Did you know that 34.4 million women in Brazil are financially responsible for their households? That counts for nearly half of the households across the country. Empowering mothers with the skills and resources to maintain a steady income and support their families is key to releasing kids from poverty. With this gift, you provide entrepreneurial training to 11 women through job training, financial education and the purchase of all materials needed to launch their new business.
Cows are a secure source of food and livelihood for families living in poverty. The milk they produce helps supplement a family’s diet and can be sold to provide additional income. Families who receive this gift also receive the training and equipment necessary to care for a cow sustainably.
When you give a Cow, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Income Generation Fund.
Backyard farms are a sustainable way to fight hunger and generate income. But many families in poverty lack the resources to start one for themselves. Your gift empowers a family in poverty by providing resources such as seeds, fertilizer, livestock, tools and education to help them create and sustain their own backyard farm.
When you give Backyard Farming, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Income Generation Fund.
Goats help provide a livelihood for families living in poverty by producing milk to both consume and sell. When they reproduce, families can sell a goat to provide for other household needs. This gift also includes the training and equipment needed to raise goats sustainably.
When you give a Goat, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Income Generation Fund.
Growing your own food is a powerful way to combat food insecurity. This gift provides vegetable seeds and equipment to families living in poverty so they can start their own home gardens and have a sustainable food source to both eat and sell.
When you give Vegetable Seeds, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Income Generation Fund.
The gift of chickens helps a family combat malnutrition. Eggs act as a regular source of protein and can also be sold as a source of income. With this gift, families also receive the training and equipment needed to raise chickens sustainably.
When you give Chickens, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Income Generation Fund.
Equipping students through vocational training opens many opportunities and empowers them to break the cycle of poverty. With your gift, you help a student in Haiti receive training in one of the following trades: plumbing, electricity, masonry, tiling, electric welding, window installations, computer skills, cooking and baking. All these vocational skills have been identified as high-demand trades in the communities these students live in.
For many youths in Brazil, positive influences are scarce. The heavy presence of gangs, drugs, verbal and physical aggression and unstable family situations result in youth having low self-esteem and a distorted sense of identity. With this gift, you help local Compassion centres to create relevant, gospel-focused resources to introduce youth to the good news of Jesus, helping them to learn all aspects of the gospel in a positive discipleship setting.
A bicycle provides a child in Sri Lanka with an opportunity for mobility, independence, and improved access to education and resources. The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has caused a high demand for bicycles because of their low maintenance costs and accessibility for children who need alternative ways to get to school. Your gift is a vehicle to a brighter future for a child in poverty.
Technology is a powerful tool in the fight against poverty. Computers are increasingly becoming a necessity for student success. This gift gives students access to computers at their Compassion centre in a computer lab designed to help them achieve their educational goals.
When you give Computers, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Education and Training Fund.
A lack of access to up-to-date textbooks and learning resources can negatively affect a child’s motivation and academic performance. This gift provides children living in poverty with access to textbooks at their Compassion centre, in a library space designed to help them study and learn with excellence.
When you give Textbooks, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Education and Training Fund.
Empowering moms is crucial in breaking the cycle of poverty. With this gift, you provide moms with the training and tools they need to develop new skills and enhance old ones—all so they can confidently secure jobs to help them provide for their families. When equipped and empowered, moms can make better decisions and choices for themselves and their families.
When you give the gift of Job Skills Training for Moms, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Moms and Babies Fund.
Many new moms and caregivers living in poverty lack the essential items needed to care for a newborn baby. With this gift, you give caregivers the basic supplies they need—items like blankets, soap, lotion and diapers—to ensure their baby is healthy and thriving. This hand-delivered gift from Compassion centre staff helps new caregivers know they are supported, loved and not alone.
When you give a Newborn Care Package, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Moms and Babies Fund.
The first year of a child’s life is critical. Without proper medical care and growth monitoring, irreversible damage can be done. With this gift, you help ensure that new parents living in poverty have access to essential medical services for their baby in those first critical 12 months.
When you give the gift of Baby Medical Care, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Moms and Babies Fund.
Proper nutrition is critical for moms and babies living in extreme poverty. With this gift, you provide a mother and her baby with six months’ worth of supplemental food and nutrition, which is vital to ensure that moms and babies not only survive but thrive.
When you give the gift of Food for Mom and Baby, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Moms and Babies Fund.
The risks for expectant mothers in poverty are significant. And tragically, maternal mortality rates are unacceptably high in low-resource settings. But with this gift, you provide an expectant mother with the resources she needs to ensure a healthy pregnancy and delivery—such as medical care, regular check-ups, proper nutrition and education.
When you give the gift of Prenatal Healthcare, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Moms and Babies Fund.
