For Sponsors

A place for sponsors to learn, grow and be inspired. Explore stories and resources below!

Stories

Uganda

What Really Happens When You Give a Goat?

Have you ever wondered what actually happens when you give a goat to charity? Learn how a Ugandan family’s entire livelihood was transformed by livestock given through the Compassion Gift Catalog.

Uganda

The Unique Way This Village Fights Period Poverty

In sub-Saharan Africa, about 1 in 10 girls misses school during her menstrual cycle. A Compassion center in Uganda is working hard to combat this.

Compassion staff wearing a white shirt looks back over her shoulder sitting in a classroom with a group of children lined up facing a chalk board writing lessons.

Letter Writing Sponsorship

5 Things Your Sponsored Child’s Center Staff Want You To Know

Compassion workers around the world share insights that every sponsor should know.

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Write

Letter writing prompts, ideas, tips, FAQs and reasons to write your sponsored children.

Give

Give a gift directly to your child or help provide assistance for the family.

Pray

Each month, our global staff share prayer requests for the children we serve.

Visit

Join an organized sponsor tour or arrange for an individual personal visit.

Resources

Clearing the Sludge and Seeing Our Sacredness

An encouraging devotional written by Aarti Sequeira — TV personality, cookbook author and Compassion advocate

Ethiopia

Dabo

Dabo is a traditional Ethiopian bread that's very different from injera, the bread usually associated with the East African country.

Mexico

Wild Mushroom Soup

Mexican cuisine features a variety of wild mushrooms in tamales, salads, stews — and soups like this one!

Kenya

Githeri

This staple Kenyan food is a simple vegetarian stew of corn and beans.

Honduras

Arroz con Leche

Arroz con leche is a rice pudding enjoyed as a dessert or snack throughout Central America.

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