Guided Learning Sponsorship A sponsor may support benchmarking or guided learning for eligible learners, cells, chapters, coordinators, teachers, ambassadors, or partners. Benchmarking support must comply with safeguarding, travel, consent, risk assessment, and institutional approval requirements.

The following sponsorship tiers may be used unless amended by an approved Fees and Contribution Page. 9.1 Learner Sponsor Tier USD 90 or approved local currency equivalent May support one learner’s minimum participation contribution. 9.2 Four-Learner Sponsor Tier USD 360 May support four learners. 9.3 Reading Cell Sponsor Tier USD 1,080 May support one Reading Cell of 12 learners. 9.4 School Chapter Starter Sponsor Tier USD 3,600 May support a school chapter starter structure, including onboarding, coordination, digital access support, evidence tools, and recognition preparation. 9.5 Sub-Chapter Sponsor Tier USD 10,800 May support up to 120 participants or an approved sub-chapter structure. 9.6 Full School Chapter Sponsor Tier USD 32,400 May support a standard school chapter of up to 360 participants, normally organised into 30 Reading Cells of 12 participants each. 9.7 Custom Institutional Sponsor Tier Approved amount May support institutional, district, regional, national, continental, or thematic programme needs under a written sponsorship arrangement.

The sponsor onboarding process shall include: Sponsor expression of interest. Sponsor information submission. Clarification of sponsorship purpose. Confirmation of sponsorship category. Confirmation of supported learner, Reading Cell, school, chapter, asset, activity, or programme area. Review of safeguarding requirements. Review of data protection requirements. Review of non-investment safeguard statement. Payment or in-kind support confirmation. Issuance of receipt or acknowledgement. Recording in programme or school records. Implementation of supported activity. Evidence collection. Sponsor reporting. Recognition where approved.

Sponsors may be required to provide: Full name or organisation name. Contact person. Phone number. Email address. Address or location. Sponsorship category. Amount or type of support. Supported school, learner, Reading Cell, chapter, or activity where applicable. Preferred recognition name. Consent for public recognition where applicable. Confirmation of agreement with safeguarding rules. Confirmation of agreement with data protection rules. Confirmation of understanding that sponsorship is not an investment. Payment or support reference.

Sponsors shall: Support only approved programme purposes. Use approved payment or support channels. Avoid unauthorised promises. Respect child safeguarding rules. Respect participant privacy. Avoid direct unsupervised access to children. Avoid requesting private learner contact details. Avoid political exploitation of learners or schools. Avoid misleading publicity. Avoid presenting sponsorship as investment. Accept privacy-protected reporting. Protect reports received from the programme. Use programme name and logo only with permission. Report concerns or suspected misuse. Follow the Non-Investment Safeguard Statement.

Sponsors may receive: Receipt or acknowledgement of sponsorship. Confirmation of sponsorship purpose. Basic activity updates. Sponsor reports. Recognition where approved. Public appreciation where consented and appropriate. Evidence summaries. Photos or media where consent is granted. Confirmation of participants, cells, schools, chapters, or activities supported where privacy rules allow. Invitation to approved recognition events where applicable. Opportunity to support further programme activities. Opportunity to submit feedback. Sponsor rights do not include control over learners, schools, chapters, assets, programme governance, intellectual property, financial decisions, recognition decisions, or future progression opportunities.

Sponsors may be recognised through: Thank-you letters. Certificates of appreciation. Sponsor badges. Public acknowledgement. Event recognition. Website recognition where approved. School noticeboard recognition where approved. Annual recognition reports. Named support categories. Symbolic stewardship recognition. Honour, Legacy, or Impact Points. Recognition in sponsor reports. Sponsor recognition is non-financial. It does not create ownership, investment rights, profit rights, dividend rights, market rights, contract rights, or future benefit rights.

Sponsors may receive periodic reports showing how their support was applied. Reports may include: Sponsorship amount or support type. Supported school, chapter, Reading Cell, or activity. Number of learners supported. Number of Reading Cells supported. Reading materials provided. Digital access enabled. Local printing supported. Evidence of participation. Knowledge-transfer outputs. Recognition issued. Symbolic stewardship assets registered where approved. Photos where consent is granted. Coordinator confirmation. Safeguarding-compliant progress summary. Challenges and next steps. Sponsor reports must protect personal data, especially children’s data.

