Sponsoring a chess talent

With so many people and children in developing countries, a lot of chess talent is getting lost because of poverty. We have good causes here that let us support children in need financially. I have been doing this for a while but would like to focus this support on kids with exceptional chess talent living in developing countries. Any idea how this could be done? Would it already exist? Would you participate if it was possible?

A surely interesting idea, and very generous of you. Good luck in your endeavours. 

There are few specialized funds of this type. Usually one has to contact different companies and send them proposals describing the person's needs (in case of a child), or certain services (endorsements and the like) in the case of adult players. Generally speaking, very few chess players are well-off, except for the very top ones.

Of course, like in any charity, the hardest part is verifying such documents. There is a lot of fraudulent activity in this field.

Kenpo, i understand your input on what you believe is more valuable. I believe there are a lot NGOs looking after basic needs. Perhaps not enough, but it exists.

We all make our choices on how we want to make a difference in the world, and the idea to support chess talent that has limited means attracts me more than indoor plumbing. I try to understand whether something exists or not and how this could work. If i want to support plan parents, unicef or the world food program, i know how to do this. I however would like to find out how I could support chess talent. Perhaps setting up something myself. Please do continue fixing their plumbing also :-)

Hmmm, I dunno how you're gonna find these talents, even if they exist.

I'm pretty certain, for instance, if you go into rural South Africa, you will have a hard time finding a kid whose even heard of chess. The biggest challenge would be to get the game known.

I think a better idea would be a wider approach, to make it more accesible (and acceptable) to masses, rather than truing to find a prodigy. Those are rare...

If you build it, they will come....

It must be possible. Difficult but possible.

Greetings extended. I am South African. It really is not impossible to find brilliant chess players. I play provincially but stopped and then started coaching schools in SA . So I have a chess club here too. Mr Bronsteinitz please do consider us South Africans for sponsorships. Chess is a game well known in my country. I would hate to have people undermining my country like this.