Quality medical care is out of reach for many children in the world today.

Sources: www.data.unicef.org, www.who.int

1 in 27

Children under five died in 2023 alone.

1 in 15

Children in sub-Saharan Africa died before the age of five in 2023.

Nearly Half

Of deaths among children under five are linked to malnutrition.

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How We Use This Fund

Your Donations Provide Critical Routine & Emergency Care

Your gift offers a child in poverty access to medical care that would otherwise be impossible to get, including emergency care that can save their life. 

Quality Treatments

  • Casts, prosthetic limbs and other needs. 

  • Hearing and eye care. 

  • Dental care. 

Emergency Care

  • Surgeries. 

  • Transplants. 

  • Illness care. 

Consistent Screenings

  • Annual checkups. 

  • Vaccinations. 

  • Malnutrition monitoring. 

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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.

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Supporters Like You Help Children Like Steven

At only 11 years old, Steven was brutally attacked by teenage boys near his home. Set on fire, burns covered 65% of his body. And none of the hospitals near him were equipped to help. 

Because of generous supporters like you, Steven’s local Compassion center was able to send him to a hospital in the U.S., where a burn unit gave with the care he needed. 

More children like Steven are facing dangerous medical situations — you can deliver the critical care they need today.