Sponsors shall not receive: Children’s private phone numbers. Children’s home addresses. Parent or guardian private details without consent. Identification documents. Health information. Safeguarding records. Complaint records. Private family information. Full learner databases unless authorised and necessary. Login credentials. Sensitive school records. Any data that exposes participants to risk. Sponsors shall not demand private access to learners in exchange for support.

Sponsor communication with learners, especially minors, must be controlled. Sponsors shall not: Privately message learners without approval. Request learner phone numbers. Request learner social media contacts. Request private photos or videos. Give private gifts outside approved channels. Arrange private meetings. Arrange private transport. Invite learners to private locations. Offer personal opportunities outside programme rules. Pressure learners for publicity or loyalty. Any sponsor interaction with minors must be approved, supervised, age-appropriate, and consent-based.

Where sponsorship involves children, the following rules apply: Child safety takes priority over sponsor visibility. Parent or guardian consent is required where identifiable child data or media is used. Sponsor visits must be approved and supervised. Sponsor media access must be controlled. Sponsors must not exploit children for fundraising or publicity. Sponsors must not pressure children to perform, testify, sell, travel, or appear publicly. Sponsors must not contact children privately. Sponsor reports must protect child privacy. Any safeguarding concern involving a sponsor must be reported immediately.

Sponsors shall comply with the Data Protection and Privacy Policy. Sponsor data shall be collected for registration, acknowledgement, reporting, communication, recognition, and accountability. Participant data shared with sponsors shall be limited to what is necessary. Sponsors shall not sell, misuse, publish, forward, or exploit participant data. Where a sponsor receives reports containing personal data, the sponsor must protect that information and use it only for the approved sponsorship purpose.

Sponsors may be recognised in media only where approved. Media involving sponsors, learners, schools, or chapters must comply with: Safeguarding rules. Media consent rules. Data protection rules. School approval. Programme communication standards. Non-investment language. Intellectual property rules. Sponsors must not independently publish learner images, school images, activity photos, certificates, badges, reports, or programme materials without approval.

Sponsors may support authorised local printing of approved BACCHHO materials. Local printing sponsorship may help: Provide learner copies. Provide school library copies. Support Reading Cells. Support community knowledge transfer. Support approved sale-forward activities. Support gift-forward activity. Reduce access barriers. Local printing must be authorised in writing. Sponsors may not print, reproduce, alter, upload, resell, distribute, or commercialise programme materials without written permission.

Sponsors may support learners who participate in authorised sale-forward or gift-forward activities. Sale-forward activity is designed to help learners build communication skills, promote reading culture, support knowledge transfer, and recover participation costs where possible. Recovery is not guaranteed. Sponsors shall not present sale-forward activity as guaranteed profit, guaranteed income, guaranteed employment, investment opportunity, or business franchise. Children must not be pressured, shamed, exposed to unsafe sales activity, or used for unsupervised fundraising.

Sponsors may support practical learning assets where approved. Practical learning assets may include: Demonstration gardens. School gardens. Community gardens. Nurseries. Composting units. Water conservation demonstrations. Value-addition learning tools. Digital training materials. Evidence systems. Symbolic perennial assets. Community knowledge-transfer installations. Each practical learning asset must have written terms covering: Purpose. Location. Ownership. Custody. Use. Access. Maintenance. Safety. Reporting. Recognition. Data protection. Non-investment position. Sponsor support for an asset does not automatically create ownership or control rights.

Sponsors may support symbolic stewardship assets. These may include: Symbolic perennial plants. Digitally registered plants. Named learning assets. Certificates. Digital badges. Registry entries. Honour Points. Legacy Points. Impact Points. Annual recognition items. Symbolic stewardship assets are recognition tools. They are not shares, investments, dividends, crop rights, land rights, ownership rights, employment rights, scholarship rights, travel rights, or market rights.

