Compassion International Joins Africa in Commemorating Day of the African Child (DAC) 2025
Observed across the continent, DAC honors the rights, dignity and wellbeing of Africa's children
Colorado Springs, Colorado--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2025) - Compassion International, a leading child development organization, proudly joins the African continent in commemorating the Day of the African Child (DAC) on June 16, 2025. This year's theme, "Planning and Budgeting for Children's Rights: Progress Since 2010," underscores the importance of intentional investment in the protection and development of Africa's children.
The Day of the African Child, observed annually on June 16, honors the rights and dignity of children across the continent. It serves as a moment to reflect on the progress made in advancing children's rights and to confront the persistent challenges they face. Spearheaded by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), DAC 2025 invites governments, organizations, and communities to evaluate and strengthen their efforts to uphold children's rights through effective planning and budgeting.
At the heart of Compassion International's mission is a steadfast belief that every child must be known, loved, and protected. This commitment aligns powerfully with the 2025 DAC theme. Through its child development programs, Compassion supports over 2.2 million children globally.
In Africa, Compassion International currently operates in ten countries, partnering with local churches to serve nearly one million children. Together, we are committed to releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name by nurturing their holistic development and safeguarding their dignity.
" By participating in DAC 2025, Compassion International reaffirms that child protection is not merely a programmatic goal-it is a fundamental right for every child. The organization stands in solidarity with African governments, civil society, and communities in calling for sustained, strategic investment in the future of Africa's children." Says Palamanga Ouali, Vice President of Africa Region at Compassion International.
Compassion's work directly supports the DAC 2025 vision by:
Developing children holistically by nurturing their minds, bodies, and spirits.
Prioritizing child protection -empowering children to recognize and report abuse, training caregivers and church partners, enforcing a global Code of Conduct, and safeguarding personal data.
Ensuring financial integrity by maintaining transparency through regular audits and responsible fund allocation to maximize program impact.
"My dream for Burkina Faso children is for them to reach their full potential. I want to see that our rights are respected, and our voices are heard in decision making." - Djamila, 10-year-old program participant from Centre-East Burkina Faso.
In collaboration with our frontline church partners Compassion International has organized a range of activities including radio and TV talk shows, community dialogues, presentation of children's position papers to authorities, youth budget forums, participation in DAC 2025 commemoration event, art and poster exhibitions and child seminars among other events.
Children participate in a past Day of the African Child celebrations in Kenya
To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:
https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/10878/255387_e087c2b13422ba96_001full.jpg
For more information about the Day of the African Child 2025, please visit https://www.acerwc.africa/en.
About Compassion International
Compassion International is a Christian child development organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Founded in 1952, Compassion partners with more than 8,500 local churches in 29 program countries to deliver spiritual, economic, social, and physical care to over two million babies, children, and young adults in poverty. Ranked No. 12 in Forbes' America's Top Charities List in 2024, Compassion is a founding member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and an accredited charity with the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance. For more information, visit compassion.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CTV News
11 hours ago
- CTV News
Canadian aid worker calls for sustained investment in fighting global hunger on World Refugees Day
Bags of food from USAID are seen in South Sudan in this file photo. Nearly 300 million people around the world are at risk of starvation, according to the recently released Global Report on Food Crises. Many of those are refugees and internally displaced people. On World Refugee Day Friday, CTV News Vancouver spoke to Andy Harrington, a Fraser Valley resident and the executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which is a major partner in the federal government's international development program. Harrington recently spent time in South Sudan, where years of internal conflict and a civil war raging in neighbouring Sudan have exacerbated hunger at a time when the United States and other nations are cutting back on food aid and other humanitarian spending in foreign countries. 'Many of the children in South Sudan – and certainly refugees that have come across the border from Sudan – are chronically malnourished,' he said. 'Some are acutely malnourished, which is worse.' Harrington recounted being at a malnutrition centre on the day a worker there had to inform the population it served that it would be closing in 24 hours due to aid cutbacks. 'Refugees and displaced people are right at the front of the queue for getting their services cut – and those services are absolutely minimal at the current situation,' he said. 'Being in a situation where people are literally trying to thrust babies at us – it was hard to see.' The 294 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity around the world in 2024 was twice as many as fell into the same category in 2020. This year was the sixth straight that the Global Report on Food Crises recorded an increase in the number of people experiencing this level of hunger. The report also found that there were more people experiencing famine-like conditions in 2024 than in all of the previous seven years combined. The majority of people in that situation are located in either Sudan or Gaza. Harrington's plea for Canadians that they don't allow their governments to follow the trend of other countries that have been reducing foreign aid. 'We have many, many needs here in Canada,' he acknowledged. 'We have a cost of living crisis. We have food issues here, as well. It is absolutely true. But, we're Canadians and we can do more than one thing at the same time. We have to understand that the values-based world we live in as Canadians is under threat and we have to stand up for that.' With files from CTV News Vancouver's Spencer Harwood
Globe and Mail
5 days ago
- Globe and Mail
Compassion International Joins Africa in Commemorating Day of the African Child (DAC) 2025
