About Us

Compassion stands as a leading child focused Christian organization, fueled by an unwavering passion to act on compassion and empower every child vulnerable to poverty. With a focused and personal approach to fighting poverty, our commitment to children is encapsulated in three simple words: Compassion for children. For more than 6 decades, we have been providing children the opportunity to break free from the suffering and fear that poverty brings.

In Tanzania, Compassion’s ministry started in 1999, evolving into one of the largest Christ-centered, church-driven, and child-focused advocacy and development organizations in the country. Collaborating with over 550 Child and Youth Development Centers spanning 21 regions and over 80 districts on the mainland of Tanzania, CIT actively engages in impactful initiatives. Currently, the organization sponsors and supports the well-being of more than 114,000 children throughout the country.

Our Vision

Releasing Children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

Our Mission

We value; Integrity, Excellence, Stewardship, Discernment, Dignity

Our Values
Our Commitment
Our Approach
Our Team

Our Uniqueness

Christ centered

We help the poorest of the poor, the children in greatest need, without ulterior motive because we are a “love thy neighbor” ministry. Jesus’ life and teachings shape our programs and guide all aspects of our ministry. We serve children and communities of all faith, race and ethnicity with love.

Church driven
We do all of our work through partnerships with local churches all around the world. Local churches are catalysts for community change, optimizing the mutual respect, resources and common purpose critical in caring for children in poverty. We work in partnership with local churches because we desire to equip the Church to fulfill its role as salt and light to the world.
Child focused
Through our holistic child development model, we blend physical, social, economic and spiritual care together to help children in poverty fully mature in every facet of life and transcend what is often a generational legacy of poverty. Communities often feel the positive impact of the “child-first” work our church partners do because what happens in the life of a child ripples throughout his/her environment, but we are unashamedly and singularly focused on children.
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