Sponsors may receive Honour Points, Legacy Points, or Impact Points as non-financial recognition. These points may recognise: Contribution. Sponsorship. Service. Knowledge-transfer support. Chapter support. Learner support. School support. Community support. Stewardship support. Long-term commitment. These points are not money, currency, shares, dividend rights, ownership rights, investment units, repayment rights, or guaranteed future benefits. Any future benefit structure must be separate, lawful, written, regulated where required, and approved through proper governance.

Sponsor support does not automatically advance a learner, Reading Cell, school, chapter, coordinator, ambassador, or community. Programme advancement depends on: Participation evidence. Reading activity. Attendance. Discussion records. Translation or simplification outputs. Enterprise and stewardship plans. Conduct. Safeguarding compliance. Coordinator verification. Resource availability. Institutional approval. Legal compliance. Programme criteria. Sponsors may support opportunity creation, but they may not buy recognition, certification, advancement, ranking, eligibility, or future benefit for any participant.

Sponsors may support benchmarking and guided learning opportunities for eligible participants, cells, schools, chapters, coordinators, teachers, ambassadors, or partners. Benchmarking may include: Guided learning visits. Practical demonstration visits. School exchange learning. Community learning visits. Translation validation activities. Institutional learning meetings. Digital documentation. Symbolic garden establishment. Reports and presentations. Benchmarking is not automatic. Where minors are involved, benchmarking requires parent or guardian consent, school approval, adult supervision, travel safeguards, risk assessment, and lawful arrangements.

BACCHHO materials, books, guides, policies, forms, marks, certificates, badges, digital assets, registry systems, training structures, and programme designs are protected intellectual property. Sponsors shall not: Copy materials without approval. Print materials without approval. Translate materials without approval. Upload materials publicly without approval. Resell materials without authorisation. Remove copyright notices. Modify approved materials. Use programme logos without approval. Issue unauthorised certificates or badges. Claim ownership of programme designs. Use sponsorship to acquire intellectual property rights without a written agreement.

Sponsors may state that they support BACCHHO or PALIVI Club only where the support is genuine, recorded, and approved. Sponsors shall not claim: Ownership of the programme. Control over learners. Control over schools. Control over chapters. Control over assets. Official partnership status without written agreement. Government endorsement without evidence. Guaranteed programme outcomes. Guaranteed learner advancement. Guaranteed employment outcomes. Guaranteed scholarship outcomes. Guaranteed financial returns. Guaranteed market access. Investment participation. Public claims must be accurate, authorised, and consistent with programme doctrine.

Sponsors may use BACCHHO or PALIVI Club names, logos, badges, certificates, reports, photographs, videos, or recognition marks only with written approval. Approval may define: Permitted use. Duration of use. Design format. Publicity language. Media permissions. Data protection limits. Safeguarding limits. Prohibited claims. Review requirements. Withdrawal conditions. Unauthorised use may lead to withdrawal of sponsor recognition or further action.

Sponsors shall not: Present sponsorship as investment. Promise jobs, scholarships, assets, money, travel, markets, or future benefits without lawful written authority. Request private access to children. Contact minors privately. Demand learner personal data. Use children for publicity without consent. Pressure learners to sell materials. Use sponsorship for political promotion. Exploit schools or communities. Misuse programme materials. Make unauthorised public claims. Interfere with school administration. Demand ownership of learning assets without agreement. Demand preferential advancement for sponsored participants. Collect funds using the programme name without authorisation. Misrepresent recognition points as financial benefits. Use sponsor status to influence programme decisions improperly. Publish confidential reports. Distort programme purpose. Undermine safeguarding or data protection rules.

A sponsor may withdraw future support by giving notice through approved channels. Withdrawal does not erase records of support already provided, reports already issued, or lawful administrative records. Where sponsorship was committed for a specific participant, school, chapter, asset, or activity, withdrawal shall be handled according to the written sponsorship arrangement. Sponsor withdrawal must not be used to punish learners, pressure schools, or demand unauthorised control.

Sponsor recognition may be suspended or withdrawn where a sponsor: Breaches safeguarding rules. Misuses learner data. Publishes media without consent. Makes unauthorised financial claims. Misrepresents sponsorship as investment. Uses learners for political or commercial exploitation. Misuses programme name or logo. Interferes with school administration. Demands improper control. Breaches written sponsorship terms. Damages programme integrity. Refuses corrective guidance.

