Education Response

Training future leaders to transform their world.

It’s easy to take education for granted, especially when it’s so accessible. But, for most Compassion kids, education is not a right—it’s a gift. Even with the access to education provided through the sponsorship program, there’s still so much more that can be done—but, books, testing, supplies and workshops all require more than a child living in desperate poverty can afford.

But you can respond to the needs of children who dream of getting an education. By donating to Compassion’s Education Response programs, you are giving children, students and parents the tools they need to excel, like:

  • Books, supplies and computer labs.
  • Post-secondary classes (including professional training) that can be completed before the child graduates from the sponsorship program.
  • Literacy and financial training for parents and caregivers.

With your help, a child’s education knows no limits. The unskilled learn new and profitable skills. The illiterate learn to read. And future leaders are trained to transform their world.

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      Education Response News

      Stories from the Field

    • May
      29
      Educating Parents to Prevent Abuse

      By: Compassion Canada

      Tuesday May 29, 2012

      Monteria is a city near the breathtaking Caribbean coast of northern Colombia. But inside the homes of some of the poorest inhabitants of Monteria, child abuse is an everyday occurrence—verbal, physical and sexual. Compassion staff in Monteria who regularly visit the homes of registered children to see how the families are doing realized what was going on and knew something needed to change. read more

    • Apr
      10
      Little Doctors

      By: Compassion Canada

      Tuesday April 10, 2012

      In the rural villages of East India, many people have never learned the basic practices of hygiene—hand washing before eating and after using the toilet. Parents work long days in fields or pulling rickshaws and can't read. And therefore many don't learn—and don't pass on to their children—the life-saving habits of good health and hygiene. read more

    • Feb
      28
      Roxana Opens a Beauty Salon

      By: Compassion Canada

      Tuesday February 28, 2012

      Roxana moved her family's mirror from inside the house to the porch. She decorated the top with balloons and crafts. She swept the porch and placed a table with beauty products under the mirror with a plastic chair. She was ready for the first client at her beauty salon. read more

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    Quotes From Our Workers

    HOW IS COMPASSION HELPING OUT PEOPLE IN NEED?

    I am dreaming of a day when the church partners will no longer have a language barrier...

    – Eugine Bahire, Compassion Rwanda