Compassion's
Child Development Model 1st
Ministry: Child Survival Program — PIBC and other Hawaii churches
Care
before and after birth
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. They are provided education in these areas:
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Growth Monitoring — steady growth is a good
sign of adequate nutrition
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Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) — restores fluids lost to diarrhea
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Breast-feeding — promotes infant growth,
facilitates bonding with the mother, and
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Immunization — an effective way to
reduce or eliminate many diseases that cause
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Female Literacy — the mother's level of education
is directly tied to child survival
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Food — food or supplements fight off
malnourishment
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Family Planning — greater spacing between
births allows the mother's body to be What's more, recent research in child development is clear: the first five years are a crucial period in the development of a child and this development directly affects the quality of adult life. Brain development is almost wholly completed by age 2 and malnutrition rates peak at around 24 months of age. This implies the need for early interventions concerning: Health/nutrition Fine/gross motor development Cognitive stimulation Socialization programs Exposure to Christian teaching and the gospel This research suggests that it is crucial for Compassion to impact the lives of younger children during this crucial two-year window of development. Our Child Survival Program works — and pays big dividends as a child grows older. What Can I Do to Help?
PIBC is partnering
with other Hawaii churches to sponsor the Manila Child Survival Program. We
have committed to donating $1,000 annually. If you would like to be a part of
this donation through a one-time contribution or committing to a
monthly contribution, make your check payable to PIBC with a note
on your check "For CSP." Or, mark an envelope. It's important to
annotate this note so we correctly include your contribution and account it.
For more information about Compassion and any of their ministries, please visit their website at: www.compassion.com 2nd Ministry: Child
Sponsorship Program — $32 a month
Child sponsorship leads to a lifetime of learning. It's a powerful approach to Christian child development, providing children with a broader view of the world and educating sponsors about the political and economic realities sponsored children face. This relationship provides both children and sponsors with a concrete example of how God works around the world. Learning for Life focuses on a child's life from school age until program completion, aiming to prepare each sponsored child with the skills and knowledge required to assume adulthood, including those activities that will make the community a better place to live. We focus on preparing children to:
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Follow Jesus Christ in faith and deed as part of their
spiritual training
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Support themselves and share with others in need as part of
their economic training
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Be responsible members of their family, church, community
and nation as part of their social training
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Maintain their own physical
well-being
The knowledge and skills gained through these various activities contribute to the quality of life children experience throughout their whole lives. It all starts with one person taking the time to sponsor one child. What Can I Do to Help?
Visit
the Compassion table out Front to look at Child Sponsorship Packets or to
sponsor a child!
3rd
Ministry: Leadership Development Program — $300 a month
There's nothing like seeing a young person emerge from poverty, go to college, and return home as a true leader. That's what Compassion's Leadership Development Program (LDP) does — it identifies young Compassion-assisted men and women who have shown potential to become Christian leaders who can, in turn, influence their own families, churches, communities and nations. Through the LDP, these Christian young men and women have the opportunity to get an undergraduate degree and develop and enhance Christian leadership skills and abilities, all while promoting and modeling world citizenship. To get into the program, each candidate must meet the following requirements:
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Demonstrate strong evidence of Christian character and
testify to God's leading in his or her
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Contribute significantly in secondary school, church,
Compassion project and community
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Maintain outstanding academic performance, along with
extracurricular activities
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Be endorsed and recommended by both
school and church
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Contribute to school and community needs
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Graduate from secondary school
What Can I Do to Help?
Go to the Compassion
web site to sponsor a child in their Leadership Development Program.
Individuals or groups may sponsor a LDP child.
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