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  1. Category: Youth Development

Category: Youth Development

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    Karla lays on the field with a ball
    El Salvador Youth Development
    An Emerging Soccer Star Begins to Dream
    Karla lives in a dangerous community in El Salvador. Poverty made her future unsure. But when Karla began playing soccer at her Compassion center at age 9, everything started to change.
    a group of young adults
    Sponsorship Youth Development
    How Sponsorship Changed … An Entire Community
    Here are three life lessons from sponsored teenagers in Colombia who joined a youth alliance at their Compassion centers to serve their neighbors in poverty.
    Creating centers for excellence
    Indonesia Youth Development
    A Formula for Excellence: Engagement + Training = Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
    Karina is smiling as she stands at the entrance gate to the field where her cows graze
    El Salvador Advocacy Youth Development
    How Karina Broke Stereotypes and Launched a Business
    On this International Women’s Day, we celebrate women from Compassion’s program like Karina! She always dreamed of raising her own cattle, but in a culture where ranching is considered a man’s job, she had a lot to overcome. Read her remarkable journey from Compassion’s program to cattle rancher.
    Delmy and her mother
    Guatemala Youth Development
    Delmy Finds Hope After Tragedy
    After Delmy’s father died in a bus crash, the sponsorship program gave her a place to heal and skills to support a brighter future.
    Nicaragua Youth Development
    Happy New Year!
    El Salvador Youth Development
    Delivering Hope
    Nicaragua Youth Development
    Embossing the Future

    As teenagers in Compassion’s program in Nicaragua, Santiago, Eddy and Juan discovered a passion for embossing. Now, they use it to help support their families during crisis.

    Mexico Youth Development
    Socially Distant, Emotionally Close

    Meet Didier, a soccer coach in Mexico who refused to let the pandemic allow his Compassion-assisted athletes to feel alone.

    Kenya Youth Development
    A Sunny Future
    Indonesia Youth Development
    From Depression to Hope

    After losing his mother, Joffian spiraled into a deep depression. But with the support of the local Compassion center, he is now filled with hope and healing.

    Youth Development
    How Does Sponsorship Help Kids Emotionally?

    Compassion sponsors help release children from all forms of poverty — even those not visible on the surface.

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