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How child sponsorship prevents human trafficking
Poverty puts children at a higher risk of being trafficked. That’s why releasing children from poverty is key to preventing human trafficking—and that is exactly what child sponsorship does.
Cybersex trafficking targeting children in the Philippines
*Warning: This account contains disturbing details of sexual violence. There’s a new kind of darkness that’s preying on Filipino children in poverty: online sexual exploitation. Online sexual exploitation, otherwise known as cybersex trafficking, refers to the act of forcing children to remove their clothes and perform unspeakable acts in front of a cell phone or […]
Thai Cave Rescue Updates: 12 boys and their coach rescued
Below are updates about the rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team who were trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Northern Thailand when it flooded in June 2018. One member of the team, Adun, was a Compassion-sponsored youth. Update: October 1, 2018 One of our photojournalists, Ryan Johnson, had the opportunity to interview […]
Displaced by war, these families have found new hope
Eleven-year-old Thidarat from Thailand is afraid of two things: Snakes—not surprising, given that she lives near the homeland of the Burmese python—and war. She lives in a peaceful village on the border of Myanmar, but the memory of war still casts a shadow of fear over many of her neighbours, nearly all of whom fled […]
Where do you get your water? 8 photos from around the world
When you need a glass of water, need to brush your teeth or wash your dishes, where do you get your water? Do you turn on the tap in the kitchen? Or get water out of the fridge? In 2019, access to clean water might not seem like an issue that we should still be […]
Most of India’s rural population does not have access to safe water and sanitation. The World Bank estimates 21 per cent of communicable diseases in India are from using unsafe water. Diarrhea claims more than 1,600 lives each day. Illiteracy and lack of knowledge about basic hygiene continue to affect the health of children and […]
According to UN stats, there are up to 150 million children worldwide living on the streets today. Some have had no choice. They were orphaned, abandoned or disowned by their parents. Some have faced war or natural disasters and have no home to return to. Others have opted to brave the dangers of street life […]