Beyond Sponsorship

Compassion Goes Beyond Sponsorship

Compassion knows there are some issues that our Child Development Program alone cannot address. Issues like: clean water; healthcare and education for those living with HIV and AIDS; disaster relief; vocational training and microfinance loans; prenatal care; and so much more.

To address these concerns, Compassion has developed our Beyond Sponsorship programs:

These programs enhance and run in concert with our Child Development Program, and allow us to more completely minister to the needs of the individuals and communities in our care, from the womb through adulthood.


Beyond Sponsorship Programs Transform Lives.

Compassion believes that poverty is best addressed through the transformation of the individual child. Compassion does not engage in community development as a stand alone program, and neither does Compassion fund community development activities through the money received from the one-to-one Child Sponsorship Program.

However, to ensure that children receive the best possible opportunity to break the cycle of poverty, Compassion seeks to address all the obstacles that can hinder and impede the healthy development of children and their opportunity to reach their full potential. Many of these barriers stem from such factors as the unsanitary conditions of a child’s home and community environment, occurrences of natural disasters or widespread health epidemics, or issues that directly affect an individual child’s family and home life.

For further information on Compassion’s Beyond Sponsorship Programs, or to make a donation, please contact beyondsponsorship@compassion.ca or call 1 800 563-5437.