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compassion is an evangelical christian child development ministry dedicated to addressing the needs of children living in poverty around the world. compassion’s sponsorship programmes are christ centred, child focused and church based.

compassion works with local churches and implements its programmes through projects in local communities releasing children from poverty.

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IAN HAMILTON Executive Director of compassion UK

DEAR SpONSORS,

Little did i know that as i wrote to you a year ago in the January 2010 magazine, we were just days away from one of the worst natural disasters in decades when a devastating earthquake hit Haiti on 12 January.

those of you who have been supporting compassion for a number of years will know of the particular heart i have for

the wonderful people of this troubled country. it has been crushing to watch further devastation wreaked upon the fragile nation of Haiti in the past year with the outbreak of cholera and the onslaught of Hurricane tomas. i’m sure, like me, many of you have been crying out, “why lord?”

the country of Haiti remains in disarray, as you will read later in the magazine, but, as you will also read, glimmers of hope are breaking through in the darkness. However dire the situation may appear, as christians we must continue to trust the lord and fight with all our might for His causes.

Thanks to the dedication of Compassion staff, children and their families across the country have been provided with practical support and hope for the future.

compassion has not only provided families with essentials, like tents, food, water and materials to rebuild their homes, the projects have also been helping children and families work through the trauma they experienced and establish some semblance of normal life.

Even though the journey is hard with many set backs on the way, i am more resolved than ever not to give up on our brothers and sisters in Haiti, or any other country where the injustice of poverty is a daily reality. i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued commitment to support children in desperate need. We are making a huge difference - the eternal impact of which i believe only god knows.

With deep gratitude,

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intended�for�them.�Can you think of a more fitting way to honour mums this Mother’s Day?

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being a mum is hard work, there’s no denying that, but it’s even harder in the developing world. Women across the world face great struggles every day, but with your help we can ease the burden.

Will you do a presentation in your church this Mother’s Day, 3 April 2011, on behalf of mums who struggle to raise their children in poverty?

We’ve created a special Mother’s Day pack to inspire your congregation about the positive difference they can make in the lives of families across the world. It includes presentation outlines, a fantastic short film, a PowerPoint presentation and much more.

over a million female foetuses are aborted each year. Murdered in the womb, killed at birth, denied

higher education, married off early, hampered by the dowry system and persistently devalued – these are some of the problems india’s girls and women face. ancient customs and traditions have burdened women in this heavily patriarchal society for centuries.

THE uNfAIR buRDENWomen the world over really do bear the unfair burden of poverty. although they make up half of the global population, women account for over 70 per cent of those living in extreme poverty. Women work two

thirds of the world’s working hours, but only earn one tenth of the world’s income.

compassion, through its child Survival Programme (cSP) and child Sponsorship Programme, works to support women in their daily struggle. the projects don’t simply ensure that the next generation of girls can live in freedom; they empower mothers around the globe to take control of their lives for the benefit of their families. the small act of sponsoring a child can have big consequences.

the Bannerghatta child Development centre near Bangalore, india, has taken the lead in empowering the young women in the region. “at the project we talk to the parents about the value Scripture places on girls,” says Mr Ruben the Project coordinator. “We tell them about women who are role models and encourage them to allow their daughters to study.”

Mr Ruben continues, “We have saved four baby girls from certain death by convincing the parents to give up these girls for adoption rather than killing them. the cSP has also helped contribute in lowering the female infanticide rates because families are convinced we will help them care for their girls.”

