FAQs

• What is Gifts of Compassion?

  Gifts of Compassion are real goods and services given to children and families in Compassion child development centres around the world. For every Gift of Compassion you order, you will receive a gift card to personalise for your friends and loved ones.

  Funds raised from the Gifts of Compassion catalogue are used to support Compassion's Critical Needs, which remove obstacles to children's development and implement preventative action. These interventions include providing safe water, disaster relief, emergency medical care, vocational training, infrastructure and much more—all issues that need to be addressed for a child to be released from poverty.

  Compassion Australia uses Gifts of Compassion funds to meet the project needs represented in the catalogue.

  You can:

  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Contact us to request more copies of the Gifts of Compassion catalogue to distribute at your church or workplace
• Can I send my sponsored child a Gift of Compassion?

  No. Gifts of Compassion are different to the gifts you can send your sponsored child. Funds raised through Gifts of Compassion are pooled to support a range of Critical Needs that benefit many children and families and can't be directed to an individual child.

  However, you can choose to send a gift specifically for your sponsored child by giving a child gift, family gift and/or birthday gift. One hundred per cent of these gifts will directly benefit your sponsored child and their family.

  You can:

  • Give your sponsored child a gift
  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Learn more about Gifts of Compassion
  • Contact us to find out more
• Will the recipient of a Gifts of Compassion e-card also receive marketing material?

  No. Providing Compassion with your gift recipient’s email address does not opt them into receiving marketing materials from Compassion.

  You can:

  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Learn more about Gifts of Compassion
• Do the Gifts of Compassion gifts really cost what I am paying for them?

  The gifts featured in Gifts of Compassion represent initiatives Compassion carries out to address the needs of children beyond sponsorship. As each country and community in the developing world has its own unique challenges to address, what these initiatives look like and how much they cost can vary. This means your donation will be pooled with others to fund an initiative.

  You can:

  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Learn more about Gifts of Compassion
• What do I receive when I order Gifts of Compassion?

  For every Gift of Compassion you order, you will receive a beautiful gift card to personalise for your friends and loved ones. The amount you have donated will not be printed on the card.

  Real goods and services represented by the Gift of Compassion item you order will be given to children and families supported by Compassion around the world.

  You can:

  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Learn more about Gifts of Compassion