A huge thank you to all those who supported our Different Path Appeal. Whether you gave, prayed or shared, we’re so grateful for you! Together we’ve raised an incredible £2.2 million, including match funding from the UK government.
Thanks to your generosity, our local church partners in Togo are providing vulnerable mums with medical support, health screenings, hygiene supplies, nutritional supplements and education. Together, we’re protecting women during pregnancy and ensuring their babies have a healthy start in life.
Our brothers and sisters in Togo have been incredibly moved by the response to the appeal. Compassion National Director, Antonin Azoti, shares:
“The support you have brought to us is more than money. You’ve given us a message of hope that meets the deep needs of people. You’re giving pregnant women and mothers hope that their babies will survive. For all this, you have our heartfelt gratitude. God bless you.”
God answered my prayers when two women came to my house and talked about a [Child] Survival project at church. I then realised that God answered my cry. When the twins are sick, the project supports me so I can bring them to the hospital."
God answered my prayers when two women came to my house and talked about a [Child] Survival project at church. I then realised that God answered my cry. When the twins are sick, the project supports me so I can bring them to the hospital.
Words cannot express our gratitude for your support to the mums and babies in Togo. Through your support, mothers and babies will receive appropriate care, attention and concern, educational skills and be able to run their businesses to take care of their families.
Thank you for your support, thank you for your donation, thank you for supporting us in this journey!
Koffi Ahonon
Compassion Togo
To prevent women and babies dying needlessly, we have to reach them early – before babies have even been born – and support women with essential antenatal check-ups and support at birth. The Different Path Appeal is allowing us to transform the lives of even more families in Togo, ensuring their health and well-being. A huge thank you to everyone who joined with us to change lives in Togo.
Justin Dowds
CEO Compassion UK and Ireland
Compassion is doing a great job by getting women and children out of poverty and giving them a smile. I want to invite and encourage new supporters to come onboard to support this great programme.
Viwatin
Head of Child Survival, Togo
If you’ve ever carried a baby, or if you know anyone who has, you’ll know how vital the right health care is. To think that so many women have to make a four mile journey on foot just to make sure that things are ok, receive vital treatments or even give birth safely is unthinkable. Knowing people who have tragically lost babies or experienced complications during pregnancy, it’s devastating to hear that so many mothers are facing these situations without help or potentially life-saving intervention. It’s so exciting that we’re standing in the gap for these mothers and babies to make the difference.
Philippa Hanna
Compassion Ambassador and singer-songwriter
Some of the questions you may have about A Different Path appeal and Aid Match.
Donations between 25 March and 24 June 2019 and up to the value of £2 million were matched by the UK government.
Now that our Different Path appeal is closed, you can still give but your donation won’t be matched by the UK government.
Our church partners have adapted and innovated fast, allowing our Child Survival projects in Togo to continue supporting mums and babies during this season.
They are not currently meeting at the projects for the monthly workshops, but gatherings are taking place in smaller groups in homes. Mums and babies are receiving vital support through these home visits including food and nutritional supplies and help with covering medical costs.
Through our Different Path appeal you’ve already opening 20 new Child Survival projects and are funding three existing projects, including the one Akouvi and her twin boys attend. You’re also enabling 25 further new projects to launch soon.
Compassion UK Christian Child Development, registered charity in England and Wales (1077216) and Scotland (SC045059). A company limited by guarantee, Registered in England and Wales company number 03719092. Registered address: Compassion House, Barley Way, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 2UT.
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