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The move comes as Christians in India face growing hostility and violence from Hindu extremists. The government then denied approval to Compassion.

Mellado says that last February, India's Ministry of Home Affairs put Compassion on a list of organizations needing government approval to transfer funds into the country. It will also shut down the 589 Indian-staffed development centers that care for them.Ĭompassion International President and CEO Santiago 'Jimmy' Mellado told Christianity Today 'I feel frustrated.' The move will leave more than 145,000 Indian children without aid. The ministry, which has focused on caring for India's poorest children, is leaving behind 48 years of ministry.Ĭhristianity Today reports the charity has exhausted every effort to stay after the Indian government denied the group the ability to transfer funds into the country.Ĭompassion even enlisted the aid of Secretary of State John Kerry last year, who spoke with Indian officials about the situation on behalf of Compassion.

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Vidare provides full service fundraising agency support, including strategic planning, marketing support to connect our clients both on-air, online, and on-site.Next week, Compassion International will close its doors in India for the first time in decades. Tapping into over 100 years of experience in fundraising, media and marketing, the Vidare Creative team is committed to helping ministries find new and exciting ways to create change in the world. Next week, Compassion International will close its doors in India for the first time in decades. Its Child Sponsorship Program has been validated through independent, empirical research. Compassion partners with more than 8,000 churches in 25 countries to deliver its holistic child development program to over 2 million babies, children and young adults. Compassion revolutionized the fight against global poverty by working exclusively with the Church to lift children out of spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty. We are thrilled to partner with Vidare to see more children sponsored through various Christian media outlets.'įounded in 1952, Compassion International is a Christian child development organization that works to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Matt Hahn, director of radio marketing in the US, said, 'We recently held two radio events with Vidare Creative, and 457 kids in Ghana and 651 in Ethiopia were sponsored. The partnership is already creating this kind of momentum at Compassion. 'Vidare' is a Swedish word that means 'to advance or move forward,' and Vidare Creative's goal is to move clients forward toward fulfilling their mission and their passion. We're all longtime Compassion sponsors ourselves, and we can't wait to share that blessing with many others.'

When the chance came along to work with Compassion International, we jumped at the opportunity to help release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Partners Paul Goldsmith, Bill Scott, and Dave Kirby bring more than 100 years of collective radio, media, and marketing experience to work for their clients, and they'll be working alongside Compassion to secure deeper industry relationships, maximize its radio fundraising efforts, and ultimately recruit more sponsors for children in poverty.Īccording to Dave Kirby, radio veteran and Vidare's chief creative officer, 'Our passion is to partner with organizations that are making a difference in the world and advance their mission.