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Project Spotlight
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Welcome to Givewell's Project Spotlight. Each month we highlight a project for which a charity is currently seeking funds. We also provide details on how to give directly for this project.
Background Information: Compassion is an international Christian holistic child development ministry committed to child advocacy and working in partnership with local churches to foster the spiritual, economic, social, physical and emotional development of children living in extreme poverty in over 25 developing countries. Project Description: Early childhood is an extremely critical time for children and sets the stage for their future well being. Tragically, in the world today almost 10 million children die every year before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes. These preventable causes include:
Aim of Project: Compassion’s Child Survival Program aims to prevent premature death, secure good health and enable positive early child development. The program is designed to identify expectant mothers and young, vulnerable children to help save their lives and set them on the path towards healthy development. Prevention is the best cure, which is why Compassion cares for children even before they are born and right through their formative and most vulnerable years of life. In developing nations, it is hard for parents to provide a solid start for their children. Extreme poverty prevents even the most loving parents from providing adequate nutrition, care and learning opportunities that their young children require for health growth and development. The program assists pregnant women, at-risk babies and infants, and their mothers and caregivers by providing critical interventions such as medical assistance, pre-natal and post-natal care, as well as nutritious food. The program is delivered primarily through home-based activities, which are supplemented by church-based group activities to learn and share information about parenting or for staff to train mothers in skills such as income generation and literacy. Can donors/grant makers give directly for this project? Yes. If so, how? All donations over $2 are tax deductible and can be made via:
Ph: 1800 22 44 53 Email: compassion@compassion.com.au Web: www.compassion.com.au Previous Project Spotlights
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