Social Media Terms of Use

Our social media pages are great places to stay updated with Compassion Australia and engage in respectful discussions. To ensure our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest communities are safe, respectful and on-topic, the following guidelines apply:

  • We encourage you to share your views but also respect the views of others. Please do not provoke or intentionally disrupt conversations.
  • Please use respectful and appropriate language. Swearing, bullying, racism, intimidation and hate speech will not be tolerated.
  • Misleading or defamatory material about a person or another charity will not be tolerated
  • At our discretion, any distasteful, graphic and highly sensitive material will be removed
  • Please do not include personal information or sensitive details that put people at risk
  • Comments will be moderated. We reserve the right to delete or remove inappropriate content and block offenders
  • Unauthorised advertisements, spam or content that impersonates Compassion Australia will be removed
  • Our 'Profanity Filter' is set to strong, allowing Facebook to automatically remove any posts/comments that involve profanity

A team of friendly staff will be available on our Facebook page to answer any questions or concerns between 9am and 5pm (AEST), Monday to Friday.

You can also view our Privacy Policy here.

FAQs

  • If I live outside of Australia, can I sponsor a child or donate through Compassion Australia?

    Yes! We welcome sponsors and donors from other countries where there is no Partner Country office.

    Our Partner Countries are:

    Please be aware that if you are a sponsor or donor living outside Australia, we are only able to accept credit card donations in Australian dollars.

    If you live in a country where there is a Compassion Partner Country office, for example New Zealand or the USA, it may be easier and more convenient for you to sponsor through that office. You can get in touch with them through their website (links listed above).

    You can:

  • Can I volunteer with Compassion?

    Yes! There are lots of ways to volunteer with Compassion. We are always in need of enthusiastic volunteers from the Newcastle area to help out in our Warabrook head office. Administrative assistance is also often needed in our regional offices.

    Another way to get involved with Compassion's work is to become a Compassion Advocate for children. We can help provide opportunities for you to speak up and take action on behalf of children. You might also like to consider becoming a Compassion Prayer Partner to support our ministry through intentional prayer. As a member of the Prayer Partners Network, you will receive a monthly newsletter that includes prayer points from children around the world.

    Please contact us to discuss any of these volunteer options.

    You can:

  • What countries does Compassion Australia work in?

    As part of a global network of more than 12 funding countries, we support local churches to release children from poverty in over 25 developing countries in four regions worldwide:

    Africa:

    • Burkina Faso
    • Ethiopia
    • Ghana
    • Kenya
    • Rwanda
    • Tanzania
    • Togo
    • Uganda

    Asia

    • Bangladesh
    • Indonesia
    • The Philippines
    • Sri Lanka
    • Thailand

    Central America:

    • Dominican Republic
    • El Salvador
    • Guatemala
    • Haiti
    • Honduras
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua

    South America:

    • Bolivia
    • Brazil
    • Colombia
    • Ecuador
    • Peru

    You can:

    Sponsor a child

    Learn about our Child Sponsorship Program

  • Why is Compassion Australia not listed with the Australian Council for International Development?

    Compassion Australia is not a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) because of the church-based nature of our child development programs.

    We are a Christian organisation that partners with Christian churches to implement child development programs in developing countries and communities. We believe it's important to work in partnership with local churches to meet all the needs of children living in poverty, including spiritual needs, as part of a holistic child development model.

    It's important to note that because Compassion is a Christian organisation, we are called to serve the poor, regardless of ethnicity, gender or religious background or belief. As such, children are registered with Compassion's program based on need, not religious belief. Ongoing participation in the program doesn't depend on becoming a Christian.

  • How do I contact Compassion?

    Compassion Australia has offices around the nation, so feel welcome to drop in and say hello.

    You can call, write, email or say hi on social media. We'd love to hear from you.

    All the details you need are right here.