TODAY’S gIRLS, TOMORROW’S MOTHERStoday’s girls are tomorrow’s mothers and there is a consistent relationship between higher levels of schooling among mothers and an improvement in their children’s health. Every extra year that a girl spends at primary school boosts her earning power by 10 to 20 per cent and for every extra year of secondary school: 15 to 25 per cent.

it’s not just in india where compassion is enabling women to fulfil their potential. in ghana, compassion’s partnership with the micro-enterprise

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kill her, feed her paddy husks and let her die. How are you going to provide for her dowry?” the village women urged amudha, a new mother of a baby girl. “you are useless – you can only give your husband girls.” But amudha stood resolute in her conviction, “i will

not kill her. the child Survival Programme staff have promised me they will help me care for my child.”

today, amudha’s daughther, Swathi, is a healthy, five-year-old bundle of mischief; the joy of her parents and two elder sisters. She is alive only because of the intervention of the Mercy child Survival Programme, a compassion-assisted project that empowers women with support throughout their pregnancy and the early years of their child’s life.

amudha’s village in tamil nadu, South india, is notorious for female infanticide, a practice common across the world’s second most populous country. according to the 2001 government of india census report, india has only 933 females to 1,000 males and

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organisation Opportunity international has enabled mothers to support their families in ways they never imagined.

When lucy gave birth to her sixth child, grant, she was overwhelmed with the responsibility. She sought the assistance of the local church,

the adonai chapel in Madina, where grant was instantly registered as a sponsored child. But when her husband died in 2008, life became unbearable for lucy.

among the Ewe people of the volta Region of ghana, where lucy lives, widows are not customarily allowed to work for a year after their husband’s death. lucy pleaded with her family to shun this age-old tradition so she could feed the six hungry mouths at home, but her cries fell on deaf ears.

it was at the compassion project where lucy found a practical solution and moral support. through a micro-enterprise venture lucy was given a small loan with which she purchased vegetables and tilapia to sell. “i have learnt other things through this loan. they gave us some training on how to save

effectively and [learn about] the importance of saving. that saving spirit has become a part of me,” says lucy warmly. “no matter how small my sales for the week, i make sure i save something.”

TRADITION OR buRDEN?customs and traditions give communities colour, vibrancy and identity but there is a fine line between customs that enhance and those that enslave. By working with trusted christians who can discern damaging traditions, compassion partners are rising up against these harmful practices and offering families a brighter future.

please join us this mother’s Day, 3 april 2011, by presenting the work of Compassion to your church. Together we can empower more women across the world with the support they need to lead the life that God intended for them.

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Order�your�FREE�Compassion�Mother’s�Day�Pack�by�calling�01932 836490 or�visiting�www.compassionuk.org/mothersday the pack contains everything you need to inspire your congregation about the work compassion is doing to empower mothers across the world. it includes word-for-word presentations, a fantastic short film, PowerPoint presentation and much more.

please consider speaking up for a few moments in your church service on Mother’s Day.

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n the October 2009 issue of the compassion Magazine J. John told the story of his meeting with ganet, a young woman who had been born partially crippled and was forced to crawl everywhere. life

was already a daily struggle for survival but four years ago the unthinkable happened. ganet was raped. Rejected by her family, disgraced, pregnant and without a home, she cried out to god.

god heard her prayers and just days later, having learnt about her plight, the local church registered ganet into their compassion-assisted child Survival Programme. the staff at the programme came alongside her, ensuring that she received food, health care, education, a safe place of support and, most importantly, hope for the future of her unborn baby.

MEETINg ON A DIRT ROADWhen J.John’s path crossed with ganet’s in March 2009, she was crawling along a dirt road with her baby, Daniel, strapped to her back. Despite her desperate circumstances, she was full of love for her son and praise for what god had done through compassion.

the encounter had a profound impact on J.John and he returned to the UK determined to help her.

A LIfE-CHANgINg INTERVENTIONin november 2009 ganet underwent two successful operations on her left leg and began the road to recovery. She healed without complications and a month later returned to addis ababa to be fitted for a prosthetic leg, supportive shoes and crutches. Originally

the doctors had planned to operate on her right leg once the left had healed, but they are now confident that her right leg will regain its strength naturally.

ganet’s return to her village brought with it many ‘firsts’. for the first time in her life she was able to stand and walk, instead of crawling through the dust. for the first time she could walk hand-in-hand with her son. for the first time she could see the

world from the same perspective as everyone else. for the first time she could hold her head high and walk with dignity down the dirt road where she first met J.John.

the change in her life is almost beyond comprehension. “i suffered a lot and many times i decided to commit suicide,” she says. “after many years of sleepless nights, after many years of humiliation, after many years of sadness and pain i hadn’t dreamt of this new life. Before i was hopeless, but now i am a completely different person. glory be to god.”

