Who said your light was little?

Stream the new Matchstick Project EP & donate today to help us raise $10,000 to sponsor a new Survival Program for moms & babies in partnership with Compassion International.

The Matchstick Project started seven years ago through Jada lee, a young girl who dreamed of using her God-given musical gifts to impact other children in need. The first Matchstick Project album raised over $30,000 to help start a trade school in Guatemala in partnership with Compassion International to equip young girls with skills to combat the cycle of poverty.

This year, we have produced a second album with the goal of raising $10,000! And…WE DID IT! You Are Conference helped us meet the goal, but we aren’t done yet. We are excited to announce that we are aiming to raise even more funds to launch a second Survival Program, along with supporting future Matchstick Projects. These Survival Programs in Guatemala will provide urgent medical care to mothers and babies, Biblical mentorship, and income-generating training to combat long-term poverty.

$10,000
to sponsor a new Survival Program for moms and babies through
Compassion International

SECURING A CHILD'S OPPORTUNITY
AT LIFE

The first five years of life are a crucial period in the development of a child.

Babies in poverty are too often the victims of infant mortality. Millions of children around the world die within their first year of life due to a lack of resources, delivery complications, malnutrition, and preventable diseases. This should not be happening.

Our Survival initiative focuses on promoting development and survival of the most vulnerable babies while also providing education and support for the mother or primary caregiver.

Compassion Survival reaches thousands of babies and mothers around the world and helps ensure their critical needs are met immediately. In 2018:

  • 9,255 births were assisted by our Survival program

  • 92.9% of Survival newborns were in the normal weight range.

  • 95% of them were born full-term.

HOW COMPASSION SURVIVAL HELPS
Compassion Survival helps babies and mothers in poverty by employing four strategies:

  • Mothers are visited monthly in their homes by a Survival specialist, who offers education in prenatal care and early child-rearing as well as one-on-one biblical mentoring with parents.

  • Parents can receive basic education and income-generation training to combat long-term poverty and combat isolation through a supportive com­munity of mothers.

  • Assistance that provides and secures funding for medical treatments, ensures mothers are treated fairly by local services and arranges for birth attendants to assist mothers during childbirth.

  • Staff help coordinate outreach and care and offer a safe place for new mothers to learn and grow, all while monitoring and supporting healthy child development.

This is just the beginning…

The Matchstick Project is more than this recording to support Compassion. Our hope is to create opportunities for more kids to find ways they can build the Kingdom of God on the earth through their gifts, talents, and passions. Sign up for The Greenhouse newsletter to get the latest updates and a quarterly Matchstick challenge for the whole family!