Compassion has been involved in individual child development for 70 years. Independent research published in the Journal of Political Economy in 2013 found that graduates of Compassion’s Child Sponsorship Program stayed in school longer, were more likely to have salaries and white-collar employment, and were more likely to be leaders in their communities and churches than their peers who did not participate in the program.

This research studied 1,860 children who participated in Compassion's Child Sponsorship Program between 1980 and 1992.

Once Compassion sponsored children, these adults are now making a difference in their communities as mums, dads, pastors, teachers, doctors and even members of parliament.

You can:

• Sponsor a child
• Learn more about the research