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
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Do currency exchange rates impact giving a gift to my sponsored child?
Yes—currency exchange rates vary from country to country and can fluctuate daily. This is why we have a required minimum amount for monetary gifts given to sponsored children, their families and child development centres. While 100 per cent of the gift goes to the child, their family or their centre respectively, a minimum gift limit ensures that once converted to local currency, your gift still has the impact you intended.
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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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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
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If I live outside of Australia, can I sponsor a child or donate through Compassion Australia?
Yes! We welcome sponsors and donors from other countries where there is no Partner Country office.
Our Partner Countries are:
Please be aware that if you are a sponsor or donor living outside Australia, we are only able to accept credit card donations in Australian dollars.
If you live in a country where there is a Compassion Partner Country office, for example New Zealand or the USA, it may be easier and more convenient for you to sponsor through that office. You can get in touch with them through their website (links listed above).
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What is Compassion Australia's relationship with Hillsong Church?
Compassion Australia is an independent, non-denominational organisation and is not exclusively affiliated to any one church. We currently partner with Hillsong as well as over 1,000 different churches from a variety of denominations throughout Australia.
All our partnerships are centred on a united purpose to see children released from poverty in Jesus’ name.
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