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in December 2009 Daniel graduated from the child Survival Programme and was registered in the child Sponsorship Programme. J.John is his sponsor and he continues to grow and flourish.

To find out more about Compassion’s Child survival programme visit: compassionuk.org/child-survival-programme

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Coming from an impoverished community in Forteleza, Brazil, Atilá never dreamt that his desire to go to university could become a reality. But, with the help of Mr and Mrs Winters, this young man has fulfilled his ambition and is studying Social Sciences at the Federal University of Ceará.

This is Atila’s last, heartfelt letter to his loving sponsors. Be encouraged that the small action of sponsoring a child can have a huge impact.

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We know all our sponsors have a heart for the poor. But for some, sponsoring is only a first step. if you long to find other ways to improve the lives of destitute children then becoming a compassion advocate could be for you. visit www.compassionuk.org/advocacy

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shrill whistle jars me awake. i throw open the curtains of my spartan Port-au-Prince hotel room to be confronted by the sight of a jammed-packed tent city directly across

the street. in plain view, an elderly woman stoops over a bucket of murky water, washes the night’s grime from her body, and pats herself with a grungy handcloth. She is standing in the mud. i shake my head in disbelief. We are so close. But we are so far, far apart.

“it doesn’t sound like much has changed down there,” friends had told me in the weeks leading up to my return to Haiti. My last visit here was a few weeks after the January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed up to 230,000 people, driving the poorest country in the western hemisphere even deeper into poverty. and judging by the million people still living on the streets,

the sheer volume of rubble and collapsed buildings that still clutter the city (people estimate that less than two per cent of it has been cleaned up), and the hundreds of millions of dollars of aid stuck in red tape, they may be right.

“nine months after the earthquake, we are still in a desperate situation,” compassion Haiti country Director, gilbaud Saint-cyr, tells. “the Haitian people are very brave and strong, and they want to do their best to have a better life,” he says. “But in general,

it is really a nightmare.” Many of the best have already left the country, leading to what Saint-cyr calls a “brain drain.” clearly, Haiti still has a long way to go.

SIgNS Of HOpEyet there are signs of progress: gone are the U.S. air force c17s carrying emergency supplies and soldiers, replaced by american airlines 757s carrying returning citizens and church folk eager to help on mission trips. the bodies and smell of death are gone. and so is much of the fear that surrounded the country in the weeks after the earthquake.

in three days visiting compassion projects, every sponsored child and parent i spoke with tells me they have survived because of the one-on-one care they received from compassion: the food kits, the shelter, the access to medical care, the psychological counselling, the ability to go back to school, the clean water. Stepping into each compassion project is like stepping into an oasis.

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“and i am not poor.” as i witness him and other compassion staff in action, it is clear that the strategic plan is working, that little by little, hope is taking root.

Both Elissant and Saint-cyr say that Haiti can come back even better than it was before the earthquake. looking at the woman washing herself in the tent camp across from my room, that’s still hard

to imagine. But looking inside compassion projects and the hearts of those affected by what happened on January 12, that’s an entirely different story.

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and families (and in turn, Haiti) is being directed by former compassion-sponsored child and leadership Development Programme student Elissant Jean Jacques. issues are grouped into four categories: food security, shelter, health care, and financial assistance.

“the most important strategy, in my mind, is to help parents generate income,” he tells me as we sit on a mound of rubble in leogane (the epicentre of the earthquake) outside the leogane child Development centre, where funds from compassion have been used to set up a temporary school. “We also are helping church partners rebuild,” he says, nodding at the interim classrooms filled with benches, desks and blackboards. “Before, we saw children sitting on concrete blocks, and now they have a place to learn, even if it is temporary,” he says.

