Compassion International's Child Sponsorship Program Director, Emily Sarmiento, explains the organization's Christian and holistic approach to helping children living in poverty through partnerships with sponsors and churches.

1. COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
Emily Sarmiento
Child Sponsorship Program Director

2. Christian holistic
development
of children in poverty,
in partnership with
implementing churches
and sponsors
Core Strategy

3. Scope
• 26 program countries with 28 field offices
– 6,500+ implementing church partners
– 1,500,000+ registered children
• 12 fundraising countries
– thousands of supporting church partners
• additional Global Advocacy work

4. 4 Keys for Effective Partnerships
1. Purpose
2. Posture
3. Principles
4. Planning

5. Purpose
Compassion’s partnership definition:
“A Compassion partnership is a collaborative and
mutually beneficial relationship between
Compassion and another entity for the purpose of
releasing children from poverty in Jesus’name
beyond the capacity of either partner individually.”

6. Posture
From Compassion’s commitments to the church:
“Compassion will embrace our role as ‘parachurch’
and affirm that we are, by godly design, called to
serve the church.”

7. Principles
Compassion’s partnership principles:
“Partnership…
1. Is founded upon our identity in Christ.
2. Seeks mutually respectful and beneficial
relationships.
3. Accepts mutual responsibility and commitment.
4. Produces visible transformation and outcomes.”

8. Planning
Partnership
Agreement
Partnership
Planning
Journeying
Together
Co-
Evaluation
Informal depiction of on-going partnership cycle:

9. 4 Keys for Effective Partnerships
1. Purpose
2. Posture
3. Principles
4. Planning