Contributions towards the Education and Training Fund help create life-changing educational opportunities for all Compassion assisted children and young people. Without quality education, children living in poverty are far more likely as adults to be trapped in low-skilled, poorly paid and insecure employment, preventing them from breaking generational cycles of disadvantage.

Compassion works with our local church partners to identify a tailored plan for each child and provide what is needed to continue their educational development. This could mean helping with:

• Vocational training
• University education
• Education equipment and tools
• Transportation, housing or food costs relevant and necessary for a youth’s educational program
• Access to retreats, internships, job search training, sports camps, apprenticeships and skills development labs

Education and poverty are linked. Distance to school, lack of infrastructure, financial costs, child marriage, child labour and more can all keep children living in poverty from attending school. A study from UNESCO has shown if all adults received just two more years of schooling or completed secondary school, it would lift nearly 60 million people out of poverty.

Our holistic child development model helps break down the barriers that prevent children from receiving education and training. This support propels children towards their full God-given potential and a brighter future free of poverty.

*Approximately 20 per cent of all donations is used for administration and fundraising. All donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia. *