Compassion logo
Watch the Beautiful Moment Dami Im Met Jovia in Uganda

Journal

/

Stories
19 July 2016
Watch the Beautiful Moment Dami Im Met Jovia in Uganda

Journal

/

Stories
19 July 2016
After taking the world stage at Eurovision, it was assumed that runner-up and crowd favourite Dami Im would stay in Europe to capitalise on her success. Instead, mere weeks later, Dami jumped on a plane to Uganda to meet her sponsored child, Jovia. Watch their beautiful meeting.

Since rising to fame after winning X Factor in 2013, Dami has been committed to using her platform to speak up for children living in poverty; she became a Compassion ambassador the following year.

Despite being told to stay in Europe to tour following her success at Eurovision, Dami instead fulfilled a promise she had made months early to go to Uganda to meet six-year-old Jovia and shine a light on the difference Compassion child sponsorship makes.

Channel Seven’s Sunday Night crew came along from the ride and also captured this heart-warming segment. If you missed Dami’s appearance on Sunday Night, you can watch it here.

Through Dami’s passion for child sponsorship, over 100 children were sponsored following the Sunday Night story! Thank you Dami!

Change a life. Sponsor a child today.

Stories
80

Read

25 Jan 2026
Stories
How God Lifted Anjoe From Poverty

Read

6 Jan 2026
Stories
Finding Her Voice: Maria’s Story

Read

2 Dec 2025
Stories
Leaving a Legacy of Faith: Karen’s Story

Read

9 Oct 2025
Stories
Full Circle Moment: Edward Kankaka Meets His Sponsor Family

Featured

Latest

Stories

Films

Learn

For Sponsors

Press

NEWSLETTER

Add your amen

Over 60,000 Australians are praying for change in Jesus’ name. Receive monthly prayer requests from children’s local churches.

Gifts of Compassion

Give a gift that meets a real need

Give now

Follow

Contact

Journal

Policies

Follow

Contact

Journal

Policies

© Compassion Australia 2026

Call us 1300 22 44 53

Contact Us

Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions

© Compassion Australia 2026

Compassion Australia ABN 67 001 692 566. Authorised to fundraise in NSW (CFN/10658), VIC (FR0010734), QLD (CH1569), SA (CCP2632), TAS (F1A-208) and WA (20740). No authority to fundraise is required in the ACT or NT.