DEfEATINg pOVERTY “it is possible to defeat poverty,” says Elissant, “because poverty is in the mind.” He tells me that by providing a little help and encouragement, the people can change their world. “i was born in it,” he says,

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he kind of vocational training which compassion strives to provide is more than a mere gesture. it is relevant,

comprehensive and driven by practical outcomes. it is driven by the mantra that in everything, compassion seeks to mobilise the church to help release children from poverty by responding to the changing climate of their communities. this philosophy is the pivot upon which the ministry rotates.

By sensitively tweaking their focus to better reflect the needs of their communities, the Samaria Student centre in yogyakarta city, indonesia, highlights why compassion allows church partners the autonomy to bespoke their projects.

“We won’t teach your kids things they don’t need in life,” says Ms nancy, project coordinator at the Samaria Student centre. “But they will learn many skills that will be useful in their future life.” Ms nancy has been the project coordinator for 18 years and the requisite for vocational training came when she realised the attitude towards college and university among the children. “these children have seen their parents’ hard work, and their

To truly release a child from poverty we must provide something more than just a passing relief to the chains which hold them down. We have to remove the shackles that have imprisoned a child’s family for generations, this is why vocational training is an essential part of every Compassion project.

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earnings could not cover all of the expensive costs of college education, so they never dare to dream of going,” continues Ms nancy.

opportunities and CHallenges

Providing children with a hopeful future outside of the project is filled with both opportunities and challenges. “the biggest challenge is to balance things that we

currently have with the fast advance of this city.” the changing landscape of the nation’s economy has caused the project to balance the children’s needs and interests

with the very real job market. a shift in preference to motorcycles as the primary

family vehicle in yogyakarta prompted the Samaria child Development centre to establish a workshop in the basic understanding of the motorcycle repair business. By training children about the vast transportation change the

develop the children’s creative capabilities.

Batik, a traditional fabric painting, is another example. through this art form students can learn the value of preserving the heritage of a nation, whilst at the same time gaining a skill that may help with future employment. according to Payung Pambuang, a teacher of batik, “this exotic skill when learned by the youth will benefit their future life as the demand for the fabrics are still high and the skills are special.”

the children may carry scars from the shackles of poverty for the rest of their lives, but by giving them an opportunity to learn a trade, compassion can help every child tend to their own wounds and leave the project with authentic hope that poverty in their family can end with them.

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TONNY TuNYA, cOMPaSSiOn inDOnESia

project creates business opportunities for the students when they graduate. as part of their training they learn about the newest engines donated by astra Motors, a well-known motorcycle distributor in the country.

Ronny is one of the alumni who took the motorcycle class and his knowledge has been useful for his current job; the extra skills he acquired at the project resulted in him gaining extra responsibilities for his company’s vehicles.

“it’s not easy to inspire the youth these days to focus on learning things they need for their future,” Ronny says. “i did experience hardship as a poor child in a poor family. i want to encourage my younger brothers and sisters at the project by reminding them to keep remembering god and working diligently towards their future. i am now a product of my past learning; i thank god that i had the opportunity to learn so many skills at the project. now i know the benefit of all those activities.”

Broadening Horizons

Other popular skills taught at projects include computing and technology. Besides vocational skills, the child development centres in indonesia provide programmes to preserve the nation’s culture and

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rescuing, nurturing & disciplingon a freezinG niGhT in a Tiny sTraw huT on a bolivian hillsiDe, 14-year-olD marTa Gave birTh, alone anD afraiD.

Just six months pregnant, Marta wasn’t prepared. two days earlier she had fallen and as she was locking up the family’s animals she went into early labour. “Pablito was very small and thin. i didn’t have clothes for him so i covered him with a plastic bag,” she remembers.

WITHOuT A HOMEPablito’s father had been in the village briefly and Marta’s parents felt the baby would simply be another mouth to feed. they tolerated the baby at first, but it wasn’t long before her mother kicked them out.

Marta managed to find Pablito’s father and they moved to cochabamba. it was here that she found hope in a compassion-assisted child Survival Programme run by a local church.

LIfE-SAVINg HELpin countries like Bolivia, where infant mortality is high, the first step is ensuring that children survive the vulnerable early years of life. Wherever possible, mothers are registered into compassion’s child Survival Programmes before their babies are born, giving them access to prenatal care.

