Parental representation 

Compassion understands that children grow in the context of their families. For this reason, each Compassion church partner has a project committee.  This is a team of decision makers for the project.  The committee has various members, including project workers, members and staff of the church and parents. In this way, some parents represent other parents in the decision-making processes of the project.

Parental care

We also give weight to caring for parental needs —the parents' well-being directly relates to the welfare of their children. It's often possible for us to include parents in training activities and arrange for special classes in:

• Parenting skills
• Literacy
• Child care
• Income generation or other useful skills