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FAQs
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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.
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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).
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Are my donations to Compassion tax deductible?
Yes! When you give generously to help release a child from poverty in Jesus' name with Compassion, your support helps to share a powerful hope and change your sponsored child's life. You help to give them access to good nutrition, education, medical support and treatment, the opportunity to hear how much God loves them, a safe place to play, learn, and grow ... and much more.
Your support for your sponsored child is tax deductible and we will send you a tax summary receipt at the end of the financial year.
Compassion Australia has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status for its Overseas Aid and Development Fund, as listed on the Australian Business Register under our ABN 67 001 692 566.
Donations of $2 and over to the following funds are tax deductible:
- Child Sponsorship Program, including Sponsorship Plus
- Critical Needs, including Mums and Babies and the Disaster Relief Fund
- Christmas Gift Fund (Christmas Appeal)
- Compassion Appeal
- Gifts of Compassion
Please note, donations to the Bible Fund are not tax deductible.
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What is a Compassion child development centre?
Our Child Sponsorship Program and Critical Needs (including Mums and Babies) around the world are delivered through local child development centres.
Each centre:
- Meets regularly
- Uses local church facilities
- Provides program activities for registered and sponsored children
- Has a committee that provides local accountability and support
- Has a director employed by the church to manage the day-to-day activities
- Employs staff and volunteers selected by the local church
- Operates under Compassion International's carefully monitored standards and guidelines
- Provides reasonable levels of safety for children relative to the realities of the surrounding community
You can:
- Sponsor a child
- Learn more about the Child Sponsorship Program
- Give to Mums and Babies
- Donate to Critical Needs
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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
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