Disaster Relief

Provide Aid When Disaster Strikes

Your gift will meet the urgent needs of thousands of Compassion children who are impacted by natural and man-made disasters.

$110 could provide a family with:

Food
Nutritional supplements
Hygiene essentials
Medical supplies and screenings

How We Provide Disaster Relief

In low-income countries, children often bear the brunt of natural and man-caused emergencies. Amid earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, wars and conflicts, your gift to the Disaster Relief Fund empowers local churches to aid those with dire needs

Donating to the Disaster Relief Fund is a tangible demonstration of the meaning of compassion. In times of disaster, vulnerable children living in poverty need immediate help. Your donation will help a child recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Medical Care

Provide emergency medical supplies, sanitation needs and treatment coordination

Nutrition & Shelter

Supply emergency food and water, build or provide temporary shelters and replace household items and school supplies

Guidance & Support

Give comfort and hope through counseling for children after trauma

In Compassion regions, we help children and families receive emergency aid when disasters strike.

19,000
CHILDREN UNDER 5
die every day from preventable ailments

58%
OF CHILDHOOD DEATHS
are caused by infectious diseases

165 Million
CHILDREN FACE MALNUTRITION
resulting in stunted growth and development

Sources: www.childinfo.org, www.crin.org, www.who.int, www.unaids.org, www.unicef.org

HOW DISASTER RELIEF SAVED CHILDREN AFTER SUPER TYPHOON

People in the Philippines are accustomed to strong storms, with an average of 10 typhoons hitting land each year. Super Typhoon Haiyan, however, would be anything but average.

This storm left more than 4,000 families of sponsored children without homes and without food. Compassion workers focused on relief first — immediate needs such as food and water. In the following months, Compassion focused on restoring lives with counseling, medical aid and income-generating assistance for families.

Because of donations to the Disaster Relief Fund, Compassion was able to help over 6,500 people in the months following Typhoon Haiyan. Your support to this fund means hope in the middle of the darkest storms!

Give With Confidence

With Compassion, your donation is used wisely to help children around the world.

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Trusted Charity Since 1952

About Compassion International

Compassion International is a Christian child development organization working to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Founded in 1952, Compassion partners with more than 8,000 local churches in 27 program countries to deliver spiritual, economic, social, and physical care to over two million babies, children, and young adults in poverty. Ranked No. 10 in Forbes’ America’s Top Charities List in 2021, Compassion is a founding member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and an accredited charity with the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. For more information, visit compassion.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Have Questions About Compassion and How We Work?

Donating to a charity is an important decision. So when you’re passionate about a cause and want to make a difference, we encourage you to do your research. Compassion is 100% committed to financial integrity, stewardship and using each dollar wisely. If you have any questions about Compassion or exactly how your donation will be used, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Questions?

Please call us at 800-336-7676, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MT, to speak with a Compassion representative.

Donate to Disaster Relief

Developing countries are often the world's most disaster-prone areas, and for many people, disaster relief funds are their only source of hope and recovery. Disasters and crisis are especially hard on children, who are more vulnerable than adults, so giving disaster relief through a child-focused organization like Compassion can be especially powerful. Children have little resources and no voice, so they are not able to recover from a disaster without your help.

Compassion's Disaster Relief fund provides children and their families with basic necessities like food, clean water, shelter, clothing, household items, and even medical care and trauma counseling.

Disaster relief and recovery is a long-term process, but Compassion's Disaster Relief program is helping children when they most desperately need it. It is a safety net for those living in countries with no other safety nets. Please donate today.

Provide Aid When Disaster Strikes

Help a child after a disaster has shaken his or her community.

One Time

Monthly

Your gift will meet the urgent needs of thousands of Compassion children who are impacted by natural and man-made disasters.

Children and their families urgently need aid after catastrophic disasters.

In low-income countries, children often bear the brunt of emergencies such as earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, and wars. Without savings, families in poverty can’t afford emergency needs. Your gift empowers local churches to supply those dire needs, such as food and water.

8

Major Disasters

occur every week on average.

101.8M

People Were Affected

by disasters in 2021 alone.

$252B

Us Dollars

in economic damage due to disasters in 2021

Source: 2021 Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT) Report, a UN partner

Your gift provides a child and his or her family with emergency supplies in the wake of a disaster in their community.

Medical Care

Children and families receive access to medical supplies and needed emergency care.

Nutrition

Children are supplied with emergency food and water in devastated communities.

Guidance

Counseling provides comfort and hope for children after trauma.

Shelter

Counseling provides comfort and hope for children after trauma.

Replacement of Important Items

Destroyed or ruined household goods and school supplies can be bought again.

Support

Families are given needed resources to rebuild their lives in the weeks and months after a disaster.

Your contributions are stewarded wisely to help children around the world

We're committed to the highest standards of financial integrity and accountability, only using money for the purpose it was raised, regularly performing audits to ensure our programs are well managed and funds are properly disbursed and applied and balancing low administrative and fundraising costs with high-quality programs.

81.7%

of total expenses were for program development and delivery

11%

of total expenses went to fundraising to further advance the mission

7.3%

of total expenses went to administration to reach even more children

Donors can give to us with confidence

We exceed governance benchmarks

Earned for trustworthiness in the marketplace

We are accredited for upholding integrity

Donors Like You Supported Children in the Philippines After a Super Typhoon

People in the Philippines are accustomed to strong storms, with an average of 10 typhoons hitting land each year. Super Typhoon Haiyan, however, was anything but average.

This storm left more than 4,000 families of sponsored children without homes and without food. Generous supporters like you empowered Compassion workers to provide immediate relief —needs such as food and water. In the following months, ongoing gifts helped restore lives with counseling, medical aid and income-generating assistance for families.

Because of donations to the Disaster Relief Fund, over 6,500 people were aided in the months following Typhoon Haiyan. For others in the midst of dark storms, you can step in to provide help and hope.

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