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Why give an animal this Christmas?
You might have seen some furry or feathery creatures in this year’s Gifts of Compassion gift guide. Have you ever wondered how we decide what animals to include? Well the answer is we don’t—the local child development centres we partner with do. Our local child development staff know their communities, they know the needs, and they […]
Traveling to Monduli Juu village from Arusha, Tanzania, I pass through the Monduli Mountains, thick with forest. The forest makes this remote village cold and windy. The people here are from the Maasai tribe and live in traditional boma—a group of huts made from sticks and dung and surrounded by a fence of thickets to […]
Empowering local communities to protect their resources
Compassion is focused on holistic child development—we help children grow into adults who are able to identify the problems around them and are empowered to take action. Part of that education is teaching children about the importance of being good stewards of the land around them. The places where Compassion works can be the most […]
The difference a Christmas gift can make
Every year, supporters like you give to the Christmas Gift Fund—helping every child and student Compassion serves feel loved and appreciated with a gift at this special time of year. But have you ever wondered what difference it really makes in your child’s life? Watch as Averil Shadd shares about the difference her gift made […]
A former sponsored child is bringing education to 165 children!
By Tigist Gizachew, Compassion Ethiopia Tariku Hailemariam’s mom was just 15 years old when she had him. She was unable to take care of him, so she gave him up for adoption. Tariku’s adoptive mother, once economically capable of raising him, lost everything she had a few years after she took him in. So his […]
Compassion Explorer Extra: Surf School
Children at the Compassion centre in Fortaleza, Brazil, are learning how to surf! Their pastor says the surfing program teaches kids important life lessons. Watch this video to see them in action!
Share your heart with Compassion Sunday
This is your opportunity to share your heart for the poor with those who could help change their lives forever. Compassion Sunday is an annual event for churches across Canada. It’s an opportunity for members of your church family to hear about Compassion’s ministry from a source they know and trust: You. They will learn […]
Education plays a key role in helping children break free from poverty. It teaches children about the world around them. It gives them options to change it. But sitting in a classroom all day is boring. That’s why Compassion takes a creative approach to learning. Education is as diverse as the children we work with, […]
A life beyond the sugarcane fields
The sun burns the back of Eliseo’s neck as he raises his machete and swings. He tosses the severed sugarcane stalk onto a pile he’s already cut, wipes the sweat from his eyes and hacks another. He’s been at it for hours but can’t rest yet. He has a family to provide for and he […]
Do the Response programs really work?
Compassion’s ministry gives children, parents and young adults the chance to be freed from poverty in every sense as they’re developed in all the different aspects of their lives—their minds, bodies and relationships while discovering God’s love for them in the gospel of Jesus Christ. But sometimes there are needs that go beyond what can […]