Observed across the continent, DAC honors the rights, dignity and wellbeing of Africa's children Colorado Springs, Colorado--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2025) - Compassion International, a leading child development organization, proudly joins the African continent in commemorating the Day of the African Child (DAC) on June 16, 2025. This year's theme, "Planning and Budgeting for Children's Rights: Progress Since 2010," underscores the importance of intentional investment in the protection and development of Africa's children. The Day of the African Child, observed annually on June 16, honors the rights and dignity of children across the continent. It serves as a moment to reflect on the progress made in advancing children's rights and to confront the persistent challenges they face. Spearheaded by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), DAC 2025 invites governments, organizations, and communities to evaluate and strengthen their efforts to uphold children's rights through effective planning and budgeting. At the heart of Compassion International's mission is a steadfast belief that every child must be known, loved, and protected. This commitment aligns powerfully with the 2025 DAC theme. Through its child development programs, Compassion supports over 2.2 million children globally. In Africa, Compassion International currently operates in ten countries, partnering with local churches to serve nearly one million children. Together, we are committed to releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name by nurturing their holistic development and safeguarding their dignity. " By participating in DAC 2025, Compassion International reaffirms that child protection is not merely a programmatic goal-it is a fundamental right for every child. The organization stands in solidarity with African governments, civil society, and communities in calling for sustained, strategic investment in the future of Africa's children." Says Palamanga Ouali, Vice President of Africa Region at Compassion International. Compassion's work directly supports the DAC 2025 vision by: Developing children holistically by nurturing their minds, bodies, and spirits. Prioritizing child protection -empowering children to recognize and report abuse, training caregivers and church partners, enforcing a global Code of Conduct, and safeguarding personal data. Ensuring financial integrity by maintaining transparency through regular audits and responsible fund allocation to maximize program impact. "My dream for Burkina Faso children is for them to reach their full potential. I want to see that our rights are respected, and our voices are heard in decision making." - Djamila, 10-year-old program participant from Centre-East Burkina Faso. In collaboration with our frontline church partners Compassion International has organized a range of activities including radio and TV talk shows, community dialogues, presentation of children's position papers to authorities, youth budget forums, participation in DAC 2025 commemoration event, art and poster exhibitions and child seminars among other events. Children participate in a past Day of the African Child celebrations in Kenya To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: For more information about the Day of the African Child 2025, please visit About Compassion International Compassion International is a Christian child development organization dedicated to releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Founded in 1952, Compassion partners with more than 8,500 local churches in 29 program countries to deliver spiritual, economic, social, and physical care to over two million babies, children, and young adults in poverty. Ranked No. 12 in Forbes' America's Top Charities List in 2024, Compassion is a founding member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability and an accredited charity with the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance. For more information, visit or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok.
CTV News
05-06-2025
- CTV News
Oscar Pistorius competes in triathlon 12 years after murdering girlfriend
In this Wednesday, June 15, 2016, file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing proceedings. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) JOHANNESBURG - South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was spotted competing in a triathlon last weekend in the coastal city of Durban, 12 years after murdering his girlfriend and a year after his release on parole. Afrikaans-language news website Netwerk24 on Wednesday reported Pistorius' participation in the Ironman 70.3 competition. Netwerk24 cited an unnamed source as saying that Pistorius had permission from his parole officer to compete. Conrad Dormehl, an attorney for Pistorius, confirmed to Reuters that Pistorius had participated in the Durban race. Singabakho Nxumalo, spokesperson of South Africa's Department of Correctional Services, said he did not know whether Pistorius had received permission to compete, but would find out and respond to questions sent by Reuters. He said his parole officer would have needed to approve him travelling from where he lives to another district. Pistorius - dubbed 'Blade Runner' for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs - shot dead 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013, in a crime that drew worldwide attention and shocked a nation inured to violence against women. He repeatedly said he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder and launched multiple appeals against his conviction on that basis. Pistorius, now 38, was freed from jail in January 2024 after completing more than half his sentence and is on parole until his sentence expires in 2029. Netwerk24 published a photograph of Pistorius riding a bicycle with the race number 105. Pistorius' distinctive tattoo and prosthetic legs were visible in the photograph. Reuters contacted the photographer who gave the news agency permission to publish images similar to the one Netwerk24 used. Results published online by sports-timing company SportSplits show an athlete called Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius competed in the triathlon under race number 105, coming 555th among all participants and third in the 'physically challenged' category. The race involved a 2-km swim, a 90-km bike ride and a 21-km run - a total distance of 70.3 miles. Pistorius was once the darling of the sports world, and a pioneering voice for disabled athletes, for whom he campaigned to be allowed to compete with able-bodied participants at major sports events. He won six gold medals over three Paralympic Games in Athens, Beijing and London, and competed in able-bodied races at the London 2012 Olympics. By Sfundo Parakozov and Alessandro Parodi (Additional reporting by Mark Gleeson, Alexander Winning, Maria Paula Laguna and Siphiwe Sibeko; Editing by Alexander Winning and Alex Richardson)
