A mother wearing a blue dress stands behind her baby, who is wearing yellow and lying on a white table. The woman is smiling down at the baby.

Baby & Mom Survival

Mothers living in poverty are struggling to care for their babies.

A gift of $1,000 helps a mom and baby survive until the baby’s 1st birthday.
A gift of $15,000 maintains an existing Compassion Survival center for one year.

A mom stands behind her baby boy, who is smiling while being weighed on a scale on top of a wooden table. A woman helping them stands next to them.

The Problem

Mothers and babies in poverty face life-threatening challenges every day. Medical centers are far away. Health education is out of reach. Malnutrition hinders breastfeeding and healthy development. But there’s hope.

Our church partners step in to help, giving pregnant mothers prenatal care and education, plus assistance during the birth and through their babies’ first year. Through medical care, spiritual guidance and income-generation training, these church partners empower mothers to nurture their babies and create thriving households.

Last year, Compassion Survival served over 63,000 mothers and babies. With your help, we can reach even more, giving babies in these communities the best possible start in life.Mothers and babies in poverty face life-threatening challenges every day. Medical centers are far away. Health education is out of reach. Malnutrition hinders breastfeeding and healthy development. But there’s hope.

91%

of maternal deaths and 85% of infant deaths worldwide happen where we serve.

60%

of mothers in our target countries have a skilled birth attendant, compared with 86% of Compassion-assisted mothers.

1 in 2

deaths of children under age 5 is caused by malnutrition.

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

Implementing our program today
Inviting the next child (and their supporter) into the program
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.

A mother in a yellow dress and a baby in a pink dress are outdoors on a blue blanket. They are holding a balloon in the shape of the number 1 to represent her first birthday.

Give Today to Help Mothers & Babies Survive

Local leaders in Haiti, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Togo say infant survival and care are critical needs in their countries. Mortality rates are high, and babies who do survive often suffer from malnutrition — hindering their long-term development.

With your help, we can reach an estimated 8,595 babies and their mothers this year with essential nutrition, regular medical checkups, parent education and spiritual support.