CATALOGUE

Great gift

ideas all

year round!

Why Gifts of Compassion?Most of us here in Australia have more than enough “stuff” in our lives, yet each

birthday and Christmas we find ourselves cramming more well-intentioned gifts

into our cupboards. But what if you could give—and receive—gifts that meant

something special to your family and friends, but also to children who have far

less stuff than they need? That is the beauty of Gifts of Compassion!

Does my gift go to my sponsored child?Your Gifts of Compassion gift does not go directly to your sponsored child, but

to life-changing activities represented by these gifts that help many Compassion

assisted children and their families.

To give a gift to your child visit www.compassion.com.au/gifts for options.

Remember! Plan your Gifts of Compassion ahead of time and allow 14 working

days to receive your cards.

When could you give a Gifts of Compassion gift?

Birthdays Easter Mothers’ Day

Fathers’ Day Christmas Just because...

Weddings

These Gifts Change Lives!

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Choose a life-changing gift from this catalogue that’s perfect

for your family or friend.

Place your order! There’s three options: fill out the form in the back,

phone 1300 22 44 53 or visit www.giftsofcompassion.com.au

We’ll send you a gift card for each Gifts of Compassion gift you’ve

chosen that you can give to the person who will receive your gift.

All gift funds will be used for Compassion’s Critical Interventions activities that are represented by each Gifts of Compassion gift.

For more details see page 16.

How it works...

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The Impact of a Gift

Gifts of Compassion piglets have been a welcome addition to the families

of 4234 Compassion sponsored children living in northern Rwanda. Each

family received a piglet from their local Compassion child development

centre and were trained in how to raise them.

Families are delighted to own an animal because crop farming is difficult in

the cool climate and poor soil. The manure from livestock is a good source

of nutrients for the soil and can generate income when crops are low.

Parents have formed cell groups that meet each week to learn from one

another and work on a savings plan that every parent contributes to and

benefits from.

“I cannot wait for the

piglet to grow, reproduce

and make us all healthy,”

says Fabien, a Compassion

sponsored child.

OINK!

Pigs are seen as a desirable animal because they are easy and

inexpensive to keep and turn a profit quickly. They eat anything, are

easy and quick to breed with a gestation period of only 114 days, and

have large litters of six to eight piglets.

“Apart from some schools in the district, very few people had pigs.

As people share the pigs’ manure with their neighbours, they develop

relationships and are able to invite people to church,” says Musabe

Speciose, a director from one of the benefiting centres.

How the gift of a piglet helped families across Rwanda.

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These mozzie nets help to keep me

and my family safe from malaria.

Mozzie Net $15

Toothbrushes$10

My new toothbrush

keeps my teeth

sparkling clean

and white.

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Chickens help my family in lots of ways—we earn money

by selling their eggs and we use their droppings as fertiliser for

our garden. The best part? We can eat their eggs!

Chicken $18

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The veggies that grow from

these seeds help feed my family.

Vaccinations help

to protect me and my

older sister from a number of diseases.

Vaccinations $26

Veggie Seeds $20

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GoatI love drinking

goats’ milk and being able to sell the milk

at the market.

Reading books helps me with my homework and makes me excited about learning.

Books $55

$45

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Clean Water UnitFinding clean and safe

water to drink can mean hours of walking and missing school. Drinking water from our clean water unit stops kids like me

from getting sick and gets us back to school.

$75

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Our new pigs have really helped my family. We have been able to breed them and sell the piglets for income. We also use their—ahem—‘business’ as fertiliser for our crops!

Pig $85

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Sewing MachineMy mum makes

me outfits and sells clothes at the markets

to earn money.

$125

Toilets $225

Having a new toilet at the child

development centre protects me from

disease.

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Our cow makes

life easier by giving

us milk to drink and sell.

It’s so much easier to pay attention with our new desks, chairs

and blackboard.

$275Cow

Classroom Furniture $550

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Now that my dad has a rickshaw, he’s able to earn money to provide for our family. Sometimes he’s even able to drop me and my siblings off at school.

Rickshaw $100012

Rebuilding Homes

We were so grateful

to have our home

rebuilt after big storms

destroyed it.

I feel safe coming to the centre and going to school because of the new classroom.

Rooms for Kids $2500

$4500

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READY TO ORDER?It’s easy! You can order your Gifts of Compassion gift online, by mail or by phone.

