Every day around the world, thousands of people wake up early, get dressed and head to a day of work at the local landfill. They want to be there first when the trucks arrive to dump fresh garbage on the mountain of trash. These scrappers search for plastic and metal — anything recyclable they can sell or somehow reuse. While […]
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be poor in Asia? Asia is a wildly diverse place. From bustling modern cities to remote island paradises, daily life varies greatly. But economic status drives much of one’s everyday experiences, regardless of where you live. While Asia has made monumental strides in poverty reduction, deep pockets still exist. According to […]
According to a new report, the number of people around the world who are hungry is growing. Although the number of hungry people had been decreasing for a decade, in the past three years it has increased according to the UN. Globally, more than 820 million people around the world are suffering from hunger. That’s equal to about one in […]
People living under the international poverty line go to extreme measures to earn a living. Often they have few to no safety nets — figuratively or literally. Meet four people in Asia who do extreme jobs to feed their families. Though their occupations are harsh, they can teach us the dignity of work and the beauty of sacrificing to care […]
On June 26th 2019, a photo of the bodies of a 23-month-old girl and her father who washed ashore after trying to cross the U.S. border surfaced in international media. It grieved our hearts beyond words. At Compassion, we are committed to loving and serving children around the world. More than 300,000 of those we serve are children living in […]
Compassion sponsor, Laura, posted this suggestion on our community support page a while back in reference to technology in developing countries: “Our family has sponsored since the 1990s…In the past year or two we’ve been hearing more and more about sponsored children (especially teens) having access to Facebook, cell phones, etc. and having televisions and video games in their homes. […]
Africa is home to 59 million orphans. Nelson is one of them. What is an orphan — or how exactly do we define orphan? As we follow Nelson’s journey, we will see multiple definitions of this oft-misunderstood term. A Turn for the Worse Meet Nelson Mandela. Not the iconic South African leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, but a budding […]
Have you wondered what your sponsored child’s home might be like? Children from each of the seven countries where we work in Central America and the Caribbean took us on a tour of their homes! We hope having a glimpse into the homes of typical sponsored children in this region will help you know how you can pray for them […]
Child marriage may seem like an abstract, faraway problem. But it affects real girls like Maindi every day. Learn what child marriage is, facts about how it is affecting society, and how you can help prevent girls from becoming brides. Eight-year-old Maindi wakes up with burning eyes as smoke fills the little hut her family shares. She sits up and […]
What’s the world’s most popular beverage? Is it coffee, that black gold that Americans rely so much on? Is it a soft drink, wine or beer? Nope. The world’s most popular drink is tea. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization suggests that each day, globally we consume 6 billion cups of tea. Who makes the world’s most popular drink possible? […]
