New Sponsored Child

Compassion’s Child Sponsorship Program aims to develop children that graduate with the skills to be economically self-supporting, are physically and emotionally healthy, and demonstrate a genuine relationship with Christ.

From $55 a month, you can play a vital role in the life of a child that extends far beyond financial support.

FAQs

  • How do I contact Compassion?

    If you'd like to find out more about Compassion, ask a question, share your story, offer encouragement or feedback, please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

    You can:

    • Call our contact centre on 1300 22 44 53

    • Email us at compassion@compassion.com.au

    • Connect with us on social media

    • Post mail to us at PO Box 1 Hunter Region Mail Centre NSW 2310

  • What countries does Compassion Australia work in?

    As part of a global network of more than 12 funding countries, Compassion Australia supports 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

    Currently Expanding Into:

    • Cambodia
    • Malawi
    • Myanmar
    • Zambia

    You can:

    Sponsor a child

    Learn about our Child Sponsorship Program

  • Why is there a minimum and maximum limit on gifts given to my sponsored child?

    Gifts can make a significant difference to a child and their family. Whether you give a birthday, family or child centre gift, there are minimum and maximum limits in place to ensure that your monetary gift has a positive impact. There are three reasons for limits on gift frequency and amounts:

    1. Good development practice: Gifts that are too large or given too often can create dependence, which doesn’t empower healthy development practices for children or their families.

    2. Community safety: Compassion is committed to child protection. Because we serve within the context of a community, we want to ensure that larger gifts don't attract unwanted attention or put children and families at risk of harm.

    3. Currency exchange rates: While 100 per cent of your monetary gift goes to the child, family or centre respectively, a required minimum gift amount ensures that once converted into local currency, your gift still has the impact you intended.

  • What sort of development work does Compassion do?

    Compassion’s holistic child development model is designed to help the most vulnerable and marginalised children on our planet grow up to become thriving followers of Jesus who are positively influencing their world. Poverty is complex and has a devastating impact on every area of life. Compassion seeks to address the different dimensions of a child's development simultaneously, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all solution. Holistic child development takes an individual child through a process of growth and fulfilment in all dimensions by seeking to address their physical, social, emotional, spiritual and economic needs. It sees each aspect of a person in an integrated way and resists the common practice of treating one area of life as independent of the others.

    Therefore, our programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of individual children through all stages of their development. Compassion sees holistic child development as a contextualised, long-term approach that begins before a child is born and continues through to school age and beyond. Our Child Sponsorship Program and Critical Needs work in partnership to provide holistic development to children living in poverty.

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  • Why is Compassion Australia not listed with the Australian Council for International Development?

    Compassion Australia is not a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) because of the church-based nature of our child development programs.

    Relying on private funding rather than government grants allows for a primarily church-to-church model of development. We do place a priority on governance, accountability, stewardship and transparency and, as a result, consider the best fit for our organisation are Christian Ministry Association accreditation, Missions Interlink membership, and Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission financial reporting requirements.

    However, this does not mean Compassion Australia could not obtain ACFID accreditation, which we would do if pursuing government grants.