Complaints involving sponsors may relate to: Misuse of funds. False promises. Unsafe contact with learners. Media misuse. Data misuse. Political misuse. Interference with school activities. Misrepresentation of programme benefits. Unauthorised use of programme identity. Failure to honour committed support. Pressure on learners or parents. Improper demand for control or recognition. Complaints shall be recorded, reviewed, and resolved through the approved complaints and incident reporting procedure. Serious safeguarding concerns must be escalated immediately.

Sponsor reports may follow this structure: 35.1 Sponsor Details Sponsor name. Sponsor category. Contact person. Reporting period. Sponsorship reference. 35.2 Sponsorship Summary Amount or support type. Date received. Purpose of sponsorship. School, Reading Cell, chapter, learner group, asset, or activity supported. 35.3 Activity Supported Number of learners supported. Number of Reading Cells supported. Materials provided. Digital access enabled. Printing supported. Knowledge-transfer activity supported. Recognition supported. Practical or symbolic asset supported where applicable. 35.4 Evidence Summary Registration records. Attendance records. Discussion records. Translation or simplification outputs. Enterprise or stewardship plans. Photos where consent is granted. Coordinator verification. Recognition records. Asset registration records where applicable. 35.5 Safeguarding and Privacy Note The report shall confirm that learner privacy, child safeguarding, data protection, and media consent rules have been followed. 35.6 Recognition Note The report shall state any sponsor recognition issued. 35.7 Non-Investment Note The report shall confirm that sponsorship is not an investment and does not create profit, ownership, control, dividend, market, employment, scholarship, or asset rights.

Before sponsorship is accepted, a sponsor should acknowledge: BACCHHO is a learning and stewardship pathway. PALIVI Club is a membership community for stewards and custodians. Sponsorship supports learning, participation, evidence, recognition, safeguarding, knowledge transfer, or programme continuity. Sponsorship is not an investment. Sponsor recognition is non-financial. Sponsorship does not create ownership, profit, dividend, control, land, market, employment, scholarship, travel, or future business rights. Child safeguarding rules apply. Data protection rules apply. Media use requires consent. Use of programme materials, name, and logo requires authorisation. Sponsor reporting will protect privacy. All opportunities are subject to readiness, evidence, verification, safeguarding, resources, institutional approval, legal compliance, and programme terms.

The following statement may be used in sponsor forms: I understand that BACCHHO is a learning and stewardship pathway and that PALIVI Club is a membership community for stewards and custodians. I understand that my sponsorship supports learning, participation, evidence, recognition, safeguarding, knowledge transfer, or programme continuity. I understand that sponsorship is not an investment and does not create rights to profits, dividends, ownership, assets, land, markets, learner control, school control, jobs, scholarships, travel, repayment, or future business opportunities. I agree to respect child safeguarding, data protection, intellectual property, media consent, and programme communication rules.

The following short disclaimer shall appear on sponsor receipts, acknowledgements, and reports: This sponsorship supports learning, stewardship, evidence, recognition, safeguarding, knowledge transfer, and programme continuity. It is not an investment and does not create rights to profits, dividends, ownership, assets, learner control, school control, jobs, scholarships, markets, travel, repayment, or future financial returns.

Sponsors may say: We support BACCHHO and PALIVI Club to help learners, schools, and communities strengthen reading, stewardship, food security awareness, climate and environmental responsibility, land and legacy thinking, practical knowledge transfer, and responsible future-readiness. Sponsors must not say: We invested in learners for future returns. We own programme assets. We control sponsored learners or chapters. Sponsorship guarantees jobs, scholarships, income, travel, markets, or ownership. Sponsor points will convert into money, shares, dividends, or assets.

Sponsors are valued supporters of the BACCHHO Learning and Stewardship Pathway and PALIVI Club. Their support helps learners, schools, Reading Cells, chapters, parents, communities, and custodians access knowledge, organise participation, submit evidence, receive recognition, create digital and physical knowledge-transfer assets, and prepare responsibly for future progression. Sponsorship must remain transparent, safeguarded, privacy-protecting, non-exploitative, non-investment, and consistent with the Master Doctrine.