Compassion has leadership teams in each country who know their contexts well, and each country office has a strategic plan to begin partnerships and open Compassion projects in communities, which would be most beneficial. In identifying areas where the need is great, they seek out churches which would be good partners in the mission to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. You can read more about how we select those church partners here. Churches understand their communities inside out, so are well placed to identify and support children in greatest need. We’d love to sponsor every child, but our resources are limited, so we focus our support on the poorest families. We work with children from all faiths and backgrounds. All children to be registered are selected based on objective criteria that establish their need and ability to benefit from the programme. Our project staff meet with the families to better understand their circumstances and to ensure they are happy for their children to participate in a programme run by the local church. You can read more about how we assess needs here.
If you have further questions, please get in touch with our friendly team.