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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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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Transformation in Tanzania

Others – Community

The village leaders say that the problem of disease and lack of clean water are now history in their villages. [ read more ]

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Martin’s story: A life of service and giving back

Others – Sponsorship

How one sponsor’s generosity empowered Martin to serve others. [ read more ]

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Ria’s Story: Growing in confidence and in Christ

Others – Sponsorship

How Compassion sponsorship helped to transform a girl who felt she didn’t belong into a woman who knows her worth in Christ. [ read more ]

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A Mother’s Love

Others – Stories

“Get ready to run,” Tevy urged her three children. “We’re leaving right now!” [ read more ]

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Trevor’s Story

Others – Child Poverty

Trevor has a resiliency that most of us will never be tested on. He has overcome remarkable challenges, including years in foster care and homelesness [ read more ]

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