Katie Churchill: August 2014

Monday, August 25, 2014

Back to school time.....and for some with Compassion, school for the first time!

All around the US kids are getting ready to go back to school. School that is free and open to all kids (other than some school supplies and lunch of course).

In other parts of the world, kids aren't so lucky. Education is not always free and poor families are not able to send their kids to school if they can't afford tuition, books, uniforms, etc. Or they may only be able to send one child in the family to school, leaving the others at a disadvantage.

Compassion can help! When you sponsor a child with Compassion, they are ensured an education, since this is a huge key in breaking the cycle of poverty for these children and their future generations. Education is valued so much to these kids and they love going to school.

Consider sponsoring a child today for $38 a month with Compassion International to allow them to go to school, get proper nutrition and hygiene training, skills training, bible studies, medical check-ups, and so much more! You can write to your sponsored child, encourage them to study hard, and let them know how much they are loved. They will also write back so you will be able to build a relationship with them over the years (don't worry, letters are translated). This would even be a great thing to do as a family with your kids. Your kids can become the pen pals to your sponsored child, teaching your kids letter writing skills as well as about other parts of the world. What a perfect lesson for this back to school time of year.

Please consider sponsoring a child today. I have several child packets of kids in need of sponsors that I can tell you more about. Otherwise, Click here to search for a child to sponsor. It will be the best decision you ever make!

To give you more to think about, here are some facts on education around the world:

Worldwide, nearly 80 percent of primary-school-age children attend school. In least developed countries, this figure is around 66 percent.
The largest out-of-school population is in sub-Saharan Africa, where around 45.5 million children of primary school age are out of school.
Of the 67 million primary-school-age children who do not attend school, 53 percent are girls.
Worldwide, only 49 percent of children of secondary school age actually attend secondary school.
Of the 49 percent of secondary age students who do not attend school, 52 percent are girls.
The world’s functional illiterates include more than 130 million children who do not attend school, 73 million of them girls.

Sources: www.crin.org, www.unicef.org, www.childinfo.org

Katie Churchill

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

15 kids I'm advocating for still need sponsors!

Monday, August 25, 2014

Back to school time.....and for some with Compassion, school for the first time!