Children like Ratifa can't skip chores to play with friends. If Ratifa doesn't take on adult jobs for her family, no one eats. Her mother Malian found hope in Compassion for her daughter to be a child again.
Marlon has worked five hours on a water truck. He then heads to school. Despite his fatigue, Compassion is helping him finish school and achieve his dreams.
Bernard dreaded what he would find when he arrived at home after school. It was not a safe place. Read how Compassion helped Bernard reach his true potential.
Maria wanted her son to attend school, but the school made it difficult for Santiago, born premature and blind, to attend. Read how the Compassion Development Center turned difficulties into triumph.
Mariela knew José had learned much of his violent behavior from his father. The rescue that she prayed for came the year that Compassion opened the Linaje Escogido Student Center.
