Infrastructure

FAQs

• Where does Compassion Mums and Babies operate?

  Compassion Mums and Babies works in 25 developing countries to prevent premature death, secure good health and enable positive development in the youngest, most vulnerable children. Mums and Babies always operates through a survival project at the Compassion centre in local communities. It is the first phase of our holistic child development model. From age one, children will transition from Mums and Babies into the Child Sponsorship Program.

  You can

  • Give to Mums and Babies
  • Learn more about the Child Sponsorship Program
• How does Critical Needs work with Child Sponsorship?

  Compassion's Child Sponsorship Program and Critical Needs work side-by-side to release children from the four forms of poverty: spiritual, socio-emotional, physical and economic. Together, they equip Compassion's local church partners with the resources to provide long-term, customised solutions for children, their families and communities.

  While the Child Sponsorship Program connects one child with one sponsor, Critical Needs giving is not directed to one child, but provides essential support to thousands of Compassion registered children when they need it most. You can choose to give to Critical Needs supporting children globally, or fund an entire project in a specific community. These projects are both reactive and proactive, and could include things such as water filters to provide safe water to a community, reconstruction of homes after natural disaster, or income generating activitites for adolescents and children's caregivers. Every child in Compassion's program will benefit from funding through Critical Needs at some point during their time with Compassion.

  You can:

  • Give to Critical Needs
  • Sponsor a child
• What is Critical Needs?

  The effects of poverty are devastating and affect every area of a child's life. Compassion's Child Sponsorship Program sets the foundation for life-changing opportunities for every registered child. But every child will, at some point, require help beyond sponsorship's reach.

  Critical Needs provides the additional support necessary for Compassion assisted children to be released from poverty in Jesus' name. Through Critical Needs, supporters like you who are passionate about particular issues, such as safe water, or caring for mothers and babies, can help children most in need worldwide, or support specific projects in vulnerable communities. There are nine Critical Needs areas that you can choose to support, each area addressing an essential aspect of a child's health and development.  

  The nine Critical Needs are:

  • Water and Sanitation
  • Mums and Babies
  • Health
  • Education and Training
  • Infrastructure
  • Highly Vulnerable Children
  • Income Generation
  • Disaster Relief
  • Where Most Needed

  Because we believe that poverty is best addressed through the transformation of the individual child, Critical Needs provides support alongside Compassion's Child Sponsorship Program, not as stand-alone community development activities.

• How much does it cost to give to Mums and Babies?

  You can give to Mums and Babies for $12 per month or another amount of your choosing. You can also give through a one-off financial contribution. These contributions are pooled to support mothers and babies all around the world. As a Mums and Babies supporter, you will receive updates containing highlights, stories and statistics.

  You can also fund an entire Mums and Babies survival project, or launch a survival project in a new community. The cost to support an entire survival project varies by country, between $15,000 and $25,000 per year. Please contact us to discuss these options further.

  You can:

  • Learn more about Mums and Babies
• What are the current ways of supporting Mums and Babies?

  You can support Mums and Babies in a number of ways, either with a once-only donation or ongoing support.

  Here are some of the ways you can choose to give:  

  • A once-off donation of your choice to Mums and Babies will support young families worldwide and provide emergency care for vulnerable children.

  • $12 per month, contributed to Compassion's Critical Needs alongside child sponsorship, supports Mums and Babies globally and provides emergency care for vulnerable children.

  • $40 once-off donation for a baby essentials kit through Gifts of Compassion gives a mum all the necessary supplies to care for her newborn, such as blankets and soaps.

  • $90 once-off donation to pregnancy care through Gifts of Compassion provides a mum with prenatal classes and check-ups, plus support during and after the delivery of her little one.

  • $15,000 to $25,000 per year funds an entire Mums and Babies survival project in a specific community. The cost to support a survival project varies between countries depending on local needs and currency conversions. Please contact us to discuss this option further.

  • A once-off $7000 donation launches a Mums and Babies survival project in a new community (accompanied by $15,000 to $25,000 funding for the first year of activities), reaching more families in need worldwide. Please contact us to discuss this option further.