See How You’re Equipping the Church in Kenya to Change Lives

Through sponsorship, you help give a child or youth access to education, the gospel, health care and hope for a better future.

Youth in our program report improvements in several critical areas:

Growth in Christ: Compared with their nonregistered peers, 16- to 18-year-old participants are growing in their faith. They are 8% more likely to own a Bible, 5% more likely to read it and are 13% more likely to disciple others. In addition, they’re 8% more likely to serve in the church.

Economic self-sufficiency: Your support can help a child become economically self-sufficient. Youth in Compassion’s program in Kenya are 9% more likely to have an adult who provides career guidance and 54% more likely to have an income-generating skill.

Well-being: Compared with their peers who aren’t in the program, registered youth in Kenya are 8% more likely to purify their water before drinking it and 12% more likely to know how to access a doctor.

Youth agency: Kenyan youth registered in our program are 10% more likely than their nonregistered peers to believe that their past circumstances will not dictate their future success.

Child protection: Your support is helping to protect children from abuse and exploitation. Sponsored children in Kenya are 7% more likely to report sexual violence than their peers who aren’t in the program. Please note: That doesn’t mean they are more likely to experience sexual violence; it means they feel safer reporting it and have trusted adults at their Compassion centers to confide in.

In Partnership With Local Churches

Your support helps equip churches in 29 countries to nurture and protect children living in poverty. Local churches in Kenya know and understand the needs of their communities and can contextualize your sponsorship funds, activities and interventions based on these unique needs.

So while specific program activities vary based on communities’ unique needs, the following commitments are true for all children and youth in our sponsorship program:

• Every child has a voice. Compassion encourages children and youth to be participants in their own development.
• Education helps lift people out of poverty. Compassion ensures each child and youth has access to knowledge and training.
• God designed us for community. Compassion encourages children with healthy, personal relationships.
• Nothing is more important than keeping children safe. Child protection is at the heart of Compassion’s work.
• Every child has the opportunity to experience the love of God. Faith in Jesus is not a requirement to participate in Compassion’s program. Because we partner with local churches, children are connected to a local Christian community where they are offered a Bible and have the opportunity to experience the love of God, hear the gospel and grow in their faith.
• Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up healthy. Compassion ensures they have the medical care they need.
• Our church partners are vigilant about monitoring children for signs of malnutrition. They step in to provide nutritional support when necessary.
• During disasters and crises, our local church partners are often the first to respond in the community.

We hope that this information reassures you that your sponsorship is making a tangible difference in the life of the child you support in Kenya. We are grateful for your support and honored to partner with you and the global Church in this work.

Thank you for making a difference!