Compassion Day 2010! – thanks for changing lives!

Each year, on one action-packed day, Compassion unites with Christian radio stations across Australia to take up a mighty challenge—changing the lives of 1600 children living in poverty.

On Thursday, April 29 radio listeners from across the nation had 1600 reasons to respond when stations joined forces with Compassion to see 1600 children sponsored in just 16 hours. This year's focus was on the children of East Africa, specifically Kenya, where 20 per cent of the population lives below the international poverty line, 1.2 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, 2.5 million children are orphans and where a third of women between 15 and 49 have suffered from genital mutilation.

And while we didn’t quite reach 1600, we went a long way to combating poverty together, by changing the lives of more than 600 children forever. Thank you to everyone who sponsored a child, made a donation or simply got involved. Special thanks to the 42 radio stations, a range of Christian musicians, athletes and artists, volunteers and staff who made the day possible. If you missed the action, be sure to to check out the pages of this website because there’s still time to make a difference.

COMPASSION DAY 2010 - 1600 Reasons to Respond.

Photos from Kenya