Marta bore the trauma of giving birth and caring for a very premature baby alone, but at the programme she finally received the help she so desperately needed.

Pablito was undernourished and suffering from chronic infections, diarrhoea and anaemia. the staff ensured that he received a blood transfusion and

treatment for malnourishment.His health improved and he is developing rapidly.

the staff are also teaching Marta the skills she needs to raise Pablito, and her new baby Elena, well.

A SuppORTIVE COMMuNITYMarta enjoys being a part of the programme because it is a place of community and friendship.

“When we met Marta, she was extremely shy,” remembers staff member Rosalia. “now we see a sociable Marta and she isn’t afraid to speak in front of people. She loves to attend the meetings,” she adds.

the mothers are learning literacy, numeracy and income-generating skills. not only do these enable them to provide for their families, but they

give the mothers the confidence to hope for a better future.

“i can’t get into the bus to go somewhere because i can’t read the number, but now i am learning”, explains Marta.

HOpE fILLED fuTuREtoday Marta has two healthy children, a family and an opportunity to learn new skills. Most importantly, she knows the hope that she has through Jesus.

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IF yoUr ChUrCh IS InTereSTeD In SUPPorTIng A ChIlD SUrvIvAl ProgrAMMe, PleASe CALL uS ON 01932 836490 or EMAIL INfO@COMpASSIONuk.ORg.

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NEWS

ANNuAL REpORT 2009-2010

“this past financial year has been unlike any compassion has experienced. We saw financial instability impact not only the UK and other developed countries, but also leave its indelible mark on the developing countries where compassion works, stretching families to breaking point and turning the little they had into even less. all that said, i can truly say that we’ve seen god’s grace on this organisation and continue to experience amazing growth across all aspects of the ministry. it is therefore my privilege to say a huge thank you to all our sponsors and supporters on behalf of the board of trustees.”tony neeves, chairman of the Board of trustees, compassion UK Download the annual Report in full by visiting

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CHuRCH pARTNERSHIpS is your church looking to make a meaningful and lasting difference in the lives of children and churches in the developing world? then partnering with compassion could be for you. Partnership with compassion could help your congregation grow and deepen their commitment to the poor as they respond to the injustice of poverty on a personal and corporate level. for more information visit

compassionuk.org/church-partnerships or call 01932 836490

this information represents a summary extracted from the full financial statements of compassion UK. the full accounts and an unqualified audit certificate, signed by Menzies ll P, chartered accountants and Registered auditors, are available on request from compassion UK’s registered office. copies of these accounts and the trustees’ reports have been filed with the Registrar of companies and the charity commission. a full set of the audited accounts are available at www.compassionuk.org/ financial-integrity or by post from our office.

INCOME TOTAL= £23,864,367

Donations from Supporters: £19,912,422

Gift Aid: £3,924,949

Other Income: £26,996

ExpENDITuRE TOTAL = £23,224,820

Cost of Generating Funds: £2,346,287

Child Support Grants: £18,371,135

Child Ministry & Advocacy: £1,492,655

Support Costs: £904,651

Governance Costs: £110,092

Compassion will be joining ian white on his 25th anniversary Tour in february. this tour is an opportunity to hear ian’s music from across the decades and is guaranteed to entertain, energise and engage. ian has been a strong supporter of compassion for many years and will be speaking about his experience of sponsoring a child. for more information visit

compassionuk.org/ian-white

COMpASSION JOINS IAN WHITE ON TOuR

COMpASSION CHRISTMAS fuND

we are delighted to announce that more than £683,900 was raised for the Compassion Christmas fund thanks to the generous donations of Compassion uk sponsors. thank you so much for your kindness. With your help we were able to put smiles on the faces of thousands of children last christmas.

mycompassionmakes writing to your sponsored child so easy!

to register for your account visit compassionuk.org/login

Using mycompassion you are able to:

• write letters and upload pictures

• send a gift to your sponsored children, their family, or the project they attend

• easily update your personal details

• see photographs and information about the child you sponsor