Our local partners are best placed to understand and efficiently meet the needs of their communities. They adapt Compassion’s holistic development program to break down barriers and see more children released from poverty.
Learn how our local partners are serving children and families in five countries across Asia: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Compassion started working in Bangladesh in 2003 and, with over 180 local partners, ensures:
Our local partners are addressing these key issues through Compassion’s Mums and Babies program, which ensures pregnant women have access to prenatal care and the medical assistance they need for a safe delivery. Beyond the newborn stage, our partners remain committed to caring for children long term by providing nourishing meals, safe water and critical sanitation facilities at their local child development centres.
Four years ago, baby Protima was born in a tea estate in Bangladesh. Six days later, her mother passed away. Her father Prodip felt the burden to provide for his family and did everything he could to purchase formula for baby Protima and food for his other children. But it wasn’t enough. Protima was so underweight that many thought she would not survive.
Thankfully, Protima was welcomed into Compassion’s Mums and Babies program at 21 days old. The centre staff ensured she had the formula she needed to start growing steadily. Today, after four years of receiving care from the Compassion centre, everyone who saw Protima and thought that she wouldn’t survive has been proven wrong. She is a healthy young girl and can play like any other child. “If it wasn’t for my neighbours and the Compassion centre’s support, I don’t know how my family would get up from the jumble,” says Prodip.
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Compassion started working in Indonesia in 1968 and now partners with over 720 local churches to ensure:
Our local church partners are addressing infrastructure inequality by providing improved sanitation facilities and computer access. By investing in education and creating opportunities for youth to learn income generation skills, our local church partners are helping children work towards a better future where they can reach their God-given potential.
In rural Munduk village in Indonesia, Tatu’s parents are garden labourers who work hard each day to grow hydrangeas. Tatu is 4 years old and loves running through the rows of beautiful flowers. His older siblings also work as garden labourers and did not study beyond elementary school. Tatu’s story was set to be the same. Even though school tuition is free, the state school is located far away from his home and there is no public transportation for Tatu to get there.
But when Tatu was welcomed into the program at his local Compassion centre, he was given the opportunity to go to school. Thanks to generous supporters, the cost of transportation to school was covered, along with other expenses like textbooks, school supplies and uniforms. His family is hopeful for his future, knowing he has opportunities they did not. “I hope Tatu can get what his siblings could not have,” says his mother Wayan.
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Compassion started working in the Philippines in 1972 and now partners with over 470 local churches to ensure:
Compassion’s local church partners are addressing these key issues by protecting children in unthinkable circumstances and caring for families through swift and sustainable interventions. This involves providing safe environments for highly vulnerable children, meeting the immediate needs of those devastated by natural disasters, and building infrastructure to establish long-term security.
Jojin was cared for by her adoptive mother, Carmelita, who worked night and day to provide for her despite suffering from breast cancer. When Carmelita passed away, Jojin was determined to finish her studies to make her proud. Her local church stood by her side to make sure she could achieve her dream. “The church and the Compassion centre became my second family,” she says.
Through Compassion’s program, Jojin came to faith in Jesus, received school tutorials, had regular medical checkups, and met lifelong friends.
She is now studying teaching while working as a part-time teacher at her church. “I want to teach little children in poverty and give them hope, because I experienced firsthand how to hold on to hope even in the direst of circumstances.”
You can join our mission to impact the lives of children like Jojin. Contact us to find out how.
Compassion started working in Sri Lanka in 2009 and, with over 110 local partners, ensures:
Amid an economic crisis and the rising costs of goods, caregivers are finding it difficult to provide their children with the food and resources they need to grow and develop well. Our local partners are addressing these key issues by distributing food packs to ensure children have adequate nutrition. Beyond their immediate needs, our partners are also investing in children’s futures by providing education opportunities, especially for those who missed lessons during the pandemic.
In Sri Lanka, food prices are rapidly rising. Arikaran’s parents work hard to provide for him, but inflation has meant their usual food budget for three months now only covers one. Their once varied diet became just rice, lentils and coconut sambol.
Yet in this difficult time, Arikaran being part of the Compassion program is a huge blessing for his family. Our local partners help by providing food packs that are always eagerly welcomed. The staff at Arikaran’s local Compassion centre also visit their family home to provide tailored support and ensure Arikaran has the nutritious diet he needs to develop well.
“The prices of food have gone up and because of that I can’t buy the things I like to eat; but the centre gives us food packs, which are very helpful, and I am very thankful,” says Arikaran.
You can join our mission to impact the lives of children like Arikaran. Contact us to find out how.
Compassion started working in Thailand in 1970 and now partners with over 160 local churches to ensure:
Compassion’s local church partners are addressing these key issues by building sanitation facilities where children can practice proper hygiene and access clean water. Programs also focus on improving rates of malnutrition in young children by providing food support, medical check-ups and running agricultural training for caregivers. This work is enabling more children to lead healthy lives and grow into flourishing adults.
Nine-year-old Nawdalerpaw lives in a remote village in north-western Thailand. There are no hospitals near their village and, until the local church stepped in, no schools. Many parents of children in the Compassion program didn’t receive an education. But that is changing for the next generation.
In partnership with Compassion, Nawdalerpaw’s local church built the very first school in her village in 2019. “I love to go to school so much because there I can learn many things and be with my friends,” she says. “I love using my imagination when I read story books at school. I can dream! And I believe that my dreams will come true.”
Nawdalerpaw dreams of studying to be a nurse. But as her school only offers classes up to grade four, she worried her education was coming to an end. This was when her Compassion centre staff reached out to the next closest school for help. Now, every month, staff from that school travel to Nawdalerpaw’s village with schoolwork so she, and other students, can keep learning.
“It was the best day of my life when I heard I can go to school for grade five,” says Nawdalerpaw.
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