Stepright is a 13-year-old girl from Ghana who was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis as an infant. This condition has impeded her ability to walk, go to school and experience healthy development alongside her peers. She was referred to Focos Orthopedic Hospital in Ghana’s capital city of Accra, where she has already had two surgeries. To complete her treatment, she requires a third surgery. Your gift helps fund this surgery, paving the way for a thriving future for Stepright.
Did you know that diseases carried by mosquitos, such as malaria, dengue and Zika, cause millions of deaths every year? These diseases are preventable. Your gift helps to protect vulnerable children from mosquito-borne diseases through mosquito net distribution and preventative education.
When you give Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Health and Wellness Fund.
Most low- and middle-income countries are unable to provide services to prevent and treat oral health conditions. This can have devastating effects on the lives of children, as common oral health issues only become more severe when left alone. Your gift provides children with immediate dental treatment, toothbrushes and oral health workshops to keep their teeth healthy for a lifetime.
When you give Dental Kits, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Health and Wellness Fund.
A diet lacking protein, fruits and vegetables is all too common for a child living in extreme poverty. This is exacerbated when facing a global food crisis, with acute food insecurity more prevalent than ever. Your gift helps fight malnutrition in a child’s life by providing supplemental, protein-rich food, vitamins and medical care to help them grow healthy and strong.
When you give Food for Malnourished Children, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Health and Wellness Fund.
Safe drinking water is essential for a child’s survival. But in most rural communities in Ghana, accessing clean water is an incredible challenge. Many women and children spend hours of the day in search of clean water, while others resort to using contaminated streams in the village. Your gift provides boreholes for 445 children and their families at two Compassion centres in Western Ghana so they can have regular access to safe water right in their community.
Water is essential to life. This means that access to clean water is a right that every child should have. With your gift, you ensure children have easy, consistent and safe access to clean water through boreholes, wells, rainwater harvesting systems or water filters. With solutions that fit with each child’s context for maximum impact, this gift helps children not just survive but thrive.
When you give Access to Clean Water, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Fund.
Did you know that hand washing could prevent more than a million unnecessary deaths for children under the age of five each year? It is crucial for children to regularly wash their hands in order to stay healthy. This gift will bring life-saving access to hand washing facilities in the communities of vulnerable children and their families.
When you give Hand Washing Stations, your gift will go to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Fund.
Water, sanitation and hygiene are some of our most basic needs, and a lack of access to them can be deadly. With this gift, you ensure that children around the world have clean water to drink, the ability to practice good hygiene, and protection from deadly diseases through things such as washrooms, hand washing stations and hygiene education.
The devastation of losing your home to an environmental disaster is all too familiar to many families living in poverty. In Uganda, nine families recently lost their homes due to heavy rains and one to a tragic fire. Your gift helps to rebuild a safe home designed to withstand extreme weather for one family in need in the aftermath of disaster.
Poverty increases a child’s risk of abuse, trafficking, child marriage, child labour and other forms of exploitation. During times of crisis, these risks only increase. This gift enables Compassion centres to run child protection workshops for caregivers and community members, equipping them to ensure that children are known, loved and protected at home, at school and in the community.
When you give a Child Protection Workshop, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Safety and Stability Fund.
Amidst rising global hunger, the reality of trying to put food on the table can feel like a challenge with no reprieve for those who live in poverty. The gift of a meal helps caregivers fill hungry stomachs and provides tangible hope to families amidst this daily struggle.
When you give a Meal for a Family, your gift goes to the Gifts of Compassion Safety and Stability Fund.
When you give to the Safety and Stability Fund, you provide vital essentials such as housing support, emergency food packs and infrastructure improvements to families and communities in need, often in the face of crises or environmental disasters. This fund also supports caregivers and communities in accessing training such as child protection workshops, ensuring safer communities where children are known, loved and protected.
Give to our Where Most Needed Fund to enable our local church partners to respond to the most pressing needs of children and families living in poverty. Our church partners are uniquely positioned to know the needs of their communities and how to respond. Your gift provides the resources they need to do so.
Buying a gift isn’t the only way to make an impact. You can start a personalized fundraiser for any of the six categories of needs in the Gifts of Compassion gift guide. It’s never been easier to multiply your impact.
For $47 per month, you can give a child access to the resources they need to overcome poverty in all its forms. In our unique and proven child sponsorship model, every child is personally cared for by a local church that empowers them to flourish in all aspects of life as they are lifted out of spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty.
No less than 80 per cent of your donation will be used for program activities and a maximum of 20 per cent for fundraising and administration. If we exceed our funding goal for the initiative shown, the remaining funds will be used to fund other programs where the need is greatest.