A former sponsored child, Ariane Sagusara-Mapula, grew up in a family that faced many challenges. Her parents were separated and her mother had health-related disabilities. But today, thanks to sponsorship and determination, she has graduated with a university degree and lives in New Zealand.

Meet some of the smallest and ‘smooshiest’ members of the programme and their beautiful mothers.

Drought forces a Kenyan mother to consider marrying off her young daughter to provide for her family.

Most school children worry about their homework, or whether their best friend is going to be in class, but that was not Apollo Kagwa’s experience growing up in Kampala, Uganda.

Meet the Compassion director going above and beyond to protect the children in his community vulnerable to child labour.