Child Survival Programme
Rescuing, nurturing and discipling little ones
Every day, more than 21,000 children under five die from easily preventable causes.
Since infant mortality is extremely high in some parts of the world, the first priority in promoting effective child development is to ensure that children survive the early years when they are most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. That means educating the mother or primary caregiver, before and after her child is born, about providing critical care during the earliest years.
Compassion's Child Survival Programme (CSP) does just that. Mothers and caregivers are taught critical child development skills and how to administer them when children are most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition.
The programme also educates mothers on how to provide a safe home environment and age-appropriate developmental opportunities so that their babies and infants have better opportunities for healthy growth.
Mothers and caregivers are also taught literacy and numeracy skills and many receive support for vocational training and income-generating activities to help improve the long-term economic capacity of their families. Mothers, caregivers and children also receive spiritual nurturing so that they can develop a dynamic lifelong relationship with Christ.
Our Child Survival Programmes operate alongside our child development centres and many of the children who begin in a CSP are eligible to enter Compassion's Child Sponsorship Programme when they reach the age of four.
How you can help
Your support of the Child Survival Programme enables Compassion's local church partners to provide pregnant mothers and young children with the following:
- Prenatal care
- Nutritious food and supplements
- Ongoing health care and vaccinations
- Infant survival training
- Education and encouragement
- Spiritual nurturing and faith community
- Income generating opportunities
Visit our Church Partnerships page to find out how you can support a Child Survival Programme with your church.
If you would like to make an individual donation then please call 01932 836490 or email info@compassionuk.org.
Alternatively, you can make a general donation to support the work of Compassion across the world.