Online*: Visit www.giftsofcompassion.com.au

Mail: Complete this form, including your postal and payment details overleaf, and mail to:

Compassion Australia PO Box 1 Hunter Region MC NSW 2310

Phone: Call us on 1300 22 44 53

*preferred option

GIFT CODE AMOUNT QUANTITY SUB-TOTAL

WRITE YOUR TOTAL HERE

Toothbrushes

Mozzie Nets

Chicken

Veggie Seeds

Vaccinations

Goat

Books

Clean Water Unit

Pig

Sewing Machine

Toilets

Cow

Classroom Furniture

Rickshaw

Rooms for Kids

Rebuilding Homes

$10

$15

$18

$20

$26

$45

$55

$75

$85

$125

$225

$275

$550

$1000

$2500

$4500

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GOC11

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GOC44

GOC45

GOC46

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MY DETAILS

I am an existing Compassion supporter

Supporter No. (if known)

Mr Mrs Ms Other

First name Surname

Tax receipt name (if different from name above)

Address

Suburb State Postcode

Phone (Home) Phone (Work)

Mobile Date of birth / /

Email

MY FINANCIAL DETAILS

Please add this one-time gift to my existing automatic financial contributions.

Please charge my credit card:

MasterCard* Visa* AMEX Diners Club (*preferred option)

Card number / / /

Expiry / Signature

Name on card

Financial institution

Date / /

MY GIFT CARDS

Please send me a gift card for each gift I have selected overleaf.

I don’t need any cards.

Please allow 14 working days to receive your gift cards. You will receive your tax-deductible contribution statement separately to your cards. All orders for Christmas must be received by Compassion Australia before 6 December to allow time for fulfilment.

Please send to: Compassion Australia, PO Box 1 Hunter Region MC NSW 2310

Compassion’s Privacy Policy: Compassion is committed to protecting the privacy of our supporters and others who provide us with their personal information, keeping with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012. You can view Compassion’s comprehensive privacy policy on our website www.compassion.com.au, or to obtain a copy please phone 1300 22 44 53. ABN 67 001 692 566

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How does Compassion use funds raised from this catalogue?Funds raised from the Gifts of Compassion catalogue will be used to support

Compassion’s Critical Interventions, which aims to remove any obstacles that stand

in the way of a child’s healthy development and their ability to reach their full

potential. These interventions include providing access to clean water, disaster

relief, parental education, emergency medical care, nutritional support, support for

orphans and highly vulnerable children, HIV/AIDS education and treatment, income

generation for parents, infrastructure and sanitation, immunisations, malaria

prevention, vocational training and non-formal education, and much more.

Compassion Australia will use Gifts of Compassion funds to carry out the activities

represented in this catalogue. Gifts of Compassion gifts do not go to your sponsored

child—they go to communities in need of the interventions represented. Should

excess funds be raised in a particular area, we will meet other urgent needs as they

arise. Approximately 80 per cent of your gift will be directed to program activities.

For more information about Compassion’s Critical Interventions please visit www.compassion.com.au

Your gift is much more than a mozzie net, or a cow, or a rickshaw

for children in the developing world. As well as the physical resources

that are so greatly needed, your gift helps give children and their

families inspiration to dream and hope for a future free from poverty.

Thank you for your generosity.

Thank You!

Want more copies?You can download an electronic version of this catalogue at www.compassion.com.au/catalogue, or order extra paper copies by emailing your postal details and the number of copies you’d like to compassion@compassion.com.au

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Whether you’ve been supporting Compassion for years or today is

the first time you’ve heard of us, we want you to know who Compassion

is and what we’re all about.

At Compassion, we believe it takes more than education, health care and

social programs to make a difference in the life of a child, their family

and community. It’s only by the gospel of Jesus Christ that extreme

poverty can end, and lives be changed forever. That’s why Compassion

and its supporters from around the globe work with the local church

in over 26 of the world’s poorest countries to help children get an

education, stay healthy, learn how to build strong relationships and

discover God’s love for them through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Who is Compassion?Christ-centredEvery child has the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel message in a culturally relevant way.

Child-focusedPrograms engage each child as a complete individual.

Church-basedPrograms are run exclusively through local churches.

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Compassion Child SponsorshipCore to Compassion’s ministry, the Child Sponsorship Program

is transforming the lives of well over one million children in

26 developing countries around the world today. By sponsoring

a child, you have the unique opportunity to show a child living

in poverty they are loved and cherished.

If you would like to sponsor a child visit www.compassion.com.au or call us on 1300 22 44 53.

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COMPASSION AUSTRALIAPO Box 1, Hunter Region MC NSW 2310

Phone: 1300 22 44 53 Fax: 02 4935 5099ABN 67 001 692 566

www.compassion.com.au