How will your money help?

For children living in extreme poverty, everything about COVID-19 is magnified: the risk, the fear, the uncertainty, the life-and-death realities. But together, we will rise as one to protect the world's most vulnerable and provide desperately needed food, housing stability and hygiene supplies.

Child at the Compassion Center

Frequently asked questions


How will your money help?

During COVID-19 sponsorship enables us to meet the very real and urgent physical needs of children and their families. And it also enables our local partners to meet relational and spiritual needs through encouragement, tutor and deliver programming and trauma counselling in these unprecedented times.

Where does the money go?

Your monthly donation ensures kids have the hygiene, medication and health supplies they need to make it through the pandemic. It also ensures their families have the food and housing security they need as their nations deal with the ongoing impact of COVID-19.

*Your monthly contribution will be delivered through local partners around the world by staff members in the field who know the immediate needs of each child registered with Compassion, as well as their families and communities.

  • 80% to program
  • 20% to fundraising & administration

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