The move comes as Christians in India face growing hostility and violence from Hindu extremists.

The government then denied approval to Compassion. Mellado says that last February, India's Ministry of Home Affairs put Compassion on a list of organizations needing government approval to transfer funds into the country. It will also shut down the 589 Indian-staffed development centers that care for them.Ĭompassion International President and CEO Santiago 'Jimmy' Mellado told Christianity Today 'I feel frustrated.' The move will leave more than 145,000 Indian children without aid. The ministry, which has focused on caring for India's poorest children, is leaving behind 48 years of ministry.Ĭhristianity Today reports the charity has exhausted every effort to stay after the Indian government denied the group the ability to transfer funds into the country.Ĭompassion even enlisted the aid of Secretary of State John Kerry last year, who spoke with Indian officials about the situation on behalf of Compassion. In an interview with the GNA Mr Ransford Ametepe, an opinion leader, expressed joy at the performance of their children and thanked the organisation for their support over the years.Next week, Compassion International will close its doors in India for the first time in decades. 'Let us feed them well, house them well, clothe them well, educate them well and introduce them well to God for them to become the great teachers, nurses, doctors and lawyers that we want them to become'.Ĭontestants from Sogakope topped in the reading contest and those from Mafi-Kumase won the spelling B segment.īooks and certificates were given to the winners and participants. 'As parents, we gave birth to and are owners of our kids and so we must face the burden of raising them well to become useful adults,' he said. Mr Anthony Kwaku Amoah, Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Schools Project, thanked the NGO and its sponsors for their role at promoting quality education in the area. 'The child we see in the classroom today is the doctor in the surgical ward or president of the nation tomorrow if they are supported with the needed resources for proper education and training,' he said. Mr Baku said young adults had a lot of potentials that could be unearthed and nurtured for better life.

Mr Richard Baku, facilitator of the 13 projects forming the cluster of projects of the NGO in the Tongu area, expressed gratitude to the chiefs, parents and partner churches for their support in ensuring that his organisation attains its mission of alleviating poverty among the people. Over 3,000 needy children are being assisted through education and spiritual empowerment. The towns are Sogakope, Adidome, Mafi Kumase, Mafi Zongo, Asiekpe,Volo, Vome, Kpoviadzi, Bakpa, Devime, Gidikpoe, Dove and Anfoe. and celebrated 2 years on air with her radio program Encuentro de Valores. Adidome (V/R), March 11, GNA - Managers of Tongu cluster of projects for Compassion International, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), have run a reading and spelling competition for children in the Tongu area.Ĭompassion International has been operating in Ghana for the past 10 years and been in towns in the Tongu area for three years. Compassionate Las Vegas is a grassroots initiative with the mission of fostering core values affirmed by the International Charter for Compassion to build a movement for a more compassionate community in the Las Vegas, Nevada area.

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