When you send a Christmas greeting online or through the Compassion UK App, it gets printed in our field office in your sponsored child’s country, then sent on to their project to be hand-delivered.

Some of our field offices operate in extremely challenging environments and don’t have the technology to print on card. “Greeting” is therefore a more accurate description of what your sponsored child receives. Our new Christmas greetings templates have been specially designed to reflect this – what you see on your screen is exactly what your child will receive.

If you’d like your sponsored child to receive a more traditional Christmas card, you can send one to the Compassion offices. We’ll scan and send it digitally so your child receives it promptly, but we’ll also send on the original card. Please do write both your Compassion reference number and your child’s reference number on the card. Thank you for your heart for encouraging your sponsored child this Christmas time!

Christmas celebrations will vary from country to country, and church to church, depending on local social distancing guidelines. If quarantines and social distancing guidelines are in place, children’s presents will be hand-delivered rather than being distributed at a Christmas party at the project. Our project staff will hand select a gift according to each child’s needs. This year, this is likely to be shoes, clothes and in some cases food packages.

 

We’re committed to protecting our church partner staff and the children, families, and communities they serve. Staff and volunteers are closely following the safety guidelines and recommendations of their local governments. They are never asked to carry out any activity that violates local guidelines or that they personally feel carries an unreasonable risk of exposure.

When staff and volunteers can safely visit the homes of children in our programme, practical safety precautions are taken. Measures include hygiene supplies, protective masks, and safety training.