Child-Focused, Church-Based and Christ-Centered
Our goal is to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. To accomplish this, Compassion works through thousands of church partners in 25 countries around the world. Each of these churches welcomes 100s of children and provides them with a holistic child development program. The holistic development program focuses on these key areas:
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- SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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- PHYSICAL GROWTH
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- SOCIAL GROWTH
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- ACADEMIC GROWTH
Every year, Compassion partners with hundreds of new churches to reach thousands more children in need. We help develop children into all God intends them to be.
Ministry partners, like Aventura at Maryland Oaks, support the launch of new church partnerships. This gift equips each church with staff training, office equipment and classroom supplies to minister well to hundreds of children. Children enrolled with a church partner participate in weekly programming and benefit immediately from nutritious meals, fellowship with other children and a medical screening. In time, children connect with their own individual sponsor.
How Compassion is Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic in Ghana
Due to the risk of infection, Compassion child development centers have temporarily suspended large-group activities. Some churches have been able to hold small gatherings of five people and conduct home visits while following social distancing guidelines. Centers continue to handle health screenings, emergency medical care, child protection interventions and disaster response for beneficiaries as needed. So far, they have been able to provide 17,893 food packs and 17,326 hygiene kits, as well as medical support to 6,698 individuals. Staff is providing education to beneficiaries and their families on COVID-19 prevention and personal hygiene. Some frontline churches are using innovative ways of continuing to provide lessons through video and phone calls, particularly lessons aimed at teens and young adults.
GH0281 | Ayorya Methodist Church
Location: Brong-Ahafo, Ghana
Launch Date: February 2020
Initial Beneficiaries: 200
COMMUNITY PROFILE
- The church is located in a rural community in Brong-Ahafo, Ghana. It is home to approximately 3,500 people.
- The primary language is Twi. The people of this area are Mo.
- Typical houses are constructed with cement floors, cement block walls and grass or thatch roofs.
- The regional diet consists of bread, maize and rice.
- Most adults earn a living by animal herding or subsistence farming.
To learn more about ways you can get involved, visit Compassion International’s website.