Poor Children: A Matter of Life and Death

Poor children around the world often find themselves fighting to stay alive each day. Children living in poverty do not just lack finances — these children often go without food, water, health care and education. Many times, poor children also face each day without hope.

Each year, more than 10 million poor children never make it to their fifth birthday. Most of these lives could easily be saved.

• Half of these deaths are linked to malnutrition. Poor children often go to bed hungry. 
• About 3 million people, most of whom are poor children under age 5, die from illnesses caused by a lack of clean water. 
• Pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS kill millions of poor children every year. Treatment and lessons on prevention would save thousands of lives! 

You can make a difference — sponsor poor children!

Turn these statistics about poor children around! Sponsor a child today for just $32 a month! Compassion is ready to match you with a child in need. You can offer your child the basic necessities of life, as well as hope. Learn more about sponsoring a child! 

Make a donation and offer poor children a new beginning!

You can also make a tax-deductible donation to Compassion and support the ministry as it continues releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Compassion currently assists nearly 890,000 children in 24 countries. Help Compassion reach out to poor children all over the world.

^{Sources: UNICEF}