Fundraising

FAQs

• Can I fundraise for a particular area of Compassion’s work?

  Yes! When you decide to fundraise for Compassion, you will be asked to fill out a form on our Fundraising page. On the form, you can specify where you would like the money you fundraise to go.

  You can fundraise for:

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

  Get your fundraising activity started here.

• Can I fundraise for Compassion?

  Yes! Fundraising for Compassion is a great way of raising awareness and advocating for children living in poverty, while at the same time making a real difference in children's lives. We have teamed up with online fundraisers Everyday Hero and GoFundraise to make the process easy for you. Or if you'd rather fundraise without a web presence, you certainly can. Everything you need to get started is right here. Click on the ‘Start Fundraising for Compassion’ tab.

• What sort of development work does Compassion do?

  Compassion primarily works with individual children through our Child Sponsorship Program. We have been involved in individual child development for about 60 years. That's how we know that working with children is a highly effective way of changing communities; because changed people inevitably change their circumstances. Compassion's holistic child development model is designed to help reduce the vulnerability of children and their families and build their resilience through year-round nutrition, health, education and income generation support. Sponsoring a child also provides them with a safety net against crisis situations, like famine and drought.

  Community development is also important, and addressing the external circumstances of poverty in a geographical area supplements our child development focus. When a tragedy strikes an area where we have child development centres, we involve ourselves in short-term relief projects as a means of stabilising the environment so that child development can continue. These community development initiatives take place through Critical Needs and include activities such as providing clean water, infrastructure and disaster relief.

  Your donations to Compassion are tax-deductible.

  You can:

  • Sponsor a child
  • Give to a Critical Need which adds an extra $12 to your monthly sponsorship donation
• Can Compassion fund me, my family or my organisation?

  Unfortunately we cannot support individuals, families or organisations outside our program. Compassion's work in developing countries is led by a national office in partnership with local churches, and involves an in-depth process of determining the communities and individuals with the greatest needs that can be served through Compassion's program. All decisions as to which children receive support through Compassion's program are made locally.

  You can:

  Learn more about child sponsorship

• 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