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Compassion's Child Sponsorship Program gives children the skills and
opportunities to overcome poverty.
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Robinson

  • Country: Guatemala
  • D.O.B: April 9, 2010
  • Age: 8

  • Gender: Boy
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Debritu

  • Country: Ethiopia
  • D.O.B: February 26, 1998
  • Age: 20

  • Gender: Girl
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Eprem

  • Country: Rwanda
  • D.O.B: March 11, 2012
  • Age: 6

  • Gender: Boy
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Days Waiting
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Teshale

  • Country: Ethiopia
  • D.O.B: May 16, 1999
  • Age: 18

  • Gender: Boy
Portrait of Gabriel Robinson Lopez Toma
Meet Gabriel Robinson Lopez Toma
Robinson is 8 years old and lives in Guatemala.
GU5300174 | Days Waiting: 99
Country: Guatemala
Birthday: April 9, 2010 (8 years old)
Gender: Boy

Robinson lives with his mother and father. Robinson's mother is not employed. Robinson's father is regularly employed. Robinson has siblings living in the household. Robinson helps with the following duties at home: Making Beds. Robinson's favourite activities and interests include: Art or Drawing, Rolling a ball, Running.Activities that Robinson enjoys through the church are: Sunday School/Church. Robinson attends school. He is in the equivalent of grade 1. Robinson's favourite subject is language. His performance in school is average. Robinson's family lives in the area of San Juan Cotzal in Guatemala.

Robinson's Country Details

Mountains and rugged highlands dominate Guatemala's landscape. The Pacific plain is a narrow belt between mountains and ocean. In the southern highlands, the most populous region, is Guatemala City, and to the north is jungle.

More than half of Guatemalans descend from Mayan Indians and reflect the culture of their ancestors. The great Mayan empire flourished throughout much of Guatemala for more than a thousand years before the Spanish conquest in 1524. In 1821, the country gained independence from Spain. Since then, Guatemala's politics have been marked by rivalries and insurgencies. After a series of coups, short-lived rulers, and ever-increasing protest and repression, civil war erupted in the 1960s. Several attempts have been made to end the decades-old dispute, the most recent of which was the 1996 signing of peace accords.

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Compassion’s ministry is focused on what we call holistic child development. This means developing children 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.

How does sponsorship help kids?

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Formal and non-formal educational opportunitiesCompassion assists children with their primary school education and gives opportunities to attend secondary school, as well as providing vocational training opportunities and extra-curricular activities such as sports, field trips, music and computer training.
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Health care, hygiene training and supplementary foodKids get a healthy snack or meal when they attend program activities, receive regular health check-ups, and learn how to take care of their bodies and form healthy relationships.
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Age-appropriate Christian teaching and discipleshipChildren are introduced to the good news of how God has shown his love for the world by sending Jesus Christ and how this good news changes everything in our lives.
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Personal attention, guidance and loveChildren are cared for and invested in by members of their own communities, who encourage them to discover their unique gifts, passions and abilities. Their sponsors also play an important role in this through their prayers and letters.

Why do you work with local churches?

Compassion works exclusively with local churches because they can best understand and respond to the challenges in their communities. They are known and trusted by their neighbours and are able to reach those in the greatest need. We equip our local church partners with the resources, training and expertise to help children escape poverty. Each church is empowered to implement the program in a way that meets the specific needs of the children they serve.

Do kids need to be Christian to be in Compassion’s program?

Compassion helps people in a way that protects their dignity as human beings made in the image of God. That’s why we accept people of all faiths into our programs and don’t require or coerce them to change. However, ending poverty requires dealing with every aspect of people’s beings—including telling them about God’s love for them in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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Does child development really work?

You bet! According to independent research, Compassion kids are:
  • 27–40 per cent more likely to finish secondary education;
  • about 35 per cent more likely to have white collar employment as adults; and
  • 40–70 per cent more likely to become church leaders
…than their unsponsored peers. When you sponsor with Compassion, you are making a significant and long-term difference to your child’s future!

At Compassion, we take financial stewardship seriously.

This year, 85.7 per cent of funds were used for program activities benefitting the children we serve, and 14.3 per cent for fundraising and administrative expenses. As certified members of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and the Better Business Bureau of Canada, Compassion is committed to handling the finances entrusted to us with the utmost integrity. This commitment goes beyond Canada. For 13 consecutive years, Charity Navigator has awarded Compassion International its highest rating — four-stars — for responsible financial management.

Today, children around the world are discovering that poverty doesn’t have to be their future. Help one more do the same by sponsoring with Compassion!

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