Compassion International Speech Outline

Bridgette Woodcock Prof. Roche THE 113 Speech 21 February 2013 kindness International nestling Sponsorship Introduction (Play video) 1 (Provide two statistics) Did you ever think you could change the demeanor story of the weak and vulnerable? Well, you can Today, I want to share with you the importance of what you can do to change a childs story. 2 Today, numerous children are living in poverty and exploitation. Many of those places are within the 26 poorest countries that Compassion International serves. Compassion is well known and employ by celebrities and other national foundations. 4 Compassion uses a holistic method of child development 5 An average person can derogate and eliminate the exploitation and poverty through the organization Compassion International. Child sponsorship lifts children out of poverty/exploitation. 1 Fox News. com reported, In Brazils poorest regions, spawns, many of whom are stuck in the sex trade, often push their own daughters into the business at age 12 or younger to increase the familys meager income (para. ). 2 Compassion Serves in 26 Developing Countries, 19 were placed in the Tier 2 category (governments who dont fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) (para. 3-4). 3 Compassion International takes a long-term strategy by tackling the underlying issues that make child incarceration possible. Prevention through education, care and nurture is how we (Compassion) work to protect all of the 1. 2 million children we (Compassion) serve near the world (para. ). Is child sponsorship with Compassion actual/legitimate? 1 Yes Compassion is independently audited by several agencies including Charity Navigator 4 star ranking for 11 consecutive years, Chronicle of unselfishnesss Top Rated Charity-23 on Top 400 list, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, Forbes ranks it as 15 on its Largest Charities List, and Non-Profit Times ranks Compassion as 30 on its Top 100 List. 2 Been in Business since 195 2. Sponsors may visit their children, write letters, send cards and give extra above the sponsorship, which 100% of donation goes directly to that child and his/her family. Over 87% of $38. 00 sponsorship donation goes to the child & childs center to let school fees, books, educational materials, clothing, food, health care, counseling, and activities. Holistic method of child development 1 Child Survival Program (Birth to age 2 and mothers) Begins when a mother is still pregnant, provides nutrition, medical assistance, parental education, and social support for both mothers and caregivers to help them succeed the first few years of the childs life. 2 Child Sponsorship Program (Age 2-10-new registrations- existing children to age 18) 1 Sponsorship is a unique way for one person to have a life-changing effort on poverty around the world by sponsoring a child in poverty. 3 Complementary Interventions (All ages- operations, flooding, mosquito nets, water) Divided into two areas Suppl emental development activites (medical, nutritional, and educational assistance, AIDS prevention, Malaria prevention) and Program enhancement Activities (disaster response, water projects, income-generating activities, and infrastructure development). 4 Leadership Development Program (college students) 1 Gives students the opportunity to develop their gifts and become skilled professionals and leaders of influence in their churches, communities, and nations. Conclusion- Partnering with Compassion is Affordable and Makes a Difference $38. 00 per month per child 2 Extra Donations Optional (Birthdays, Christmas, Family Gift) (no more than $1,000 per year, $2,000 in graduation year). 3 Forms a personal race with child 4 Limits child exposure to human slavery and poverty. Works Cited Compassion International. (2012). compassion. com. http//www. compassion. com/child-development-model. htm Hanlon, Mark. (2011). The new slaveryhuman trafficking. FoxNews. com. Retrieved February 20, 2013. www. foxnews. com/opinion/2011/09/15/new-slavery-human-trafficking.