Compassion Canada - Community Development Partners

Community Development Partners

Cause Canada

Cause Canada works in relief and development with local partners in West Africa and Central America, with priority on projects on the themes of: Primary Health Care (PHC), Water and Sanitation, Reforestation, Gender-Specific Development Initiatives (Women's Projects) and Micro-enterprise Projects. www.cause.ca

Supported Projects:

Comitancillo Hurricane Stan Relief - Guatemala

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)

The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee with the poor and their communities for sustainable change through church-based programs in development, relief and justice education. CRWRC's strong reputation for and commitment to capacity-building for church leaders has made them a valued partner with Compassion Canada.
www.crwrc.org

Supported Projects:

Goli Rural Development - Uganda
HOMIDED - Tanzania
Katakwi Food Security Project - Uganda
Ukuru - Uganda

Christian Mission Aid (CMA)

Christian Mission Aid is a Kenyan-based non-government organization (NGO) that works with local churches in relief and development activities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Sudan. Their goal is to provide assistance, training, and resources so that the partners can continue along the path to self-sufficiency. CMA accomplishes this by serving in four main areas of ministry: Christian Outreach, Aid and Relief, Children's Ministries and Community Development. www.cmaid.org

Supported Projects:

Community Leaders Educated AIDS Response: CLEAR - Phase III - Kenya
Daylove Children's Centre - Kenya
Mathare Street Children Rescue Centre - Kenya
Mathare Education Program
Students Teacher Environmental Program (STEP) — A partnership where we also appreciate greatly financial support from the Bridgeway Foundation

Opportunity International - Canada

Opportunity International - Canada's mission is to provide opportunities for people in chronic poverty to transform their lives. Their strategy is to create jobs, stimulate small businesses, and strengthen communities among the poor. The Opportunity method is to work through indigenous Partner Organizations that provide small business loans, training, and counsel. Opportunity International's commitment is motivated by Jesus Christ's call to serve the poor.
www.opportunityinternational.ca

Supported Project:

The Dominican Microenterprise Project-Phase II - Dominican Republic

The Water SCH₂OOL

The Water SCH2OOL, in Uganda in east central Africa, is perfecting a methodology of sustainable water purification that combines health education with training in the use of the Solar Water Disinfection System or SODIS. The SODIS system works 35 degrees either side of the equator. The same area of the world where the majority of people suffer and die from water borne diseases. The Water SCH2OOL is addressing this desperate situation by expanding this program to the rest of Uganda, Africa and other parts of the world. These areas have experienced up to an 80% reduction in water borne diseases.
www.thewaterschool.org

Supported Projects:

Compassion Canada’s Implementing Partners:

AMEXTRA http://www.amextra.org - Mexico:
Casa de Plastilina
ASPIRE - Dominican Republic:
The Dominican Microenterprise Project - Phase II
Christian Mission Aid (CMA) http://www.cmaid.org/ - Kenya:
Community Leaders Educated AIDS Response (CLEAR): CLEAR - Phase III and
Students Teacher Environmental Program (STEP) — A partnership where we also appreciate greatly financial support from the Bridgeway Foundation
A.C.K. Ruthimitu Church (Anglican) of Dagoretti - Kenya:
Daylove Children's Centre
Daylove Trade School
Daylove Happy Endings
Church of Uganda, Diocese of Goli - Uganda:
Goli Rural Development
Church of Uganda, Diocese of Muhabura - Uganda:
Kisoro Water for the Children
Hope Mission of Development for the Disabled (HOMIDED) - Tanzania
The Hope Project: HOMIDED
Kiwoko Hospital / Church of Uganda (Anglican) http://www.fokh.org.uk/ - Uganda:
Kiwoko Community Health Program
Outreach Community Church - Kenya:
Mathare Street Children Rescue Centre and
Mathare Education Program
Pentecostal Assemblies of God Church in Uganda and KIDO (Katakwi Integrated Development Organization) - Uganda
Katakwi Food Security Project
UFM Mission International http://www.handsofhope.org.uk/hh.html- Haiti:
House of Hope
Ukuru Archdeaconry Planning and Development Committee (UAPDC) - Uganda:
Ukuru

Other Partnership Links: Organizations and Associations

Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO)
http://www.aerdo.org/

AERDO is a professional forum for non-profit Christian agencies and individuals engaged in relief and development work. AERDO exists to promote excellence in professional practice; to foster networking, collaboration and information exchange; and to enable its membership to effectively support the Church in serving the poor and needy. Compassion Canada is a registered member of AERDO.

Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC)
http://www.cccc.org/

The Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) is a registered charitable organization. It is also an association, primarily of charities, within the evangelical Christian community. Its purpose is to integrate spiritual concerns of ministry with practical aspects of management, stewardship and accountability. Compassion Canada is a certified member of the CCCC.

Canadian Christian Relief & Development Association (CCRDA)
http://www.ccrda.ca/

The CCRDA is comprised of CCCC certified charities, affiliate members, other Christian organizations and individuals. Its purpose is to meet the need for a strong, combined Christian voice in Canada on international aid, justice, and development issues. The group provides a forum for Canadian Christian agencies and individuals involved in international relief and development to encourage one another, cooperate, share expertise and experience, and to respond to changes in their field. Compassion Canada is a registered member of the CCRDA.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/

CIDA supports sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world.

Development is a complex, long-term process that involves all of the world's people, governments and organizations at all levels. Working with partners in the private and public sectors in Canada and in developing countries, and with international organizations and agencies, CIDA supports foreign aid projects in more than 100 of the poorest countries of the world. The objective: to work with developing countries and countries in transition to develop the tools to eventually meet their own needs.

Compassion Canada partners with the Canadian International Development Agency on specific community development projects through CIDA’s Canadian Partnership Branch, within the Voluntary Sector Division. Currently, we have one active partnership. It involves an AIDS education program in Western Kenya entitled Community Leaders Educated AIDS Response – CLEAR-Phase III. In a matching grant, for each dollar raised by Compassion Canada the Canadian Government matches it with two dollars.

Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC)
http://www.ocic.on.ca/

The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) is a membership association of Ontario-based, not-for-profit, voluntary organizations and individual Associates working both in the North and South for global justice. OCIC Members include development NGOs with overseas programming, volunteer-sending organizations, solidarity groups, global education centres, faith organizations as well as networks and individuals working in international cooperation and global education. As a council, OCIC strives to increase the effectiveness and collective impact of all its Members' efforts to promote sustainable, people-centred development, and to educate and engage the Ontario public on global issues. Compassion Canada is a registered member of OCIC.