The Impact of World Hunger on Children Can't Be Ignored

149 Million

children (about one in five worldwide) are chronically malnourished.

9.9%

of people globally are affected by world hunger, which has been worsened by the food crisis.

3.1 Million

children die from malnutrition each year.

Young girl is sitting outside her home with her family eating lunch.
How We Use This Fund

Your Donation Provides Food to Those in Need

The world is facing a severe food shortage, and children are most vulnerable.

Disasters such as the 2020 pandemic, severe weather and war have resulted in a global food crisis.  And children living in poverty are the hardest hit. 

Our church partners see every day how hunger is harming children, keeping them from their full potential.  

When we equip local churches with food and resources, they can help stabilize their communities in the short term while providing long-term hunger mitigation — all in Jesus’ name. 

Nutritious Food

Food staples like rice, eggs and meat help families cook nutritious meals, fighting hunger. 

Protection

Protects children from malnutrition and helps them avoid dangerous diseases. 

Health

Provides children with the essentials needed for healthy growth and development. 

children at compassion center

Your Contributions Are Stewarded Wisely

Every gift you give through Compassion is handled with integrity and care. We follow strict financial guardrails to ensure accountability, transparency and the flexibility to invest wisely for long-term impact.

We invest every dollar in one of three ways

  1. Implementing our program today

  2. Inviting the next child (and their supporter) into the program

  3. Sustaining and enhancing our ability to deliver excellent programs

These investments are typically referred to as “Program,” “Fundraising” and “Administrative” expenses, respectively. Compassion’s rigorous annual strategic planning and budgeting process determines the resources allocated to Program, Fundraising and Administration. Our policy is to ensure that 75 to 82 cents on the dollar will always be allocated to Program expenses.

A young boy and girl are sitting at a table smiling and eating breakfast together.

You Can Give a Hungry Child Hope

"I remember the day I witnessed a child at the center eat four plates of food and ask for another. We asked him why he was eating like that. His answer broke our hearts: 'I’m eating because I don’t know when I’m going to eat again.'" — 

Pastor Gleydson, Brazil