Yes. Our programs are administered and delivered exclusively in partnership with Christian churches in the community. Every child development centre is an outreach of one of these churches, and church staff and volunteers provide the children with non-coercive, age- and culture-appropriate Christian teaching and church-run activities.

Compassion's partnership with local churches to implement our programs is a key part of our core strategy and international experts support this approach. A January 2012 UNICEF report says: "Religious communities are uniquely positioned to promote equitable outcomes for the most vulnerable children and families. Their moral influence and extensive networks give them access to the most disenfranchised and deprived groups ... They are also grounded in philosophical frameworks that shape their call to community service into long-term commitments to achieving peace, justice and social equality."

You can:

• Learn about Compassion's local church partners
• Learn about how the Child Sponsorship Program works
• Sponsor a child