About Compassion International

Hope Starts Here, a Compassion Experience, is a project of Compassion International.

For over 70 years, Compassion International has been making a difference in the lives of children growing up in some of the most impoverished places on earth. Though the statistics on poverty have greatly improved over the past 25 years, the reality is that there are still 385 million children living in extreme poverty (defined as less than $2.15/day by World Bank, 2022). This type of poverty stands in direct opposition to children growing up healthy, educated and with every opportunity to achieve their God-given potential.

Our core strategy for combating child poverty is one-to-one sponsorship. Sponsors are individually connected with a child who will get to know them personally through exchanged letters. A regular financial contribution provides life-changing opportunities including:

• An opportunity to experience the love of God.
• Monitoring for malnutrition and supplemental nutrition when needed.
• Preventative medical care and check-ups.
• Educational support which can include school uniforms or advocating for identification papers and other documents that help children access local schooling.
• Participation in a healthy and encouraging community of peers and adults.
• Tutoring and vocational training.

At the end of your Experience, you will have an opportunity to allow hope to start here for a child living in extreme poverty through sponsorship. It’s an invitation to enter the life of a child and invest directly into their future. Rooted in our Christian faith, we operate exclusively in partnership with the local church, and you can trust our financial integrity. Your support of and relationship with that child matters for eternity. Your interest in learning more about poverty, the hope of Jesus and the local church’s work in the developing world is so encouraging. We are determined to never raise a white flag to the terror of poverty. We believe that every child is worth every effort to live a life released from poverty. We hope you share that passion and can join us soon at an event to make Hope Start Here.