Christian Compassion Ministries
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Christian Compassion Ministries is a charitable organisation in the Philippines
who seek to help the poor and needy people of Manila
, particularly under-privileged children.
The organisation seeks to tell of the Love of Christ, at the same time as helping people in their physical needs..
Cubao Reformed Baptist Church first founded the work in 1995 .
The work is now divided into two main parts, the 'Residential Programme', and the 'Community Development Programme'. The Residential Programme consists of orphanage
s for abused
, neglected
and orphan
ed children, and the Community Development Programme focuses on supporting children and families from slum
areas, particularly in respect to their education
.
The work has grown fast over recent years, and there are now approximately 300 children supported from the slums, as well as almost 60 children housed in the orphanages.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
who seek to help the poor and needy people of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, particularly under-privileged children.
The organisation seeks to tell of the Love of Christ, at the same time as helping people in their physical needs..
Cubao Reformed Baptist Church first founded the work in 1995 .
The work is now divided into two main parts, the 'Residential Programme', and the 'Community Development Programme'. The Residential Programme consists of orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
s for abused
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
, neglected
Child neglect
Child neglect is defined as:# "the failure of a person responsible for a child’s care and upbringing to safeguard the child’s emotional and physical health and general well-being"...
and orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
ed children, and the Community Development Programme focuses on supporting children and families from slum
Slum
A slum, as defined by United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the...
areas, particularly in respect to their education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
.
The work has grown fast over recent years, and there are now approximately 300 children supported from the slums, as well as almost 60 children housed in the orphanages.