Early Development

Compassion’s whole person approach to survival sees to it that each baby and mother is personally known, loved and protected, and cared for over the long term. Because of Compassion’s extensive experience operating 780 survival centers in 26 countries and serving 30,200 babies and caregivers, Compassion is uniquely positioned to help babies survive and thrive…

Every day more than 16,000 children die before reaching age 5 Children in low-income countries are more than 16 times more likely to die before the age of 5 than children in high-income countries (WHO) More than 95 percent of babies born in Compassion’s Child Survival Program are born full-term and at a healthy weight

With proper support — both physical and emotional/spiritual — mothers can know that their babies’ early development is on the right track rather than on a path of suffering When mothers and their babies receive physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual support, the early development of babies has a greater chance of success than if…

Because millions of children under 5 die annually, the first years of life are crucial. The implementation of early holistic child development is important, providing babies and toddlers with opportunities for a brighter future. Without health check ups, babies and young children may face serious illness or death: Lack of medical checkups, including no access…