Stories

These stories feature interviews and offer glimpses into how people’s lives are affected, impassioned, or transformed by and through poverty alleviation in Canada and the world.

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A diary of clean water: My memories of when clean water changed everything

Others – Child Poverty

"My church made a way for us to have clean water!" [ read more ]

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Beginnings: How to start a life’s story with hope

Others – Child Poverty

Four babies around the world show us how the beginning of a story matters. [ read more ]

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Bringing Hope & Light to a Dark World

Others – Stories

We all have experienced spaces that communicate comfort and joy. We have also all felt spaces that were oppressive, perhaps even evil. [ read more ]

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A Decade of Silence

Others – Stories

For ten years, Ny was alone, suffering in silence after she was trafficked into Malaysia at just 16-years old. [ read more ]

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“That was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.”

Creation – Health

James Woller shares about his experience at the top of Kilimanjaro in 2022. [ read more ]

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Pollyanne Paints for Water

Others – Giving

Pollyanne is well-acquainted with the harrows of water scarcity. [ read more ]

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Mattress maker hems a future free from poverty for her children

Others – Child Poverty

How empowering moms through skills training enhances child development [ read more ]

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Why One Father Endured Exploitation

Others – Stories

Desperate for income, Rangsey and several men from his village had been unknowingly sold into the Thai fishing industry. [ read more ]

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If Only You Knew: Eric’s Story

Others – Sponsorship

When Eric's father died, his family didn't just lose someone they loved: they lost everything. [ read more ]

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The Five Causes of Poverty—Part 1: Stories

Others – Poverty

Poverty alleviation is fundamentally about transformation—about walking alongside people and communities who are materially poor [ read more ]

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What Story Is Your Ministry Telling?

Others – Relationships

Stories are powerful. The stories we believe—whether true or false—shape our entire lives, telling us who we are, who we were, and who we are becoming [ read more ]

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If Only You Knew What Sponsorship Meant to Me

Others – Stories

Can sponsorship really change lives? Hear what these former Compassion-sponsored children have to say about it. [ read more ]

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