Christian Child Censorship Organization: Compassion International
INTRODUCTION
Compassion International is one of the nation’s largest Christian child sponsorship organizations, working with more than 65 denominations and thousands of indigenous church partners in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Since 1952, Compassion’s revolutionary approach, through one-to-one Christian child sponsorship, has touched the lives of more than 2 million children. Compassion has been recognized for its financial integrity with top ratings and recommendations by several “watchdog” organizations. Compassion International provides support to underprivileged children. It offers food, shelter, education, and health care to children. The company provides child survival programs to educate pregnant mothers …show more content…
CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRAM
SELLECTION PROCESS
The selection process will meet the following standards: a. Use of written background information on the child (if already born) and assessment of the poverty of the child’s family b. Interview of primary caregiver(s) in order to assess the poverty of the family and their willingness to participate in Christian training and other required activities and to be able to explain to them the child selection process c. A visit to the caregiver’s home
2. CHILD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM (C.D.S.P)
SELLECTION CRITREIA
Compassion desires to work with the neediest and most vulnerable children that it can reach with its program. Therefore, it is vital to have a means by which to assess the relative poverty and vulnerability of different children in the community. Reaching the neediest children possible is rooted in a commitment to integrity both in the program and with sponsors.
Compassion is also committed to establishing a long-term relationship with each child selected for the program. Child development is a long-term process. Additionally, the relationship of each child to a sponsor is meant to be long-term in …show more content…
Compassion trains and equips local Church Partners to administer a broad range of child development activities, and a concerted effort is made to build a meaningful relationship between the child and a sponsor, in which the sponsor is able to encourage and support the child in his or her long-term development. The long-term nature of this program during this critical period of life creates the opportunity to more deeply address the holistic needs of the child. By the time a young person finishes CDSP, Compassion’s mission of holistic development should be accomplished successfully.The long-term nature of this program during this critical period of life creates the opportunity to more deeply address the holistic needs of the
Compassion International is one of the nation’s largest Christian child sponsorship organizations, working with more than 65 denominations and thousands of indigenous church partners in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Since 1952, Compassion’s revolutionary approach, through one-to-one Christian child sponsorship, has touched the lives of more than 2 million children. Compassion has been recognized for its financial integrity with top ratings and recommendations by several “watchdog” organizations. Compassion International provides support to underprivileged children. It offers food, shelter, education, and health care to children. The company provides child survival programs to educate pregnant mothers …show more content…
CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRAM
SELLECTION PROCESS
The selection process will meet the following standards: a. Use of written background information on the child (if already born) and assessment of the poverty of the child’s family b. Interview of primary caregiver(s) in order to assess the poverty of the family and their willingness to participate in Christian training and other required activities and to be able to explain to them the child selection process c. A visit to the caregiver’s home
2. CHILD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM (C.D.S.P)
SELLECTION CRITREIA
Compassion desires to work with the neediest and most vulnerable children that it can reach with its program. Therefore, it is vital to have a means by which to assess the relative poverty and vulnerability of different children in the community. Reaching the neediest children possible is rooted in a commitment to integrity both in the program and with sponsors.
Compassion is also committed to establishing a long-term relationship with each child selected for the program. Child development is a long-term process. Additionally, the relationship of each child to a sponsor is meant to be long-term in …show more content…
Compassion trains and equips local Church Partners to administer a broad range of child development activities, and a concerted effort is made to build a meaningful relationship between the child and a sponsor, in which the sponsor is able to encourage and support the child in his or her long-term development. The long-term nature of this program during this critical period of life creates the opportunity to more deeply address the holistic needs of the child. By the time a young person finishes CDSP, Compassion’s mission of holistic development should be accomplished successfully.The long-term nature of this program during this critical period of life creates the opportunity to more deeply address the holistic needs of the